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Malcolm Fox #2
The Impossible Dead
Malcolm Fox and his team are back, investigating whether fellow cops covered up for Detective Paul Carter. Carter has been found guilty of misconduct, but what should be a simple job is soon complicated by a brutal murder and a weapon that should not even exist.
A trail of revelations leads Fox back to 1985, a year of desperate unrest when letter-bombs and poisonous spores were sent to government offices, and kidnappings and murders were plotted. But while the body count rises the clock starts ticking, and a dramatic turn of events sees Fox in mortal danger.
A trail of revelations leads Fox back to 1985, a year of desperate unrest when letter-bombs and poisonous spores were sent to government offices, and kidnappings and murders were plotted. But while the body count rises the clock starts ticking, and a dramatic turn of events sees Fox in mortal danger.
391 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2011
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Ian Rankin
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Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982 and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987; the Rebus books are now translated into 22 languages and are bestsellers on several continents.
Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow. He is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award, and he received two Dagger Awards for the year's best short story and the Gold Dagger for Fiction. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, and Edinburgh.
A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts, on Channel 4 in 2002. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, and opted to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982 and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987; the Rebus books are now translated into 22 languages and are bestsellers on several continents.
Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow. He is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award, and he received two Dagger Awards for the year's best short story and the Gold Dagger for Fiction. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, and Edinburgh.
A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts, on Channel 4 in 2002. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, and opted to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.
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December 8, 2018
Number 2 in the Inspector Fox series.
First up, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Better, I think, than #1 ‘The Complaints�.
This is not a fast paced thriller but more of an intriguing slow burn.
What comes through strongly is the contempt that the rest of the Police Force has for ‘The Complaints Dept�.
Insp Fox is investigating a possible case of corruption within the Fyfe constabulary. One of the main accusers is found dead, possible suicide but Fox is not convinced.
As he investigates the case becomes synonymous with events that happened twenty five years ago. Twenty Five years ago Scotland was going through a strong independence movement and people who were at the forefront of that movement are now people with lots of power and influence.
Fox delves into the past records and also the new evidence and just as he thinks he sees a chink of light someone from much higher up the tree puts barriers up. Unperturbed by the barriers put in front of him Fox pushes on. What Fox uncovers will not only rock the Scottish Police Force to its foundations but will also have repercussions for the new Scottish parliament.
As an ex patriot Scot from Edinburgh Rankin’s Books fascinate me because of the familiarity I have of that city. This book in particular opened the nostalgia gates for me. He mentioned a street that I had live in. He also mentioned the school I went to. And one of the characters ‘Donald McIver� pronounced McEever, is the name of a good mate of mine.
What a trip down memory lane.
A great read. I gave 4/5.
Highly recommended.
December 4, 2020
Ian Rankin is in fine form with his second Malcolm Fox crime thriller. With terrorism and Scottish Nationalism as it's backdrop, this novel finds Fox having to untangle a complex web of conspiracy and numerous suspects as he's drawn into an investigation of the murder of a former policeman.Excellent,well drawn characters throughout made The Impossible Dead a very satisfying read indeed. Well recommended.
October 6, 2012
It's a thoroughly predictable line, but a wholly accurate one: Malcolm Fox is not John Rebus. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but the fact is that Fox remains, after two books, a not overly compelling character. In this book his status as an investigator of internal police corruption is repeatedly called into question by any attentive reader due to the simple fact that he frequently ignores orders and acts well outside the bounds of his pay scale.
Thing is he doesn't even break the rules in the same inscrutable way as Rebus, and it's never entirely clear where Rankin is trying to take us. In The Impossible Dead's favour, Rankin does not try too hard to inject romance into the life of his protagonist, and nor does he make his teammates irresponsible failures of policemen. Still, the scope of The Complaints proves itself too limiting for the man and he desperately tries to claim a bigger piece of policing for these men; it's unclear if the foot on which Rankin established Fox was a prudent one.
Not Rankin's best work, The Impossible Dead is still a fine book, but one with an ending both all too familiar and convenient.
Thing is he doesn't even break the rules in the same inscrutable way as Rebus, and it's never entirely clear where Rankin is trying to take us. In The Impossible Dead's favour, Rankin does not try too hard to inject romance into the life of his protagonist, and nor does he make his teammates irresponsible failures of policemen. Still, the scope of The Complaints proves itself too limiting for the man and he desperately tries to claim a bigger piece of policing for these men; it's unclear if the foot on which Rankin established Fox was a prudent one.
Not Rankin's best work, The Impossible Dead is still a fine book, but one with an ending both all too familiar and convenient.
March 8, 2019
There was a fierce wind blowing in from the North Sea. The water was choppy, and puddles along the promenade offered evidence that the tide was prone to breaking over the sea wall. The gulls overhead looked to be working hard to stay airborne. There was something odd about the design of this waterfront: almost no use had been made of it. Buildings tended to face away from the view and towards the town centre. Fox had noted this elsewhere in Scotland: from Fort William to Dundee, the planners seemed to deny the existence of any shoreline�
Edinburgh-based Inspector Malcolm Fox of “Complaints� arrives at the Kirkcaldy Police HQ with DC Naysmith and DS Tony Kaye, to investigate claims of misconduct levelled at local DC Paul Carter, and set about interviewing other officers and the complainants, a prostitute and Carter’s own uncle, former police officer, Alan Carter. Within hours of Paul Carter's release, the body of the uncle is found at his remote cottage and treated as a “suspicious death�; a phone call places the nephew in the frame.
But Fox is unconvinced. When he interviewed the uncle earlier the man had been in good spirits and researching the death of eighties firebrand activist, Francis Vernal, which had been summarily dismissed by the police investigation. The neat paperwork had been scattered around at the crime scene, and who knew if anything had been removed�
Readers of author Ian Rankin’s acerbic DI John Rebus novels will recognise the almost monastic character of Fox, a former CID detective, an alcoholic who stays on the wagon, was married briefly and had a discrete affair with a colleague some years back. His manner is quiet and diligent and though warned the murder case is beyond his remit, he sets out to investigate the para-military elements surrounding student politics of the mid-eighties - radicals turned respectable with the passage of time. In particular, he wants to trace a female student Alice, Francis Vernal’s lover, who seems to have vanished.
