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‘Rebus is one of fiction’s greatest creations’ MARIAN KEYES
In the depths of Edinburgh winter, the bodies are piling up for Detective John Rebus – two suicides, a murder, and the mysterious death of an inmate in one of Scotland’s largest prisons.
When his investigation uncovers a web of conspiracy among the city’s political elite, it’s clear that everything Rebus holds dear – his job, his life, even his young daughter – is now at stake.
As he risks it all to make those responsible pay for their crimes, Rebus finds that some of his enemies are above the law – but perhaps not beyond justice…
‘Rebus is one of British crime writing’s greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse’ DAILY MAIL
‘The king of crime fiction’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
In the depths of Edinburgh winter, the bodies are piling up for Detective John Rebus – two suicides, a murder, and the mysterious death of an inmate in one of Scotland’s largest prisons.
When his investigation uncovers a web of conspiracy among the city’s political elite, it’s clear that everything Rebus holds dear – his job, his life, even his young daughter – is now at stake.
As he risks it all to make those responsible pay for their crimes, Rebus finds that some of his enemies are above the law – but perhaps not beyond justice…
‘Rebus is one of British crime writing’s greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse’ DAILY MAIL
‘The king of crime fiction’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
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Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers
One of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse
Britain's No.1 crime writer
No one writes more gripping stories than Rankin
One of the most beguiling characters in the history of crime fiction
Ian Rankin is a genius
A complex mystery novel, as you would expect from Rankin, one of a handful of truly outstanding British mystery writers ... Terrific
