The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year. John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars.Now, he's going to join them...In this tense, gripping game of cat and mouse, 'The King of Crime' (Express) returns to his much-loved creation, the inimitable John Rebus, as he faces a case unlike any other...* * * * *PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN:'Ian Rankin is a genius'LEE CHILD'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse'DAILY MAIL'Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading ... Rankin has redefined the genre'GUARDIAN'The arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life's pleasures'EXPRESS'Rankin is a phenomenon'SPECTATOR'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'SCOTSMAN'The king of crime fiction'SUNDAY EXPRESS'Great fiction, full stop'THE TIMES