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Synopsis

The Number One Bestseller

From suburban murders to the sinister workings of a serial killer's mind, from a bent cop with a terminal approach to his work to a hitman who gets more than he bargained for in a crowded fairground... This collection from the modern-day master of crime writing, which includes seven Rebus stories and the hard-to-find Death Is Not The End, not only explores the human condition, but also the inner life of a city like no other. For the streets of Edinburgh's Old Town have seen more than their fair share of blood.

Press Reviews

Masterfully plotted, clear and succinct - Scotsman

One of his great gifts is his startling ability to lead us gently down the garden path before whamming us with the shock explanation, the unexpected final trick - The Times

Rankin forays into short stories to exhilarating effect - Sunday Times

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About the Author

Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982 and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a Ph.D. in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987 and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-one languages and bestsellers on several continents.

Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow and is a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award, as well as receiving three Crime Writers' Association Daggers - including the prestigeous Diamond Dagger in 2005. Ian won the Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He is the recipient of honorary degrees from the universtities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh.

A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts. Ian recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.