The second Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee ChildA junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict - until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists.Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind...
ISBN: | 9780752883540 |
Publisher: | Orion |
Imprint: | Orion Books |
Published date: | 07 Aug 2008 |
DEWEY: | 823.92 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Sales rank: | 6822 |
Number of pages: | 261 |
Weight: | 266g |
Height: | 196mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine width: | 23mm |