Black and Blue (novel)
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- This is a page about the 1997 book by Ian Rankin. For the 1976 album by the Rolling Stones of the same name, see Black and Blue
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| Author | Ian Rankin |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Orion |
| Released | 1997 |
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| Pages | 512 pages |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7528-0948-2 |
| Preceded by | Let it Bleed |
| Followed by | The Hanging Garden |
Black and Blue is a 1997 novel by Ian Rankin. It is the eighth of the Rebus novels. It was the first episode in the Rebus television series starring John Hannah, airing in 2000.
[edit] Plot summary
Detective Inspector John Rebus is working on four cases at once trying to catch a killer he suspects of being the infamous Bible John. He has to do it while under an internal inquiry led by a man he has accused of taking bribes from Glasgow's "Mr Big". TV journalists are meanwhile investigating Rebus over a miscarriage of justice. Rebus travels between Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen and then on to Shetland and the North Sea.
The title refers to the Rolling Stones album Black and Blue.
A fictionalised version of The Dancing Pigs - the punk band he sang for - appear briefly in cameo[1].
| Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series |
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| Knots and Crosses | Hide and Seek | Tooth and Nail | Strip Jack | The Black Book | Mortal Causes | Let it Bleed | Black and Blue | The Hanging Garden | Dead Souls | Set in Darkness | The Falls | Resurrection Men | A Question of Blood | Fleshmarket Close | The Naming of the Dead |
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