--- product_id: 11981048 title: "Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox)" price: "COP 130421" currency: COP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co/products/11981048-impossible-dead-malcolm-fox store_origin: CO region: Colombia --- # Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox) **Price:** COP 130421 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox) - **How much does it cost?** COP 130421 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co](https://www.desertcart.co/products/11981048-impossible-dead-malcolm-fox) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox) [Rankin, Ian] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox) Review: Rankin at his best - A cover blurb by P.D. James for this excellent crime novel sums up Rankin's writing in general as "the integration of setting, plot, characters and a theme...the moral dimension never far from his writing." A good overall judgement of "The Impossible Dead" which is the second installment of the author's new, post-Rebus series with protagonist Inspector Malcolm Fox and colleagues Tony Kate and Joe Naysmith of an police internal affairs unit, known as The Complaints. The story begins as a probe into possible police coverup of misbehavior by a local Kirkcaldy cop and eventually widens into an investigation of 30-year old murder involving student activism and possible terrorist acts in support of Scottish Nationalism. Author Rankin sets up a fairly standard police procedural to drive the plot forward, and it works very well. As impressive are the very well-sketched and strong characters that populate the story. The Complaints trio themselves are well-matched, their interactions enjoyable for the reader. The secondary characters are credible and give heft and zing to the plot. Much as I enjoyed Rankin's Rebus books, I have to say that it's a relief to encounter the less complicated protagonist Malcolm Fox. To be sure, he has a few personal problems--a seriously ill father in "The Impossible Dead". But in this book, those problems don't distract from the main story line as they could (my opinion) in the Rebus books. You can easily fall "in like" with Fox and identify with him as a normal person, issues and all. This is a fine, intelligent read with few false notes. Highly recommended. Review: Enjoyable and worth Buying but not his Best - I enjoyed this book, I think it's worth reading. Looking through Ian Rankin's bibliography I realise I have read all but two of his books, one of them being the first Malcolm Fox Novel. Some Authors stick to one character and I like Rebus but Rankin has created several quite different and convincing characters and so it is with Malcolm Fox. The plot is topical; undercover police getting 'close' to their subject of investigation, Scottish Independance and the success of Terrorism. The only 'complaint' I have is that like a few of Rankin's later books, they don't have the imagination or originality and end up reading a little as if they are intended to eventually reach the US movie scene. Is Rankin sacrificing his art for the sake of big bucks? If true, who can blame him? The book is still better than lots of others on the shelves. 4 Stars When are you going write something hard hitting and insightful about the oil industry in your neck of the woods Mr Rankin? ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,831,443 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7,094 in Police Procedurals (Books) #20,282 in Suspense Thrillers #48,731 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 4,041 Reviews | ## Images ![Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/610OI6HfUqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rankin at his best *by B***) on March 9, 2012* A cover blurb by P.D. James for this excellent crime novel sums up Rankin's writing in general as "the integration of setting, plot, characters and a theme...the moral dimension never far from his writing." A good overall judgement of "The Impossible Dead" which is the second installment of the author's new, post-Rebus series with protagonist Inspector Malcolm Fox and colleagues Tony Kate and Joe Naysmith of an police internal affairs unit, known as The Complaints. The story begins as a probe into possible police coverup of misbehavior by a local Kirkcaldy cop and eventually widens into an investigation of 30-year old murder involving student activism and possible terrorist acts in support of Scottish Nationalism. Author Rankin sets up a fairly standard police procedural to drive the plot forward, and it works very well. As impressive are the very well-sketched and strong characters that populate the story. The Complaints trio themselves are well-matched, their interactions enjoyable for the reader. The secondary characters are credible and give heft and zing to the plot. Much as I enjoyed Rankin's Rebus books, I have to say that it's a relief to encounter the less complicated protagonist Malcolm Fox. To be sure, he has a few personal problems--a seriously ill father in "The Impossible Dead". But in this book, those problems don't distract from the main story line as they could (my opinion) in the Rebus books. You can easily fall "in like" with Fox and identify with him as a normal person, issues and all. This is a fine, intelligent read with few false notes. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyable and worth Buying but not his Best *by M***E on July 4, 2012* I enjoyed this book, I think it's worth reading. Looking through Ian Rankin's bibliography I realise I have read all but two of his books, one of them being the first Malcolm Fox Novel. Some Authors stick to one character and I like Rebus but Rankin has created several quite different and convincing characters and so it is with Malcolm Fox. The plot is topical; undercover police getting 'close' to their subject of investigation, Scottish Independance and the success of Terrorism. The only 'complaint' I have is that like a few of Rankin's later books, they don't have the imagination or originality and end up reading a little as if they are intended to eventually reach the US movie scene. Is Rankin sacrificing his art for the sake of big bucks? If true, who can blame him? The book is still better than lots of others on the shelves. 4 Stars When are you going write something hard hitting and insightful about the oil industry in your neck of the woods Mr Rankin? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ian Rankin scores again. *by D***N on December 24, 2011* The book was classic Ian Rankin, with 2 veiled references to John Rebus. I cheered, laughed, then nearly had tears when I read those references. If you haven't read the John Rebus series you will not catch the references. I miss Rebus!!! Who would have thought that the complaints dept. would be so interesting. This dective is so squeaky clean compared to Rebus,I kept waitng for him to have a fault, but he is a hard worker. It's only 9 months till Ian's next book is out. I can't wait The only downside is this book was written in American, not Scottish-English. I miss the Scottish euphenisms(?) If you've fortunate enough to get a Rebus book printed in the UK you know what I mean. 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