by IanRankin (Author)
Struggling through another Edinburgh winter Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers. Was the Lord Provost's daughter kidnapped or just another runaway? Why is a city councillor shredding documents that should have been waste paper years ago? And why on earth is Rebus invited to a clay pigeon shoot at the home of the Scottish Office's Permanent Secretary? Sucked into the machine that is modern Scotland, Rebus confronts the fact that some of his enemies may be beyond justice...
Format: Paperback
Edition: paperback / softback
Publisher: Orion
Published: 01 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 0752804014
ISBN 13: 9780752804019
Book Overview: Ian Rankin is a regular Sunday Times bestseller and Guardian fastseller. He has an incredibly high profile - in 2003, he had his own TV series (Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts), received his OBE, guested on Newsnight Review and is a constant contributor to the national press. He has won numerous awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger and the Edgar Award. In 2003 Rankin sold over one million books. He now makes up more than 10 per cent of all UK crime sales. Rankin also constantly gets excellent reviews: 'Masterfully plotted, clear and succinct' The Scotsman. 'A complex mystery novel, as you would expect from Rankin, one of a handful of truly outstanding British mystery writers ... Terrific' Observer. 'An extraordinarily rich addition to crime literature' Independent on Sunday. 'The unopposed champion of the British police procedural field' Guardian. 'Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers' The Times.