So many photographs showed faces Fox didn’t know, none of them still alive. Moments in time captured but also flattened. You could see the beach, but not feel its salty heat. You could study the smiles and the eyes above those smiles, but not see beyond them to the hopes and fears, ambitions and betrayals�
Verdict: another enjoyable read, brimming with dry Scottish wit, observations on the foods and popular culture, framed against doomed figures from history and more recent events.
Edinburgh-based Inspector Malcolm Fox of “Complaints� arrives at the Kirkcaldy Police HQ with DC Naysmith and DS Tony Kaye, to investigate claims of misconduct levelled at local DC Paul Carter, and set about interviewing other officers and the complainants, a prostitute and Carter’s own uncle, former police officer, Alan Carter. Within hours of Paul Carter's release, the body of the uncle is found at his remote cottage and treated as a “suspicious death�; a phone call places the nephew in the frame.
But Fox is unconvinced. When he interviewed the uncle earlier the man had been in good spirits and researching the death of eighties firebrand activist, Francis Vernal, which had been summarily dismissed by the police investigation. The neat paperwork had been scattered around at the crime scene, and who knew if anything had been removed�
Readers of author Ian Rankin’s acerbic DI John Rebus novels will recognise the almost monastic character of Fox, a former CID detective, an alcoholic who stays on the wagon, was married briefly and had a discrete affair with a colleague some years back. His manner is quiet and diligent and though warned the murder case is beyond his remit, he sets out to investigate the para-military elements surrounding student politics of the mid-eighties - radicals turned respectable with the passage of time. In particular, he wants to trace a female student Alice, Francis Vernal’s lover, who seems to have vanished.
So many photographs showed faces Fox didn’t know, none of them still alive. Moments in time captured but also flattened. You could see the beach, but not feel its salty heat. You could study the smiles and the eyes above those smiles, but not see beyond them to the hopes and fears, ambitions and betrayals�
Verdict: another enjoyable read, brimming with dry Scottish wit, observations on the foods and popular culture, framed against doomed figures from history and more recent events.
December 28, 2016
Έχω διαβάσει άλλα δύο μυθιστορήματα του Ian Rankin, αλλά δεν με έχουν ενθουσιάσει. Το ένα από τα μυθιστορήματα μάλιστα ήταν η πρώτη ιστορία με πρωταγωνιστή τον Μάλκομ Φοξ. Σε αντίθεση με τα βιβλία αυτά ''Η δικαίωση του αίματος'' μου άρεσε πάρα πολύ. Το θέμα ήταν αρκετά πρωτότυπο και ενδιαφέρον. Επίσης, η αναδρομή στο παρελθόν είναι ένα στοιχείο που βοηθούσε πολύ στη δημιουργία σασπένς. Θεωρώ ότι ο συγγραφέας απέδειξε το ταλέντο του, παρουσιάζοντας τα τεκταινόμενα με τέτοιος τρόπο έτσι ώστε να μην μπορεί να προβλέψει το τι θα συμβεί παρακάτω. Βέβαια, θα προτιμούσα ο Ian Rankin να σκιαγραφήσει τους χαρακτήρες με καλύτερο τρόπο. Οι ήρωες μου φάνηκαν κάπως θαμποί. Αλλά γενικά το μυθιστόρημα το απόλαυσα.
January 6, 2013
I am a dedicated Ian Rankin fan. In the past some may have called me a groupie.
Anyway� Rankin is a master of the craft of crime fiction writing. He understands how to create detectives and criminals. He knows how to make settings come alive and become characters in his novels.
Fox, Rankin's new protagonist, is divorced, in his 40s, and he's quieter than Rebus. He doesn't drink alcohol; he enjoys Appletiser. He's objective, and he’s a gentleman. He works for 'The Complaints' aka The Internal Affairs department that looks for 'dirty and compromised cops'.
Malcolm Fox and his colleagues, Kaye and Naysmith, arrive in Fife to investigate a station-house where everyone seems to have been compromised. But Fox finds too many links to the suicide of a politician, and he's determined to find out the truth.
Forget about Rebus and enjoy this new series. I did. This second book in the series is even better than the first, The Complaints.
Anyway� Rankin is a master of the craft of crime fiction writing. He understands how to create detectives and criminals. He knows how to make settings come alive and become characters in his novels.
Fox, Rankin's new protagonist, is divorced, in his 40s, and he's quieter than Rebus. He doesn't drink alcohol; he enjoys Appletiser. He's objective, and he’s a gentleman. He works for 'The Complaints' aka The Internal Affairs department that looks for 'dirty and compromised cops'.
Malcolm Fox and his colleagues, Kaye and Naysmith, arrive in Fife to investigate a station-house where everyone seems to have been compromised. But Fox finds too many links to the suicide of a politician, and he's determined to find out the truth.
Forget about Rebus and enjoy this new series. I did. This second book in the series is even better than the first, The Complaints.
July 14, 2012
“The Impossible Dead� is a solid, beefy mystery with Scottish atmosphere and slow-burn tension in ample supply. Ian Rankin makes writing these stories together look so easy. He's such a genuine, non-flashy storyteller. The effect is like some kind of trick. You are up and running alongside Matthew Fox and have as much desire as he does to figure out what the hell is going on. Rankin trusts his readers, holds nothing back.
And you care about the very sticky situation Matthew Fox finds himself in—a cop investigating other cops—and how others view him. Matthew Fox works with a group of officers known as “The Complaints,� Internal Affairs.
“Part of the appeal of the Complaints had been its focus on rule broken rather than bones, on cops who crossed the line but were not violent men. Did that make him a coward? He didn’t think so. Less of a copper? Again, no.�
The Impossible Dead starts small and then the layers start peeling back. The ticklish-dicey-sticky relationship between an Internal Affairs a cop and other cops lives on almost every page, even as Fox’s pals in The Complaints caution Fox as he expands the initial investigation and starts to follow all the questions that come his way, not just the ones he’s been assigned to answer.
And Fox knows he might not be in The Complaints forever—and must respect that fact. Fox’s task is make sure regular cops aren’t cutting corners because “in a year or two he would be back in CID himself, rubbing shoulders with those he had scrutinised; trying to put drug dealers behind bars without bending the rules, fearful of The Complaints and coming to despise them."
