“Most single men, when engrossed in a very busy – intricate – working life, have no time to be lonely. They have their occupation, colleagues and other distractions to keep them busy. But what is interesting – with regards to Rebus’s self-contentment – is his thought processes at the beginning of his last book, Exit Music. He meets with another policeman who is due for retirement, not as immediately as Rebus, but nevertheless he had major plans for his retirement. He would become a taxi driver. ...Rebus is quite clear that he wouldn’t undertake such a profession, but he thinks of the normal comforts of retirement – a house, a wife, loving children nearby, or a complete escape to a foreign clime with a loved one – but none of that is applicable to him. He doesn’t have his own home, he is divorced, and his child is living in sin in London while he is alone in Edinburgh. Maybe Rebus could snatch some time with his friend Siobhan Clarke, but maybe she can get on with her own life and career now without him around.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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