Reviews for The complete short stories

The average rating for The complete short stories based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-01-30 00:00:00 Michael Yerton Hannah or Stott? That's that's even a question is down to John Rebus being a cipher, a cardboard cutout of a character. The challenge for the actor boils down to remembering the lines and not banging into the furniture. What's my motivation? Solving the crime. That's enough for Rankin, hence it should be enough for us. As a test, try casting those two as Holmes and Watson - you see? it only works one way. There's nothing in the writing or the plotting to drag this above the ordinary, either. For every deft touch - one story set in an art gallery, title forgotten, was particularly, well, artful - there are three that rely on coincidence or just petter away. Two and a half stars. Workmanlike.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-02-25 00:00:00 Stewart Smith Great collection I enjoyed the short stories though I forget how easy they are to read so harder to get lost in them. Still a brilliant writer though