It’s complicated. Fox’s life is complicated. The case is—a touch—complicated (I’d say it’s just about right, but you have to pay attention). The investigation does not lead in a straight line. It’s messy. There’s a murder that has its roots in 1985 and a very different era in Scottish history, when ardent separatists used terrorism as a tactic. Of course, it’s been a long time since then and people have changed. Really changed.
The ending of The Impossible Dead stays within itself and packs the proverbial wallop because of that very fact. The plot still has its feet very much on the ground and the final face-off is suspenseful and satisfying.
And you care about the very sticky situation Matthew Fox finds himself in—a cop investigating other cops—and how others view him. Matthew Fox works with a group of officers known as “The Complaints,� Internal Affairs.
“Part of the appeal of the Complaints had been its focus on rule broken rather than bones, on cops who crossed the line but were not violent men. Did that make him a coward? He didn’t think so. Less of a copper? Again, no.�
The Impossible Dead starts small and then the layers start peeling back. The ticklish-dicey-sticky relationship between an Internal Affairs a cop and other cops lives on almost every page, even as Fox’s pals in The Complaints caution Fox as he expands the initial investigation and starts to follow all the questions that come his way, not just the ones he’s been assigned to answer.
And Fox knows he might not be in The Complaints forever—and must respect that fact. Fox’s task is make sure regular cops aren’t cutting corners because “in a year or two he would be back in CID himself, rubbing shoulders with those he had scrutinised; trying to put drug dealers behind bars without bending the rules, fearful of The Complaints and coming to despise them."
It’s complicated. Fox’s life is complicated. The case is—a touch—complicated (I’d say it’s just about right, but you have to pay attention). The investigation does not lead in a straight line. It’s messy. There’s a murder that has its roots in 1985 and a very different era in Scottish history, when ardent separatists used terrorism as a tactic. Of course, it’s been a long time since then and people have changed. Really changed.
The ending of The Impossible Dead stays within itself and packs the proverbial wallop because of that very fact. The plot still has its feet very much on the ground and the final face-off is suspenseful and satisfying.
October 11, 2018
I am a great fan of Ian Rankin's Rebus series but can't say the same about those few books he has written about Malcolm Fox. Fox is in Complaints which is the division that investigates wrong doings within the police establishment and he and his partners are scorned and distrusted by the regular police. That premise could be the basis for a really interesting series but Fox is a cipher. It is hard to get involved in the plot when the main protagonist is so dull and and without personality. Unlike Rebus, who is a kick-ass kind of copy, Fox just fades into the background and we get very little insight into the man himself.
In this rather convoluted tale, Complaints gets involved in a 20 year old case which has ties to a current murder and it appears that some of the officers in the police may have been part of some type of cover-up. To be honest, it is rather confusing and not very interesting. Or maybe I am just spoiled by the Rebus series. Whatever the case, I was not engaged by this book.
In this rather convoluted tale, Complaints gets involved in a 20 year old case which has ties to a current murder and it appears that some of the officers in the police may have been part of some type of cover-up. To be honest, it is rather confusing and not very interesting. Or maybe I am just spoiled by the Rebus series. Whatever the case, I was not engaged by this book.
August 27, 2021
The Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox #2) by Ian Rankin.
This is the 2nd entry into the Malcolm Fox series. Malcolm fox had started his run during the rebus series and now is the head of the Complaints files Dept. Tony Kaye and Joe Naysmith make up Fox's team and a good team they well are. Fox and team are following up on Detective Paul Carter an officer who has been found guilty of misconduct. The persons who originally came forward to report him to the higher ups in the dept. are now not so willing to back up their accusations. Paul's Uncle Alan Carter is ready to follow up on these charges and more.
There is so much more to follow up on going back years to the 1980's when radical groups held the country at their beck and call. Where are these radicals now? Fox is delving deeper into these murky waters to find those who broke the law those many years ago and bring them all to justice. But...wishful thinking may not be enough.
Excellent book and a great new series for Rebus fans. The ending did not surprise me after reading so many books by this author.
This is the 2nd entry into the Malcolm Fox series. Malcolm fox had started his run during the rebus series and now is the head of the Complaints files Dept. Tony Kaye and Joe Naysmith make up Fox's team and a good team they well are. Fox and team are following up on Detective Paul Carter an officer who has been found guilty of misconduct. The persons who originally came forward to report him to the higher ups in the dept. are now not so willing to back up their accusations. Paul's Uncle Alan Carter is ready to follow up on these charges and more.
There is so much more to follow up on going back years to the 1980's when radical groups held the country at their beck and call. Where are these radicals now? Fox is delving deeper into these murky waters to find those who broke the law those many years ago and bring them all to justice. But...wishful thinking may not be enough.
Excellent book and a great new series for Rebus fans. The ending did not surprise me after reading so many books by this author.
October 27, 2017
Two things for audiobook creators: 1. Don't put loud music as a lead-in to the book. It isn't necessary, adds nothing, and hurts my ears! 2. It isn't necessary to have readers speak with an accent that the people in the book supposedly use. Though I didn't like this book as well as the first book with Malcolm Fox, I don't think the above complaints (No pun intended.) have any bearing on my assessment. I see that I made one of the above complaints on the other Fox book. At least I am consistent! I did finish the book, because the characters are interesting and I like police procedural stories, but it wasn't as good as the first. Maybe that's why Rankin hasn't written any more books in this series—he ran out of ideas. Rankin is a talented writer, and I will continue reading his other books
July 24, 2021
I found The Impossible Dead to be a solid 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars here because it is, after all, Ian Rankin we're talking about.
After Rankin's previous protagonist, John Rebus, (and yes, it's hard to talk about the new series without talking about the former series) Malcolm Fox is something of a milquetoast. I'm quite happy he's not a hard-drinking detective like his predecessor; I do get weary of those cops at times. Fox abstains from alcohol having learned some years previous that it doesn't bring out the best in him. I respect a character like that.
Fox is a family man. His father lives in a nursing home which Fox pays for; his sister, Jude, lives nearby and also counts on Fox -- reluctantly -- to help make ends meet intermittently. Divorced with no children, in this story Fox finds himself working with a female Complaints officer, one with whom he shared a one-night stand in the past, despite her status as married.
