The Falls by Ian Rankin

The Falls by Ian Rankin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Ian Rankin is definitely growing on me and slowly I am becoming a fan of Detective Inspector John Rebus and the characters around him. The book is themed around a young girl going missing and a miniature coffin with a doll inside it being spotted near a place called the The Falls, known so because of the four feet tall falls that is in the vicinity, around the same time. Inspector Rebus goes about investigating in his own inimitable way.

Gill Templar has become the new boss and Farmer has retired. Gill Templar introduces Rebus to her friend who is a curator in the museum. Rebus digs out the fact that the last three decades there have been multiple incidents in the past when a young girl has been murdered and a miniature coffin found in the vicinity.

In the meantime Rebus' colleague Siobhan discovers that the missing person has been playing a game of intrigue in the internet and she takes it up with the Quizmaster who is conducting the game. The two converge to a place called Arthur's Seat where miniature coffin's have been found in the past.

The body of the missing person is found and the case becomes a homicide case. How Rebus and his colleagues go about solving the case is the meat of the book. Intriguing to say the least.

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