Author: Ian Rankin Year: 2003 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Crime, Mystery, Detective Culture: Scotland
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ISBNs: 9780752877136 9780316099240 0752877135 0316099244 |
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When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye. Army investigators show up to snoop around the scene of the crime, and links between the killer and a local group of "Goths" (a morbid clique of black-clad teens who listen to heavy metal music) begin to surface. But just as Rebus finds himself in the thick of the murder inquiry, he's threatened with suspension from the police force: a man who had been menacing his partner and friend, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke, dies in the same house fire that has left Rebus with horrible, painful burns. Rebus is immediately suspected of foul play. Now Rebus is faced with two harrowing missions: He must get to the root of the boarding school killing even as he tries to clear his own name.
This book is part of the "Inspector Rebus" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "Exit Music" First published in 2007 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Fleshmarket Alley" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Falls" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Resurrection Men" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Set in Darkness" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Dead Souls" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Hanging Garden" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Death Is Not the End" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Black and Blue" First published in 1997 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Let It Bleed" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Mortal Causes" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Black Book" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Tooth and Nail" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Good Hanging" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Strip Jack" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Hide and Seek" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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