This is the first of the Inspector John Rebus series books that I have read. Set in Scotland, it is a fast-paced crime story about a frustrated, aging cop and his young, ambitious lady partner in search of a serial killer.
The book spans one week, during the G8 convention in Edinburgh and the London Underground bomb blasts in 2007. These events play an important part in the story and has been neatly woven in by Rankin.
It is obvious that the author is passionate about music (especially from the late 70s and the 80s) - he mentions lyrics, albums and trivia about bands.
Emotions run high in the book - 3 funerals, a badly hurt mother, differing sentiments, protecting family, wavering diplomats, red-tape, suicide - its got it all!!
A fun read, will definitely pick up another of his books.
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