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A police raid on an Edinburgh brothel captures (seemingly by accident) popular young local MP Gregor Jack. When Jack's fiery wife Elizabeth disappears, and two bodies are found, suspicion falls on a famous local actor Rab Kinnoul.
Beggar-my-neighbour, also known as strip jack naked, beat your neighbour out of doors, or beat jack out of doors, or beat your neighbour, is a simple card game. It is somewhat similar in nature to the children's card game War, and has spawned a more complicated variant, Egyptian ratscrew.
Jan 1, 2001 · In Ian Rankin’s Strip Jack, the fourth novel in his long-running murder mystery series, the newly promoted Edinburgh police Inspector John Rebus is decidedly unenthusiastic about the latest assignment from his sanctimonious boss, Chief Superintendent “Farmer” Watson.
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Oct 21, 2014 · Set in a group of old friends in which one murder has taken place already, Strip Jack succeeds in drawing you in to its mystery and intrigue. A fabulous read.
- Ian Rankin
Strip Jack: Directed by Matthew Evans. With Ken Stott, Jennifer Black, Claire Price, Annette Westwood. On the eve of a conference on African poverty, the Chair - millionaire philanthropist and people's champion Gregor Jack - is found with a hooker during a brothel raid.
Gregor Jack, MP, well-liked, young, married to the fiery Elizabeth - to the outside world a very public success story. But Jack's carefully nurtured career plans take a tumble after a 'mistake' during a police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel.
- Ian Rankin
Twelve remarkable, gritty stories starring Detecti… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 4. Strip Jack. by Ian Rankin. 3.88 · 15,741 Ratings · 699 Reviews · published 1992 · 82 editions.
Feb 17, 2009 · When Jack's flamboyant wife Elizabeth disappears, Rebus uncovers a full-house of orgies, drunken parties, an incestuous "Pack" of deceitful chums...and ultimately Elizabeth's badly beaten body. Now Rebus is on a new quest--to find a killer who holds all the cards.
Strip Jack is the fourth Inspector Rebus novel, first published in 1992. In it, Inspector Rebus investigates a local MP found in a brothel by a police operation, while also searching for some stolen university books and being involved in a murder case, both of which seem to be connected to the...
Sep 18, 2008 · Gregor Jack, MP, well-liked, young, married to the fiery Elizabeth – to the outside world a very public success story. But Jack’s carefully nurtured career plans take a tumble after a ‘mistake’ during a police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel.