Despite working in the very department that investigates police officers who step outside the bounds of procedure, Fox himself flouts procedure when the mood suits him, of course, always when it's a "necessity" to further the investigation he's on. As readers, we often approve of those characters who think and act "creatively" to further the course of justice, but it rings a bit hollow here when the character is in the position of rule keeper.
I'm going to follow this series to see where it goes; how Rankin moves the Fox character forward. The stories are solid Rankin writing, so it's a good reading experience no matter what for me.
After Rankin's previous protagonist, John Rebus, (and yes, it's hard to talk about the new series without talking about the former series) Malcolm Fox is something of a milquetoast. I'm quite happy he's not a hard-drinking detective like his predecessor; I do get weary of those cops at times. Fox abstains from alcohol having learned some years previous that it doesn't bring out the best in him. I respect a character like that.
Fox is a family man. His father lives in a nursing home which Fox pays for; his sister, Jude, lives nearby and also counts on Fox -- reluctantly -- to help make ends meet intermittently. Divorced with no children, in this story Fox finds himself working with a female Complaints officer, one with whom he shared a one-night stand in the past, despite her status as married.
Despite working in the very department that investigates police officers who step outside the bounds of procedure, Fox himself flouts procedure when the mood suits him, of course, always when it's a "necessity" to further the investigation he's on. As readers, we often approve of those characters who think and act "creatively" to further the course of justice, but it rings a bit hollow here when the character is in the position of rule keeper.
I'm going to follow this series to see where it goes; how Rankin moves the Fox character forward. The stories are solid Rankin writing, so it's a good reading experience no matter what for me.
December 7, 2016
Ian Rankin to me will always be synonymous with John Rebus but Rebus, although still fighting crime, is in retirement and so its good to meet a new hero in town DI Malcolm Fox. He's working in the complaints dept(internal affairs to you and me) and together with two comrades has been sent to the kingdom of Fife to investigate the strange case of Detective Paul Carter. Carter who has been found guilty of misconduct and it is feared that fellow officers have been complicit in a cover-up. The Complaints Dept look into corruption within the police force, their own ranks, and are thus never popular. What starts as a simple case becomes ever more complicated and takes Fox and his team on a dangerous journey stretching back some 30years which will result in uncovering wrong doing at the highest echelons of Scottish Society...
This is an excellent story, taut, well told, intelligent with a very satisfying outcome. There are few authors who can command such respect as Ian Rankin and once again he proves to be a master of the crime genre with a character driven tale immersed deep in the local Scottish culture. Superb!
This is an excellent story, taut, well told, intelligent with a very satisfying outcome. There are few authors who can command such respect as Ian Rankin and once again he proves to be a master of the crime genre with a character driven tale immersed deep in the local Scottish culture. Superb!
March 3, 2021
Ian Rankin does it again. He kept me reading for 16 straight hours until I finished his new book. I don't know how he does it; he doesn't have serial killers, gruesome scenes, etc. Just great writing, that kept me turning the pages. If you like Rankin's Rebus series, you'll like this book. If you haven't read the Rebus series, then start with this book.
February 23, 2018
αγαπημένος Ίαν Ράνκιν σε γνώριμο στυλ και ύφος με νέο επιθεωρητή, alter ego του Ρέμπους; αστυνομική λογοτεχνία και ξενάγηση στο Εδιμβούργο, συναρπαστικός συνδυασμός!
January 4, 2012
When Ian Rankin retired his Inspector Rebus character, and published his first, Malcolm Fox of "The Complaints" novel, I wasn't sure that Fox would be a worthy successor. The first novel, The Complaints, introduces us to Malcolm Fox a detective whose unenviable job is to investigate wrongdoing by his fellow police officers. (Think of all of those police shows you've seen on television and "internal affairs.")
Fox and his team are sent to investigate laxity in a police department after one of their officers is convicted of attempting to get sexual favors from local prostitutes and strong-arming them if they don't agree. It seems like a nice simple case until Fox starts looking into things and bodies start turning up.
The officer's uncle is a retired police officer, and Fox visits him to talk to him about his nephew. He learns that he owns a security firm and is also investigating a murder of a Scottish nationalist that took place in the 1980's.
In typical Rankin style, this soon leads to a whole new inquiry that Fox has no business pursuing, but, of course, he does so anyway. In between we learn more about Fox's personal life - his ailing father, his difficult relationship with his sister, Jude. I confess to an absolute addiction to Rankin. I enjoyed The Complaints, but this one is just so much more nuanced and interesting. I'm looking forward to the next book already!
Fox and his team are sent to investigate laxity in a police department after one of their officers is convicted of attempting to get sexual favors from local prostitutes and strong-arming them if they don't agree. It seems like a nice simple case until Fox starts looking into things and bodies start turning up.
The officer's uncle is a retired police officer, and Fox visits him to talk to him about his nephew. He learns that he owns a security firm and is also investigating a murder of a Scottish nationalist that took place in the 1980's.
In typical Rankin style, this soon leads to a whole new inquiry that Fox has no business pursuing, but, of course, he does so anyway. In between we learn more about Fox's personal life - his ailing father, his difficult relationship with his sister, Jude. I confess to an absolute addiction to Rankin. I enjoyed The Complaints, but this one is just so much more nuanced and interesting. I'm looking forward to the next book already!
September 24, 2012
This second in a series about the “Complaints� department of Scottish law enforcement is big. In the process of investigating a relatively straightforward sexual harassment claim against a sergeant and his colleagues, the person who brought the suit in the first place ends up dead. Investigating this new mystery uncovers the scent of corruption and death that extends back decades.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by the estimable Peter Forbes, who makes the Scottish accent understandable but also gives the reading unforgettable flair and flavor. Rankin treats us to his rare talent for incorporating recent national or international events in his telling, not so that they stand out, but so that they place us in time. We also get a view of the events effects on locales far from our own.
Rankin had a lot to work with in this plot and scenario, but he managed to hold it all together, and ratcheted up the tension by having one of the three-man team of investigators always pressing to do less and close the case down without the bigger story. But Malcolm Fox, the lead investigator, has blood in the game and will not stop searching. Meaty.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by the estimable Peter Forbes, who makes the Scottish accent understandable but also gives the reading unforgettable flair and flavor. Rankin treats us to his rare talent for incorporating recent national or international events in his telling, not so that they stand out, but so that they place us in time. We also get a view of the events effects on locales far from our own.
