Author: ianrankin
When his son-in-law vanishes, John Rebus is well aware his daughter will be the prime suspect — and as he investigates the disappearance himself, he’ll realize he may not want to discover the truth… “How does Rebus keep on getting better and better? Ian Rankin is a genius” (Lee Child).
A cold case involving a missing private investigator threatens to unearth skeletons from Rebus’s past in this “must-read” mystery (Tana French). Former Detective John Rebus’ retirement is disrupted once again when skeletal remains are identified as a private investigator who went missing over a decade earlier. The remains, found in a rusted car in the East Lothian woods, not far from Edinburgh, … far from Edinburgh, quickly turn into a cold case murder investigation. Rebus’ old friend, Siobhan Clarke is assigned to the case, but neither of them could have predicted what buried secrets the investigation will uncover. Rebus remembers…
A Sunday Times bestseller: Retired detective inspector John Rebus takes on the 40-year-old cold case of a socialite stabbed to death in a hotel — but he realizes somebody is determined to keep him from finding out the truth. “Impossible to put down” (Daily Mail).
Three friends descend upon an art auction in search of some excitement. Mike Mackenzie-retired software mogul, bachelor and fine art enthusiast-wants something that money can’t buy. Fellow art-lover Allan Cruickshank is bored with his banking career and burdened by a painful divorce. And Robert Gissing, an art professor, is frustrated that so many paintings stay hidden in corporate boardrooms, … safes and private apartments. After the auction-and a chance encounter with crime boss Chib Calloway-Robert and Allan suggest the “liberation” of several paintings from the National Gallery, hoping Mike will dissuade them. Instead, he hopes they are serious. As enterprising…