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. But Rebus is that most stubborn of creatures. As Rebus investigates, he must visit an asylum seekers' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love...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? And how can it tie to the murder on the unforgiving housing-scheme known as Knoxland?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: Open market ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Mar 2005
ISBN 10: 0752865234
ISBN 13: 9780752865232
Book Overview: Rankin's last three 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 CWA Gold Dagger and the Edgar Award In 2003 Rankin sold over one million books and he now makes up more than 10 per cent of all UK crime sales He also constantly gets excellent reviews: 'Another class act from Rebus...a touch of genius' SUNDAY EXPRESS '[An] exceptionally well plotted book, which is guaranteed to hook you and keep you hooked for a very long time' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH '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