Black and Blue

An Inspector Rebus Mystery (Inspector Rebus Novels)

Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages

English language

Published Feb. 14, 1999 by St. Martin's Dead Letter.

ISBN:
978-0-312-96677-5
Copied ISBN!

View on OpenLibrary

4 stars (6 reviews)

Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates.Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, …

13 editions

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
  • Mystery/Suspense
  • Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
  • Mystery & Detective - Series
  • Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
  • Mystery & Detective - General
  • Mystery fiction