Black and Blue

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Black and Blue is a crime novel by Scottish author Ian Rankin featuring detective Inspector Rebus as he investigates a series of complex and gritty cases in Edinburgh.

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instanceOf crime novel
novel
author Ian Rankin NERFINISHED
awardReceived CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction NERFINISHED
Gold Dagger NERFINISHED
awardYear 1997
containsPlotElement conflict with internal affairs
investigation of a serial killer
re-examination of an old case
countryOfOrigin Scotland
featuresCharacter Inspector John Rebus NERFINISHED
Siobhan Clarke NERFINISHED
firstPublicationCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
followedBy The Hanging Garden NERFINISHED
follows Let It Bleed NERFINISHED
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
hasAdaptation radio adaptation
hasCategory British crime novels
Novels set in Edinburgh
Scottish novels
hasInfluenceOn reputation of Ian Rankin as leading crime writer
hasISBN 9780752831350
hasSubgenre Tartan Noir NERFINISHED
hasTheme Scottish oil industry
justice and morality
media and public perception
police corruption
serial murder
languageRegion British English
literarySeriesNumber eighth Inspector Rebus novel
mainCharacter Inspector John Rebus NERFINISHED
John Rebus NERFINISHED
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor complex multi-strand investigation
gritty depiction of Edinburgh
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Inspector Rebus series NERFINISHED
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationYear 1997
publisher Orion Books NERFINISHED
setIn Edinburgh NERFINISHED
setInCountry Scotland NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century

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Ian Rankin notableWork Black and Blue