It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing...
A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable.
When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem - and it's just about to erupt....
Book Details
- Author: Ian Rankin
- Series: Inspector Rebus Series
- Language: English
- Published on: 2008
- Publisher: Orion
- ISBN10: 0752883585
- ISBN13: 9780752883588
- Age Group: 18 and above