The detectives prove a bit dense on occasion, not immediately realizing what it means that a former colleague's sister has moved in with her, for example, or needing to be told that some of the evidence they found is: "ultimately not quite right". The novel begins with Rebus at the funeral of his brother -- an event he's glad to flee as soon as possible -- and this book is so crowded with action and events that even the 7 July London bombings seem merely incidental. On the advice of a fellow book-lover, I decided to read an Inspector Rebus book, and this was the first in the series I could easily obtain. I loved it! Having never read others in this series, I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I was not lost by not previously meeting the main characters.

Rebus's brother has just died suddenly of an apparent stroke, so we first find him at the funeral. He had not remained very close with his brother, but they had been very tight growing up and his memories color a lot of his thinking in this book. A well-known and disliked local lad has been murdered, not to anyone's surprise or regret. He was recently out of prison and was working as muscle for the local bad guy. But Rebus and his sergeant, Siobhan, still feel they should work the murder case. It is the eve of the G8 meeting in Edinburgh, so all of Scotland is involved in that, with many police from all over being reassigned to the meeting and the protests surrounding it. Meanwhile here he is at his best. Indeed, I will go further. The Naming of the Dead is Ian Rankin's finest novel. It is more than a crime novel, or rather, Rankin's achievement is to show, convincingly, how crime permeates society." - Allan Massie, The Scotsman Rebus may seem always to be running on something very near empty, but there is no sign that Rankin has lost any of the energy to continue this consistently impressive series." - David Horspool, Sunday Times The Naming of The Dead (Rankin took the title from a ceremony to honour those who had died in Iraq which took place in Edinburgh in 2005) has a nice initial premise. While every cop and his dog is pulling overtime to cope with the daily marches and demonstrations surrounding the summit, Rebus has been sidelined. Who wants him getting close to world leaders? But when a body is discovered in a spooky glade in Auchterarder (the location of the summit), Rebus, as the only person left in the office, is assigned the case and finds himself visiting the G8 after all. Along the way Cafferty repeatedly pops up and helps things along -- and threatens to pull some (including Siobhan) down as well.The murderer had apparently taken a trophy, and that has now turned up -- along with evidence from the deaths of two other seedy characters. An underlying thread throughout the book is that of familial relationships; the book opens with Detective Inspector John Rebus attending the funeral of his brother Michael, who has died suddenly from a stroke. The parents of Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke arrive in Edinburgh as part of the protests, demonstrations, and scuffles that surrounded the G8 summit at Gleneagles, keeping the police busy. Clarke defied her parents by becoming a police officer; she now wants to feel like a daughter. obsessed and sidelined, thrawn and distrusted. Rebus had lost family and friends. When he went out drinking, he did so on his own, standing quietly at the bar, facing the row of optics." Literary significance and criticism [ edit ] The Naming of the Dead is set at the beginning of July, 2005, during a busy time as everyone is preparing for (and then involved in) a G8 summit and the events surrounding it -- and all the protesters that come with that. Indeed, take the pieces of the mystery together and it's all far too convenient -- so much is connected !

Throughout all this interaction with an intricate cast of well-drawn characters, another problem arises. Siobhan Clarke’s parents, both of whom have a long history of demonstrating and working for various causesthe peace movement, feeding the hungry, and othershave come to Edinburgh to join the multitude who are using the summit to gain publicity for their political action issues. Teddy and Eve Clarke had not approved of their only child becoming a police officer, a role they consider too conformist to the establishment. Siobhan has distanced herself from them but wants to see them. When she locates them in the Peace Camp, they are glad to see her, but they seem more engaged in what is taking place at the moment. They also seem more interested in a young woman who goes by the name of Santal, who has attached herself to them, than they are in their daughter. Edinburgh is preparing to host a trade summit where politicians and delegates from all over the world will be attending.Rebus television series. It was the third episode broadcast in the show's fourth season, and starred Ken Stott in the title role.

Protective Siobhan does her best to look out for the old folks, but there's only so much she can do. Surprisingly, it doesn't matter much: Rankin has fun following Rebus around, and the reader does as well. Nearly every time I read one of Ian Rankin's novels, I think, "OK, this one is his best." Well, this one is going to be difficult for any of the others to beat, if only for its amazing scope. 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.Rankin again paints a corrupt world (even Bono's antipoverty crusade is suspect) in convincing shades of gray" - Will Boisvert, Entertainment Weekly He has taken a momentous few days in recent British history (not just the G8 and the protests, but also the success of the Olympic bid followed a day later by the London bombings) and effortlessly interwoven the political and the criminal They're joined by a few other scruffy allies, most importantly a journalist who has traded information with Rebus in the past (I look forward to someday seeing her featured in her own Rankin novel). Meanwhile they confront Rebus' nemesis, crime boss Big Ger Cafferty, who somehow knows every step they're taking. The book, which shows how crime permeates society, has been called "Ian Rankin's finest novel... more than a crime novel". Rebus was compared with Raymond Chandler's fictional detective Philip Marlowe [2] and the book described as "dark, murky and less immediate than his other novels, but still zinging with wit and his inimitable gift for plot. His richest and most complex work to date". [3] By the end of the book, Clarke realises that she has grown closer than ever to understanding Rebus:

Rebus finds the body of a man at the grounds where the conference is to be held. Later the International Development minister is found dead in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle. It is believed that he committed suicide. 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. Not only an intriguing murder-mystery but an excellent piece of reportage. Ian Rankin, despite his dodgy musical tastes, has produced yet another class act The Naming of the Dead is a crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the sixteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It is set in Edinburgh in July 2005, in the week of the G8 summit in Gleneagles. But it's never been about the money to you, Rebus, never just been a job."At another point Rebus sees himself as a janitor, cleaning up the messes everyone else leaves.

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G8 που έγινε το 2005 στη Σκωτία και το ίδιο καλοκαίρι, ενώ λίγο μετά έγινε η βομβιστική επίθεση στο μετρό του Λονδίνου - γεγονότα που εμφανίζονται στην υπόθεση. That's a lot of plot (nor is it all of it), but the strength of the novel lies in the way that Rankin weds it to his exploration of character: we get more insight into Clarke as she struggles with her relationship with her academic parents. Throughout, Rebus is brooding on his age and increasing isolation, thinking about the unexpected death of his brother and the way he has messed up with the rest of his family. spoiler, σχεδόν καταστρέφεται γιατί πουλούσε υπηρεσίες στους Εργατικούς και τους Φιλελεύθερους, μα καλά, είναι δυνατόν να το βλέπουν έτσι οι Ευρωπαίοι; Εδώ θεωρείται δεδομένο πχ για όλα τα ΜΜΕ ότι θα στηρίζουν ΠΑΣΟΚ-ΝΔ μαζί). The G8 conference is taking place in Edinburgh, and while all other officers have been deployed, DI John Rebus has not. During one conference event, a young politician dies. The police are calling it suicide; Rebus isn’t so certain. That investigation is supplanted by another case. A token is found in “clootie well,” a place where items are placed in remembrance of the dead. The token, and others near it, lead to the possibility of a serial killer targeting recently-released rapists. DS Siobhan Clarke is on the hunt to the riot cop who assaulted her mother during one of the G8 demonstrations. Thriller, die literarisch ernst genommen werden wollen, dürfen sich nicht damit begnügen, gesellschaftspolitisch brisante Themen aufzugreifen und knurrige Ermittler mit sich und der Welt hadern zu lassen. Ein bisschen mehr wäre nicht schlecht." - Rainer Moritz, Neue Zürcher Zeitung