Rankin had a lot to work with in this plot and scenario, but he managed to hold it all together, and ratcheted up the tension by having one of the three-man team of investigators always pressing to do less and close the case down without the bigger story. But Malcolm Fox, the lead investigator, has blood in the game and will not stop searching. Meaty.
June 8, 2020
Inspector Fox returns in the second book about the 'police complaints' team he leads. A conspiracy thriller sees Fox joining the dots between past terrorism, the MI5 and fresh murders, all outside of his remit. An OK read, but not really a patch on Rebus.5 out of 12.
November 18, 2011
One could say that it is sometimes a blessing to be a British crime fiction author, since the local publishers do not ask their writers to deliver a new book every six months, and thus the standards one has come to expect of them remain high as ever.
Ian Rankin is one of those “lucky� authors and so we are not surprised to receive yet another great novel from him. In this his main protagonist is inspector Malcolm Fox whom we’ve first met in his previous novel, The Complaints, who’s now called to investigate whether three cops of the Kirkcaldy precinct have in any way facilitated the actions of one of their colleagues, who’s been found guilty in a court of law for misconduct. Paul Carter, the policeman in question, was accused of asking favors of a particular kind from three women in exchange for not arresting them for some minor misdemeanors.
From the very first moment that Fox and his partners, Joe Naysmith and Tony Kaye, arrive in town, they can feel a cloud of suspicion and enmity settle all over them. Of course that is hardly surprising since not a single cop likes the members of his team, because of what they do; and that is, in their eyes, work against their own people. One thing that’s kind of strange, or rather surprising though, is that there’s more to this case than what at first meets the eye. For starters, the man who gave Carter in was his uncle Alan, a retired cop. Then there are the connections of this said uncle with the criminal elements of the city. And, then come the facts of the distant past that suddenly spring to life during the investigation; facts that have taken place in Scotland back in 1985, a year of mayhem and relevant chaos, and which are in some strange way connected with what is happening today. Finally are the orders; the orders that come from the higher ups and who demand of Fox and his team to back off this case, as some ghosts are better to remain buried; but which ghosts and why?
Rankin, using a simple investigative case as his vehicle, drives the reader back to the past and talks to him in a rather straightforward way about the widely unknown, or maybe forgotten, history of his country. Through the narration we get to learn about the student unrests of the 80’s, the nationalist movement and the communists of the era, about the armed groups and the revolutions that never came to be. And returning back to the present we find out some things about modern day Scotland, a place where poverty and unemployment are widespread, where alcoholism, drug addiction and crime, as well as corruption rule the day.
The author paints a world that is bleak, on the brink of destruction, but which, thankfully, is not quite there yet. And he also paints a world where hope for a better future is still, if barely, alive. Fox reminds us in one way or another of Rebus, but he is special in his own way. He doesn’t drink, even though his sister is an alcoholic; he likes to be alone, even though he seems to desperately seek the company of a woman; and he does everything he possibly can to help those, who willingly or not make his life difficult. Of course he is not perfect, he has his flaws; but it’s exactly these flaws that make him look so deeply humane.
This is one of the best crime novels of the year. Just read it.
Ian Rankin is one of those “lucky� authors and so we are not surprised to receive yet another great novel from him. In this his main protagonist is inspector Malcolm Fox whom we’ve first met in his previous novel, The Complaints, who’s now called to investigate whether three cops of the Kirkcaldy precinct have in any way facilitated the actions of one of their colleagues, who’s been found guilty in a court of law for misconduct. Paul Carter, the policeman in question, was accused of asking favors of a particular kind from three women in exchange for not arresting them for some minor misdemeanors.
From the very first moment that Fox and his partners, Joe Naysmith and Tony Kaye, arrive in town, they can feel a cloud of suspicion and enmity settle all over them. Of course that is hardly surprising since not a single cop likes the members of his team, because of what they do; and that is, in their eyes, work against their own people. One thing that’s kind of strange, or rather surprising though, is that there’s more to this case than what at first meets the eye. For starters, the man who gave Carter in was his uncle Alan, a retired cop. Then there are the connections of this said uncle with the criminal elements of the city. And, then come the facts of the distant past that suddenly spring to life during the investigation; facts that have taken place in Scotland back in 1985, a year of mayhem and relevant chaos, and which are in some strange way connected with what is happening today. Finally are the orders; the orders that come from the higher ups and who demand of Fox and his team to back off this case, as some ghosts are better to remain buried; but which ghosts and why?
Rankin, using a simple investigative case as his vehicle, drives the reader back to the past and talks to him in a rather straightforward way about the widely unknown, or maybe forgotten, history of his country. Through the narration we get to learn about the student unrests of the 80’s, the nationalist movement and the communists of the era, about the armed groups and the revolutions that never came to be. And returning back to the present we find out some things about modern day Scotland, a place where poverty and unemployment are widespread, where alcoholism, drug addiction and crime, as well as corruption rule the day.
The author paints a world that is bleak, on the brink of destruction, but which, thankfully, is not quite there yet. And he also paints a world where hope for a better future is still, if barely, alive. Fox reminds us in one way or another of Rebus, but he is special in his own way. He doesn’t drink, even though his sister is an alcoholic; he likes to be alone, even though he seems to desperately seek the company of a woman; and he does everything he possibly can to help those, who willingly or not make his life difficult. Of course he is not perfect, he has his flaws; but it’s exactly these flaws that make him look so deeply humane.
This is one of the best crime novels of the year. Just read it.
December 7, 2011
I came to the Rankin novels somewhat late, my mother has read everything that Ian Rankin has written; if her favourite author wrote a new version of the telephone directory she would buy the hardback version and want it signed. But when I was off work for a while, she gave me the first Rebus novels and after the first few pages I was hooked.
I liked 'The Complaints' and I liked the fact that Inspector Malcolm Fox is the antithesis of John Rebus, he doesn't drink and he is one of the policemen that polices the police. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't had dealings with Rebus at some point. 'The Impossible Dead' is the second in this series and I thought it was even better than the first. We see the same characters reoccurring, Kaye, Naysmith and his family, Mitch and Jude. A routine investigation turns complicated when one of the interviewees that Fox talks to winds up dead and we follow a storyline that involves the Scottish nationalist movement. I liked how the main characters in the complaints division bounce off of each other and the naturalism of the dialogue, it never appears strained.
