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Rebus comes out of retirement...to save his nemesis.

A Boston Globe Best Mystery of the Year Rebus comes out of retirement...to save his nemesis. Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is feeling the heat. She's investigating the death of a senior government prosecutor, David Minton, who has friends in high places. When one of their... Read Full Overview

"Retirement does not sit well with John Rebus. He has police work in his veins. Siobhan Clarke has been investigating the murder of an important lawyer found with a menacing note. Across Edinburgh, Big Ger Cafferty, Rebus's old nemesis, receives the same note and a bullet through... Read Full Overview

Rebus comes out of retirement...to save his nemesis. Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is feeling the heat. She's investigating the death of a senior government prosecutor, David Minton, who has friends in high places. When one of their own is killed, the powers that be want... Read Full Overview

Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is investigating the death of a senior lawyer during a robbery. The case becomes more complex when a note is discovered, indicating that this may have been no random attack. When local gangster Big Ger Cafferty receives an identical message,... Read Full Overview