by Ian.Rankin (Author)
A shooting incident at a private school just north of Edinburgh. Two seventeen-year olds killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. As Detective Inspector John Rebus puts it, 'there's no mystery'...except the why. But this question takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-army himself, Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer, and finds he is not alone. Army investigators are on the scene, and won't be shaken off.The killer had friends and enemies to spare - ranging from civic leaders to the local Goths - leaving behind a legacy of secrets and lies. Rebus has more than his share of personal problems, too. He's fresh out of hospital, hands heavily bandaged, and he won't say how it happened. Could there be a connection with a house-fire and the unfortunate death of a petty criminal who had been harrassing Rebus's colleague Siobhan Clarke? Rebus's bosses seem to think so...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 360
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Orion
Published: 2003
ISBN 10: 075285111X
ISBN 13: 9780752851112
Book Overview: Ian Rankin's last two novels - THE FALLS and RESURRECTION MEN - have been number one in both hardcover and paperback. Ian now 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 was a constant contributor to the national press. In 2003, Rankin sold over one million books and he now makes up 10 per cent of all UK crime sales!