Mortal Causes |
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| Author:
| Rankin, Ian |
| Series title: | IInspector Rebus Novels Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7528-4414-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Imprint: | Orion |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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The last people to die in Mary King's Close had been plague victims. But that was in the 1700s. Now a body has been discovered, brutally tortured and murdered in Edinburgh's buried city. Inspector John Rebus, ex-army, spots a paramilitary link. It is August in Edinburgh, the Festival is in full swing. No one wants to contemplate terrorism in the thronging city streets. Special Branch are interested, however, and Rebus finds himself seconded to an elite police unit with the mission of...
More DescriptionThe last people to die in Mary King's Close had been plague victims. But that was in the 1700s. Now a body has been discovered, brutally tortured and murdered in Edinburgh's buried city. Inspector John Rebus, ex-army, spots a paramilitary link. It is August in Edinburgh, the Festival is in full swing. No one wants to contemplate terrorism in the thronging city streets. Special Branch are interested, however, and Rebus finds himself seconded to an elite police unit with the mission of smashing whatever terrorist cell may exist. But the victim turns out to be a gangster's son, and the gangster wants revenge on his own terms.