Strip Jack

Strip Jack (1992) Ian Rankin

When a raid on a brothel operating secretly in Edinburgh nets a local MP, Inspector Rebus thinks things feel a little off–Gregor Jack isn’t the kind of MP you’d expect to find at a brothel, and his reaction during the raid isn’t precisely what Rebus would have expected.

From there, things get only more complicated, when it is discovered that no one has seen or heard from the MP’s wife in days. Meanwhile, the usual casework–including a body found in the river–continues on.

I still haven’t decided if I actually like Rebus or not. He can be more than a bit of a bastard at times, but he also doesn’t like to let go of a mystery–especially one involving crime.
Rating: 7/10

Published by St Martin’s Minotaur

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