<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>As Detective Inspector John Rebus tries to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk. A dissident Russian poet has been murdered. Only a few days shy of the end to his long, controversial career, will Rebus even make it that far?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk: a dissident Russian poet has been murdered in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. <br /> Rebus discovers that an elite delegation of Russian businessmen is in town, looking to expand its interests. And as Rebus's investigation gains ground, someone brutally assaults a local gangster with whom he has a long history.<br /> Has Rebus overstepped his bounds for the last time? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, controversial career, will Rebus even make it that far?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"In the Rebus novels he's provided a portrait of his chosen city that's as rich, detailed and loving as any that any crime writer working today has given us of any city in the world. . . . This has been one of the best police procedural series ever written."--<b>Patrick Anderson</b>, <b><i>Washington Post</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ian Rankin</b> 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.
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