![]() If one looks more closely at the descriptions made of Edinburgh, its bleak sensibility can be seen as a mirroring of Rebus’s loneliness and insecurities. ![]() Moreover, in portraying most of the novel through the claustrophobic space of Rebus’s mind, the reader must look elsewhere for the information they desire. Rankin masterfully refrains from indulging the reader with the instant gratification of knowing Rebus’s background, and instead secretes small clues that challenge our preconceptions of Rebus himself and his possible connection to the murderer and his motivations. With the reader becoming aware almost immediately of the child murderer plaguing Edinburgh, it is obvious from the very beginning that Rebus will have to draw from the personal details of his life to put a stop to the murderer. ![]()
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