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Ian Rankin
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Rather Be the Devil
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This event includes a book signing
DateFeb
9
Thursday
February 9, 2017 7:00 PM ET |
LocationBrattle Theatre
40 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Tickets
$28.00 (online only, book-included)
$5.00
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Weather Update: This event is scheduled to proceed as planned, unaffected by the winter weather. Any changes or updates will be noted here. Customers unable to attend will be able to pick up their $5 coupon (and/or the book included with their ticket) in the store for up to one month after the event.
Harvard Book Store welcomes award-winning crime writer IAN RANKIN—author of the internationally bestselling Inspector Rebus and Malcolm Fox novels—for a reading from Rather Be the Devil, the latest installment in the Inspector Rebus series, celebrating its thirtieth year in publication.
About Rather Be the Devil
Rebus investigates a cold case that just turned red hot.
As he settles into an uneasy retirement, Rebus has given up his favorite vices. There's just one habit he can't shake: he can't let go of an unsolved case. It's the only pastime he has left and up until now, it's the only one that wasn't threatening to kill him. But when Rebus starts reexamining the facts behind the long-ago murder of a glamorous woman at a luxurious hotel—on the same night a famous rock star and his entourage where also staying there—the past comes roaring back to life with a vengeance.
And as soon as Rebus starts asking questions about the long forgotten crime, a fresh body materializes. His inquiries reunite him with his old pals—Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox—as they attempt to uncover the financial chicanery behind the savage beating of an upstart gangster, a crime that suggests the notorious old school crime boss Big Ger Cafferty has taken to retirement as poorly as Rebus himself.
As he connects the mysteries of the past to the those of the present, Rebus learns—the hard way—that he's not the only one with an insatiable curiosity about what happened in that hotel room forty years ago, and that someone will stop at nothing to ensure that the crime remains ancient history.
A twisted tale of power, corruption, and bitter rivalries in the dark heart of Edinburgh, Rather Be the Devil showcases Rankin and Rebus at their unstoppable best.
Praise
"[A] finely crafted new entry . . . [Rankin] is as tireless in delivering the goods as his creation is in solving tough cases." —Kirkus
"With its trademark blend of sharp wit and even sharper police work, this entry is yet another example of why Rankin remains in the top echelon of Scottish crime writers." —Publishers Weekly
All pre-sales tickets include a copy of Rather Be the Devil, admission into the event, and a $5 coupon for use in the bookstore. Pre-sales tickets (online only) are available for two weeks, after which a $5 ticket option will also go on sale. Books bundled with pre-sale tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand.
$5 tickets will also be available at Harvard Book Store and over the phone at 617-661-1515. Unless the event is sold out, any remaining tickets will be on sale at the door of the venue when doors open.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-returnable.
Walking from the Harvard Square T station: 10 minutes
As you exit the station, cross Mass. Ave. and proceed along Brattle St. Follow Brattle St. as it curves to the right in Brattle Square (follow the sidewalk on the right side of the street). The Brattle will be on the left-hand side of the street. The building is shared with Algiers Cafe and Alden & Harlow Restaurant, and the theatre entrance is on the left side of the building—look for the sidewalk poster case and marquee.
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