As a stand alone crime novel, it works and I found myself turning the pages, or clicking as I read it on my Kindle, until I had finished. I like the fact that Rankin always seems to pick up on a currents affairs thread and that you get a real taste of what Scotland and the Scottish are like.
Apparently they've made a TV version of 'The Complaints', I'd be very interested to hear what they have done with it.
A recommended read, especially if you are a Rankin fan.
I liked 'The Complaints' and I liked the fact that Inspector Malcolm Fox is the antithesis of John Rebus, he doesn't drink and he is one of the policemen that polices the police. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't had dealings with Rebus at some point. 'The Impossible Dead' is the second in this series and I thought it was even better than the first. We see the same characters reoccurring, Kaye, Naysmith and his family, Mitch and Jude. A routine investigation turns complicated when one of the interviewees that Fox talks to winds up dead and we follow a storyline that involves the Scottish nationalist movement. I liked how the main characters in the complaints division bounce off of each other and the naturalism of the dialogue, it never appears strained.
As a stand alone crime novel, it works and I found myself turning the pages, or clicking as I read it on my Kindle, until I had finished. I like the fact that Rankin always seems to pick up on a currents affairs thread and that you get a real taste of what Scotland and the Scottish are like.
Apparently they've made a TV version of 'The Complaints', I'd be very interested to hear what they have done with it.
A recommended read, especially if you are a Rankin fan.
November 14, 2011
I've always liked the way Ian Rankin fills out the characters in his books, so you get to know the people pretty well. Over lots of books this really fleshed out Rebus, his friends and enemies in the police, his romantic entanglements and even the criminal world he confronted. He's doing the same thing with Malcolm Fox. The problem for me is that Malcolm's a much duller character than Rebus, and his conflicts with the rest of the force lack the sparkle I've come to expect.
This one starts *very* slowly with too much dull stuff about how dull things are in the Complaints, turns into a page-turner about halfway, and ends up with some excitement - overall a good read but not Ian's best.
This one starts *very* slowly with too much dull stuff about how dull things are in the Complaints, turns into a page-turner about halfway, and ends up with some excitement - overall a good read but not Ian's best.
February 3, 2013
I think this is probably the finest Ian Rankin story I have read. Inspector Rebus was a set of memorable detective stories and well liked, but in this Malcolm Fox series, I think Rankin is at the height of his powers. I really hope he writes more books with Fox as the hero.
Malcolm Fox and his team set out to tackle a mundane case of police corruption and cover up and stumble on to a long ago murder that everyone has forgotten. Stung by his father thinking he is not a 'real' cop, Fox sets out to unravel the mystery and criminals who still are at large and have secrets to protect. It is a story of how time changes us all, it is also a story of how time does not change essential natures. It is simple in terms of how the good guys prevail in the end that is perhaps too good to be true, but also complex in terms of how relationships can change, reconciliations effected, and truth emerges.
Rankin's stories perhaps mirror a darker Scottish sensibility and to my mind, sometimes difficult to read. There is an economy of writing that hints of lurking emotional demons o be discovered by the reader. But, quite an excellent book.
Malcolm Fox and his team set out to tackle a mundane case of police corruption and cover up and stumble on to a long ago murder that everyone has forgotten. Stung by his father thinking he is not a 'real' cop, Fox sets out to unravel the mystery and criminals who still are at large and have secrets to protect. It is a story of how time changes us all, it is also a story of how time does not change essential natures. It is simple in terms of how the good guys prevail in the end that is perhaps too good to be true, but also complex in terms of how relationships can change, reconciliations effected, and truth emerges.
Rankin's stories perhaps mirror a darker Scottish sensibility and to my mind, sometimes difficult to read. There is an economy of writing that hints of lurking emotional demons o be discovered by the reader. But, quite an excellent book.
March 6, 2014
Handwritten on inside: Rebecca Strong Xmas 2011
Dedication:
I M
David Thompson
Opening:
'He's not here,' the desk sergeant said.
'So where is he?'
'Out on a call.'
Fox stared hard at the man, knowing it wouldn't do any good. The sergeant was one of those old-timers who reckoned they'd seen it all anf faced most of it down. Fox glanced at the next name on his list.
I need to get this under my belt before embarking on Standing In Another Man's Grave where Rebus and Fox meet up *swoon*
Cracking storyline, solid writing - highly recommended
4* The Complaints
4* The Impossible Dead
TR Standing In Another Man's Grave
Dedication:
I M
David Thompson
Opening:
'He's not here,' the desk sergeant said.
'So where is he?'
'Out on a call.'
Fox stared hard at the man, knowing it wouldn't do any good. The sergeant was one of those old-timers who reckoned they'd seen it all anf faced most of it down. Fox glanced at the next name on his list.
I need to get this under my belt before embarking on Standing In Another Man's Grave where Rebus and Fox meet up *swoon*
Cracking storyline, solid writing - highly recommended
4* The Complaints
4* The Impossible Dead
TR Standing In Another Man's Grave
January 8, 2012
Ian Rankin is one of my favourite authors. I have read and own all of his books to date. I thoroughly enjoyed all of his books until this one. I cannot put my finger on the problem. It was a real disappointment and an effort to read (I have breezed through all his other ones!). I just could not get into it. To me there was no excitement, the plot just seemed to plod along and I could not care about any of the characters in particular. At the end I really missed 'Rebus'. Fox does not come close as a character, though I did not have the same problem with previous 'Complaints section' book. Perhaps the author has run out of puff and is just going through the motions, I do not know! Maybe it is just me.
July 19, 2013
In America we call them Internal Affairs, in Ian Rankin's The Impossible Dead they're called "The Complaints" � cops that bust cops � there's three of them, they joke a lot; one's on the wagon, one's a bachelor, and one's married. That's how you tell them apart. Then there were a bunch of mumbling Scotsmen, some political stuff that was way old and out dated, a grumpy half senile dad, and an annoyingly bitchy sister, both of which belong to the non-drinking cop. Of course I'm forgetting a few characters, well, not forgetting, just leaving them out for the sake of space, as I didn't really care if they were in there or not. Didn't really pay them much attention. Oh, and there's a few murders. Ok, got it? We're done. Just a cup of tea love and then we're off.
