Edinburgh is a city steeped in history and tradition, a seat of learning, of elegant living, known as the 'Athens of the North'. But that isn't all. The city's flip-side is a city of grudges, blackmail, violence, greed and fear - where past and present clash and old wounds fester. In any year Detective Inspector John Rebus can expect gang warfare, murder, assault and battery at the very least. In this collection he investigates the hanging of a student actor during the Festival, an arson attack on a bird watcher and the witnessing of an apparent miracle...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Aug 2008
ISBN 10: 1409102386
ISBN 13: 9781409102380
Book Overview: Twelve Inspector Rebus mysteries from the award-winning, No.1 bestselling author.