Resurrection Men
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"Resurrection Men" is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, centered on a disgraced detective sent to a police retraining course where he uncovers deep-rooted corruption.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inspector Rebus novel
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crime novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Edgar Award for Best Novel nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
institutional misconduct
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loyalty and betrayal ⓘ police corruption ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Morris Gerald Cafferty
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Siobhan Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonisticForce | corrupt police officers ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| hasSeriesPredecessor | The Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeriesSuccessor | A Question of Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | police training college ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | Tartan noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Inspector Rebus
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John Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Inspector Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Inspector John Rebus is sent to a police retraining course after throwing a mug at his superior and becomes involved in an undercover operation targeting corrupt officers. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Orion Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInInspectorRebus | 13 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Edinburgh
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | The title refers to historical body-snatchers known as resurrection men who exhumed corpses for medical research. ⓘ |
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