22: Tooth & Nail: Ian Rankin: ISBN 0-75280-940-7

[lnr]

Another one borrowed from my mum, this time when I was up to visit last weekend. Being light-weight it jumped the queue over the over half dozen books I borrowed in November. This is the third in the Inspector Rebus novels, and I've definitely decided it's a series I can live with and enjoy, though I'm still amused at my mum lending me stories about serial killers when she's trying to get me to read "nice" things as an antidote to being fed up. Despite the messy killings I have to admit this sort of thing does make a pretty good way of perking oneself up. I guess I just like detective stories, which is why I've got into CSI and Law and Order on the telly lately. Maybe some day I'll read some Inspector Morse, since I know the streets of Oxford better than I do Edinburgh, or in this case London. Anyway despite the change of scene, this one had just the right mix of murders, mystery, family trouble, irritating colleagues, nice chaps and a little bit of romance. Good stuff.

Comments

[sparrowsion]

Maybe some day I'll read some Inspector Morse, since I know the streets of Oxford

There's also Veronica Stallwood (Oxford Foo) -- although I didn't go overboard on the one I've read. That said, I wasn't overly impressed by the one Morse I've read, despite loving it on TV. Maybe I just don't get on with detective fiction in a contemporary setting.

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

I liked Tooth & Nail a lot, but then I've been really getting into Rankin recently. I highly recommend the recent book of short stories I read, (I think it's called The Blind Beggar, or something like that). If you want to borrow things, I can probably manage (with reminding) to bring them up to cambridge next time.