In Saints of the Shadow Bible ($26.00), Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his
shoulder. He is investigating a car accident when news arrives that a
case from 30 years ago is being reopened. Rebus's team from those days
is suspected of helping a murderer escape justice to further their own
ends.
Malcolm Fox, in what will be his last case as an internal
affairs cop, is tasked with finding out the truth. Past and present are
about to collide in shocking and murderous fashion. What does Rebus
have to hide? And whose side is he really on? His colleagues back then
called themselves "The Saints," and swore a bond on something called the
Shadow Bible. But times have changed and the crimes of the past may not
stay hidden much longer -- and may also play a role in the present, as
Scotland gears up for a referendum on independence.
Allegiances
are being formed, enemies made, and huge questions asked. Who are the
saints and who the sinners? And can the one ever become the other?
Ian Rankin is a #1 international bestselling author. Winner of an Edgar Award and the recipient of a Gold Dagger for fiction and the Chandler-Fulbright Award, he lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.