August 1, 2015
this book in the beginning it's a little "boring". it's like there's no action and everything it's a mess! but, as we continue reading, the books becomes more and more and more interesting and everythings starts to make sense. i recommend you this book, if you are into thriller books, i think you will enjoy this one. keep in mind that the beginning is a little messy, but believe me that in the end it will surprise you.
November 19, 2013
Ingeniously complex and challenging. Rebus has an worthy and admirable successor.....Ed
March 12, 2023
The Impossible Dead is book two in the Malcolm Fox series by Ian Rankin. Inspector Malcolm Fox and his team caught a case to investigate if follow officers of Detective Paul Carter were to see if they had protected him during a misconduct investigation. However, bodies kept turning up, and the case developed a twist that endangered Detective Malcolm Fox. The readers of The Impossible Dead will continue to follow Inspector Malcolm Fox and his team to discover what happens.
The Impossible Dead is the first book I read in the Malcolm Fox series, and I am sorry that are only three books in this series because I enjoy reading this book. I engaged with the characters and the story from the first page and had trouble putting the book down. I love Ian Rankin's portrayal of his characters and the way they interact with each other throughout this book. The Impossible Dead is well-written and researched by Ian Rankin. I like Ian Rankin's description of The Impossible Dead's settings, which allowed me to imagine being part of the book's plot.
The readers of The Impossible Dead will learn about the role of a law enforcement Complaints Department and how they investigate police corruption. Also, the readers of The Impossible Dead will understand the issues families have with an elderly relative who can not look after themselves any more.
I recommend this book.
The Impossible Dead is the first book I read in the Malcolm Fox series, and I am sorry that are only three books in this series because I enjoy reading this book. I engaged with the characters and the story from the first page and had trouble putting the book down. I love Ian Rankin's portrayal of his characters and the way they interact with each other throughout this book. The Impossible Dead is well-written and researched by Ian Rankin. I like Ian Rankin's description of The Impossible Dead's settings, which allowed me to imagine being part of the book's plot.
The readers of The Impossible Dead will learn about the role of a law enforcement Complaints Department and how they investigate police corruption. Also, the readers of The Impossible Dead will understand the issues families have with an elderly relative who can not look after themselves any more.
I recommend this book.
August 30, 2017
Ok, so this is partially on me. I was so desperate for an audiobook I manage to grab a second in the series, something that I'd normally avoid. And it sort of read (or was heard as such) for the longest time it was like entering the play on a second act. But then it evened out and became a more of less stand alone story about an investigator with Scottish equivalent of internal affairs department. It starts off as a fairly mundane questioning of the colleagues of a fellow police officer who is being accused of sexual assault and then turns into a murder investigation going decades back and deftly entangled with Scottish national politics. Actually that makes it sound more exciting than it was. The book was notably subdued in tine and, although well written and well read, just didn't particularly engage. The most compelling aspect was the main character's relationships with his family, which would normally be grand, but in a mystery thriller isn't exactly what should take the front of the stage. Decent enough of a listen, but doesn't really entice into the series. It just isn't that thrilling of exciting of a book.
January 10, 2019
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Detective Paul Carter has been found guilty of some pretty clear-cut criminal activity. Fox and his team have been brought into investigate a neighboring force, Carter's own, to see who might have been involved with him -- or at the least covered up for him. They weren't involved with the original investigation, but that doesn't keep anyone from hating them as they come in for the follow-up.
Not too surprisingly, they're getting nowhere fast. So they go fishing -- not talking to the detectives they're looking into, but witnesses and others. One of them ends up dead not long after Fox talks to him. There's enough hinky in the crime scene, what the witness had told Fox -- and the fact the detectives in charge are the same ones that Fox and his team are looking into, that Fox determines he needs to look into things.
There's a tie between this murder and an old cold case involving a firebrand politician tied to the more militant wing of Scottish Nationalism. Fox is convinced that the two crimes are linked and he sets about proving who killed one man as a way to finding the killer of the other. This two-pronged focus of the book keeps Fox, his partners, and the readers on their toes.
Despite all the differences between the two characters (which will become even more obvious, it seems in the next Rebus book), they ultimately operate best in the same way, as lone wolves. But when Rebus goes off on his own and causes trouble, it's just par for the course. When Fox does it, it's out character -- he's a team player (at least he wants to be), so there's a lot of mechanics involved in getting him off on his own. In The Complaints it took a conspiracy to isolate Fox, here, it takes one detective Fox crossed to take advantage of his tenuous link to a crime.
But on his own, Fox will do more to uncover the facts not just of the murder he's wanting to investigate, the investigation he's supposed to be running, and a very cold case. Yes, he does work with his friends who are still on the inside, to confirm or deepen his knowledge (and he does feed information back to them), but he's very much on his own.
There's a good amount of family drama again for Fox -- grounding Fox and giving a dimension to the character that is good to see (even if it doesn't always bring out the best in him).
I very much enjoyed watching Fox work -- and try to stay near the system, if he can't stay in it. The solutions to the crimes are well done -- by both Fox and Rankin. We even get a little bit of a cameo-like appearance of good ol' Rebus. Nothing about this really blew me away, but I was gripped throughout, and entertained by the whole thing. Rankin's good enough that he doesn't have to dazzle you as a reader to be very aware that you're in the hands of a master. Fox would be worth following on his own, and I'm glad we got to see him for a couple of books before he comes park of the greater universe surrounding Rebus.
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Detective Paul Carter has been found guilty of some pretty clear-cut criminal activity. Fox and his team have been brought into investigate a neighboring force, Carter's own, to see who might have been involved with him -- or at the least covered up for him. They weren't involved with the original investigation, but that doesn't keep anyone from hating them as they come in for the follow-up.
Not too surprisingly, they're getting nowhere fast. So they go fishing -- not talking to the detectives they're looking into, but witnesses and others. One of them ends up dead not long after Fox talks to him. There's enough hinky in the crime scene, what the witness had told Fox -- and the fact the detectives in charge are the same ones that Fox and his team are looking into, that Fox determines he needs to look into things.
