by IanRankin (Author)
An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. Siobhan meanwhile has problems of her own. A teenager has disappeared from home and Siobhan is drawn into helping the family, which will mean travelling closer than is healthy towards the web of a convicted rapist. Then there's the small matter of the two skeletons - a woman and an infant - found buried beneath a concrete cellar floor in Fleshmarket Close. The scene begins to look like an elaborate stunt - but whose, and for what purpose...?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 404
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 04 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 075286467X
ISBN 13: 9780752864679
Book Overview: Rankin's most recent novels have been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers. He is also a top ten Guardian fastseller. Ian 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 Edgar and the CWA Gold Dagger. In 2003 Rankin sold over one million books and he now makes up more than 10 per cent of all UK crime sales, and gets excellent reviews: 'Another class act from Rebus...a touch of genius' Sunday Express. 'Rankin is a phenomenon...these novels are totally absorbing. Once I start reading one, all else goes by the board till I have finished it' Spectator. 'This is Rankin at his raw-edged, page-turning best' Time Out. 'No other writer in his chosen genre is producing books as rich and comprehensive as this: Dickensian, you might say' Literary Review. 'Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers' The Times.