Mortal causes : an Inspector Rebus novel
By: Rankin, Ian.
London : Orion, ©1994Description: 320 p. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 1857979389; 1857978633 (pbk).Subject(s): Rebus, Inspector (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- Fiction | Detective and mystery storiesDDC classification: /R16 Summary: It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing ... A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem - and it's just about to erupt.It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing ... A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem - and it's just about to erupt.
College of Arts and Sciences
There are no comments for this item.