by IanRankin (Author)
A tense and complicated thriller featuring inspector John Rebus from the acclaimed author of BLACK AND BLUE. Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a possible war criminal resident in Edinburgh. His immediate superiors are more than happy to have him tucked away in a quiet backwater for several months looking into ancient history. But the Crime Squad are forced to bring him back to the present day when a young upstart gangster, Tommy Telford, muscles in on Big Ger Cafferty's turf and Rebus's local knowledge becomes essential to the efforts to shut down Telford's business as a drug dealer, pimp and extortionist. Before he can act the waters are muddied further when the war criminal is found hanging in Warriston Cemetery.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 19 Jan 1998
ISBN 10: 0752807218
ISBN 13: 9780752807218
Book Overview: * Previous rebus - BLACK AND BLUE - top selling title in Orion Crime Promotion in 1997. * BLACK AND BLUE hailed as a breakthrough novel for author who has won two CWA Awards for his short fiction and a Fulbright Chandler Award. * I would be surprised to read a better crime novel during the rest of 1997 Marcel Berlins, The Times for BLACK AND BLUE; Ian Rankin's Inspector rebus is one of the most realistic creations in crime fiction ... a terrific read Sunday Telegraph.
Prizes: Winner of Crime Writers' Association Macallan Gold Dagger Award 1997.