Description: The beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland is being terrorized by a series of ghoulish murders of young girls. Police detective John Rebus, scarred by his elite-corps army training and a nervous breakdown, is forced to confront his own lo...
Synopsis The beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland is being terrorized by a series of ghoulish murders of young girls. Police detective John Rebus, scarred by his elite-corps army training and a nervous breakdown, is forced to confront his own long-repressed memories when he realizes he is tied to the killer by an invisible knot of blood.
Details
Publication Date:
1987-09-01
Size
Length:
192 pages
Weight:
6.9 oz
Publisher's Note In Edinburgh, Detective Rebus must put together conflicting clues to find a psychopathic killer and finds his own life threatened.
Industry Reviews "Rebus is the kind of detective who enjoys a deep dark mystery with a good moral conundrum." Quarles
"A tough and authentic-sounding thriller. Remarkable for its flinty-eye view of the flower of cities....Highly recommended." Quarles