Description
John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he's going to join them...
In this tense, gripping game of cat and mouse, Rankin returns to his much-loved creation, the inimitable John Rebus, as he faces a case unlike any other...
Praise for Ian Rankin
Endorsements
'Ian Rankin is a genius' — Lee Child
'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse' — Daily Mail
'Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading... Rankin has redefined the genre' — Guardian
'The arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life's pleasures' — Express
'Rankin is a phenomenon' — Spectator
'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best' — Scotsman
'The king of crime fiction' — Sunday Express
'Great fiction, full stop' — The Times