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Violence
Some
Crime fiction across the stories; some violence
Language
Some
Moderate language; Edinburgh vernacular
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild; adult relationships in some stories
Substance Use
Some
Moderate; Rebus's drinking culture
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate; the range of Rankin's Edinburgh from high to low
What this book is about
Ian Rankin's short story collection includes both Rebus cases and standalone fiction, showing the range of Edinburgh settings and social strata he can access. The Rebus stories are among his sharpest compressed work; the standalones reveal Rankin's literary interests beyond the series.
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