If you enjoy reading there are certain authors names you know, even if you've never read one of their books. Stephen King, J. K. Rowling, Agatha Christie, to name a few. Ian Rankin is on that list too and until now I had never read one of his books. Given that he writes in the genre I'm aiming for I thought I'd better read one. In A House Of Lies was published in 2018, and is currently Ian Rankin's most recent published book - although he does have a new one on its way, available in October.
About In A House Of Lies
IN A HOUSE OF LIES...
Everyone has something to hide
A missing private investigator is found, locked in a car hidden deep in
the woods. Worse still - both for his family and the police - is that his
body was in an area that had already been searched.
Everyone has secrets
Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is part of a new inquiry, combing
through the mistakes of the original case. There were always suspicions
over how the investigation was handled and now - after a decade without
answers - it's time for the truth.
Nobody is innocent
Every officer involved must be questioned, and it seems everyone on the
case has something to hide, and everything to lose. But there is one man
who knows where the trail may lead - and that it could be the end of him:
John Rebus.
Loved In A House Of Lies. How does Rebus keep on getting better and better? Ian Rankin is a genius.
Lee Child
My thoughts on In A House Of Lies by Ian Rankin
So like I said, this is the first of Ian Rankin's books I've read and despite
not knowing anything about them I had high expectations. All the reviews I've
read say his books are amazing and
the writing, brilliant. His characters are real and the storylines are gripping.
I don't know if I chose the wrong book, or if I just didn't like this
particular storyline but when reading In A House Of Lies I was bored. Don't
get me wrong, the writing is top notch. Descriptions were great, I could see
the places in my head, but the storyline didn't grip me. I found myself
avoiding reading.
Rebus is a character Ian Rankin has written about for years and he's grown
older throughout the books, and in In A House Of Lies he's retired. Which
would be fine, there are plenty of books that follow retired policemen, but I
didn't warm to Rebus at all. There was nothing endearing about him.
There's no one like Ian Rankin for bringing us right into the world of detectives. In A House of Lies is a must-read.
Tana French
The other characters didn't appeal to me either. I felt like I didn't know
their whole story - which could be because I was reading a book in the middle
of a series - but even when I thought I spied a romance blossoming between two
characters it seemed to disappear without much detail.
I really wanted to like this book, I wanted to move onto other Ian Rankin
books and fly through them. But I couldn't get there. Even the investigation
into a death wasn't as interesting as I thought it could've been, there wasn't
enough going on. All of this could be my own fault, and had I started with the
first book maybe I'd have warmed to Rebus and other characters, but I do feel
like a book should be able to stand on its own and for me this one didn't. I'm
not sure I want to read another Rebus book, but if I do I'll read others for a
while first.
If you're going to read an Ian Rankin book I'd suggest starting with his first
-
Knots & Crosses.
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