There's a tie between this murder and an old cold case involving a firebrand politician tied to the more militant wing of Scottish Nationalism. Fox is convinced that the two crimes are linked and he sets about proving who killed one man as a way to finding the killer of the other. This two-pronged focus of the book keeps Fox, his partners, and the readers on their toes.
Despite all the differences between the two characters (which will become even more obvious, it seems in the next Rebus book), they ultimately operate best in the same way, as lone wolves. But when Rebus goes off on his own and causes trouble, it's just par for the course. When Fox does it, it's out character -- he's a team player (at least he wants to be), so there's a lot of mechanics involved in getting him off on his own. In The Complaints it took a conspiracy to isolate Fox, here, it takes one detective Fox crossed to take advantage of his tenuous link to a crime.
But on his own, Fox will do more to uncover the facts not just of the murder he's wanting to investigate, the investigation he's supposed to be running, and a very cold case. Yes, he does work with his friends who are still on the inside, to confirm or deepen his knowledge (and he does feed information back to them), but he's very much on his own.
There's a good amount of family drama again for Fox -- grounding Fox and giving a dimension to the character that is good to see (even if it doesn't always bring out the best in him).
I very much enjoyed watching Fox work -- and try to stay near the system, if he can't stay in it. The solutions to the crimes are well done -- by both Fox and Rankin. We even get a little bit of a cameo-like appearance of good ol' Rebus. Nothing about this really blew me away, but I was gripped throughout, and entertained by the whole thing. Rankin's good enough that he doesn't have to dazzle you as a reader to be very aware that you're in the hands of a master. Fox would be worth following on his own, and I'm glad we got to see him for a couple of books before he comes park of the greater universe surrounding Rebus.
July 22, 2014
Ο Μάλκολμ Φοξ είναι το πρότυπο του επιθεωρητή ντετέκτιβ. Δεν έχε�� ατέλειες, (είναι προσηλωμένος, ευφυής και στοργικός καθώς φροντίζει τον άρρωστο πατέρα του, Μιτς και αποκαθιστά τις σχέσεις του με την αδελφή του, Τζούντι) αλλά κανείς δεν τον αντιμετωπίζει ως αστυνομικό γιατί δουλεύει στο Τμήμα Παραπόνων (Εσωτερικές Υποθέσεις) και δουλειά του είναι να ερευνά καταγγελίες ή υποψίες για την παραβατική συμπεριφορά των συναδέλφων του.
Καταφθάνει στο Φάιφ με την ομάδα του, τον Τόνι Κέι και τον Τζόι Νέισμιθ, για να ερευνήσουν τους Σκόουλς, Χαλντέιν και Μάικλσον, οι οποίοι επέδειξαν ευνοϊκή συμπεριφορά προς τον Πολ Κάρτερ όταν κατηγορήθηκε για σεξουαλική παρενόχληση από 3 γυναίκες και μάλιστα υποκινώντας τη διαδικασία ο συνταξιούχος αστυνομικός θείος του, Άλαν Πάρκερ. Παρά τις δυσκολίες και την έλλειψη φιλοξενίας, η ομάδα ερευνά αλλά τα αποτελέσματα είναι περιφερειακά με το θέμα και προσανατολίζονται περισσότερο με το θέμα που ερευνά ο Άλαν: Τη δεκαετία του '80 ένας εξτρεμιστής δικηγόρος, ο Φράνσις Βέρναλ φέρεται ότι αυτοκτόνησε ενώ γυρνούσε από την ερωμένη του Άλις Γουάτς. Τώρα ο Μάνγκολντ, χρόνια ερωτευμένος με την πια ετοιμοθάνατη σύζυγο του Φράνσις, Ίμοτζε��, θέλει να της προσφέρει την αλήθεια πριν τους τίτλους του τέλους και προσέλαβε τον Άλαν για την έρευνα.
Όταν ο Άλαν δολοφονείται (παρά αυτοκτόνησε), τα βλέμματα στρέφονται στον ανιψιό. Κι όταν ο Πολ βρίσκεται πνιγμένος, ποιος είναι υπαίτιος για το θάνατό του; και ποιος σκότωσε το Βέρναλ; πού βρίσκονται οι σύντροφοί του της δεκαετίας του '80 και πού είναι η Άλις;
Η ιστορία, με το σκωτζέζικό της άρωμα, κυλούσε γρήγορα και συναρπαστικά.
Καταφθάνει στο Φάιφ με την ομάδα του, τον Τόνι Κέι και τον Τζόι Νέισμιθ, για να ερευνήσουν τους Σκόουλς, Χαλντέιν και Μάικλσον, οι οποίοι επέδειξαν ευνοϊκή συμπεριφορά προς τον Πολ Κάρτερ όταν κατηγορήθηκε για σεξουαλική παρενόχληση από 3 γυναίκες και μάλιστα υποκινώντας τη διαδικασία ο συνταξιούχος αστυνομικός θείος του, Άλαν Πάρκερ. Παρά τις δυσκολίες και την έλλειψη φιλοξενίας, η ομάδα ερευνά αλλά τα αποτελέσματα είναι περιφερειακά με το θέμα και προσανατολίζονται περισσότερο με το θέμα που ερευνά ο Άλαν: Τη δεκαετία του '80 ένας εξτρεμιστής δικηγόρος, ο Φράνσις Βέρναλ φέρεται ότι αυτοκτόνησε ενώ γυρνούσε από την ερωμένη του Άλις Γουάτς. Τώρα ο Μάνγκολντ, χρόνια ερωτευμένος με την πια ετοιμοθάνατη σύζυγο του Φράνσις, Ίμοτζε��, θέλει να της προσφέρει την αλήθεια πριν τους τίτλους του τέλους και προσέλαβε τον Άλαν για την έρευνα.
Όταν ο Άλαν δολοφονείται (παρά αυτοκτόνησε), τα βλέμματα στρέφονται στον ανιψιό. Κι όταν ο Πολ βρίσκεται πνιγμένος, ποιος είναι υπαίτιος για το θάνατό του; και ποιος σκότωσε το Βέρναλ; πού βρίσκονται οι σύντροφοί του της δεκαετίας του '80 και πού είναι η Άλις;
Η ιστορία, με το σκωτζέζικό της άρωμα, κυλούσε γρήγορα και συναρπαστικά.
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