By: Ian Rankin
Genres: Mystery Police Procedural
Posted: March 15, 2007
As the G8 Conference begins, one of the participants is found dead at the base of Edinburgh Castle. Was it murder or suicide? And did it have any relationship to the other killings? The government and secret service refuse to cooperate with Rebus' investigation, throwing obstacles every inch of his way. In order to solve the crime, Rebus must make an uneasy alliance with the devil.
Rankin gives added texture to the mystery by using the backdrop of the G8 Conference with its real-life characters and incidents from the controversial political event. He sprinkles songs and musicians throughout the tale enriching it further. There are plenty of twists and surprises, leaving Rebus and Siobhan with an uneasy future with their superiors and Cafferty.
Book Summary
The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus's reputation precedes him, and his bosses don't want him anywhere near Presidents Bush and Putin, which explains why he's manning an abandoned police station when a call comes in. During a preconference dinner at Edinburgh Castle, a delegate has fallen to his death. Accident, suicide, or something altogether more sinister? And is it linked to a grisly find close to the site of the gathering? Are the world's most powerful men at risk from a killer? While the government and secret services attempt to hush the whole thing up, Rebus knows he has only seventy-two hours to find the answers.
by: Ian Rankin
Inspector John Rebus Series, #16 Little, Brown
April 1, 2007
On Sale: April 2, 2007
Featuring: Inspector John Rebus
400 pages
ISBN: 0316057576
EAN: 9780316057578
Hardcover