"Detective John Rebus's city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. As the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn't just one cop trying to catch a killer--he's the man who's got all the pieces to the puzzle."--Back cover.

"Each time he heard the angry cry of the Scottish kings the young man braced for the roar and pain of another bullet ripping into his mangled body. He kept his eyes closed. Not because the dried tears and sweat made it impossible for him to lift his eyelids, but because he dreaded the sight of the ghosts that were toasting his death in this forgotten building. With uncommon courage, he attempted a smile as another clip was loaded and the ancient maxim...

Packed off to the remote Scottish Police College for a lesson in teamwork -- after hurling a mug in his supervisor's face -- Inspector John Rebus finds himself in a snake pit. Rebus must work undercover on a drug heist that involves his classmates, known as the Resurrection Men.

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. 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...

"They call him the Wolfman - because he takes a bite out of his victims and because they found the first victim in the East Ends lonely Wolf Street Scotland Yard. are anxious to find the killer and Inspector Rebus is drafted in to help. But his Scotland Yard opposite number. George Flight. isnt happy at yet more interference. and Rebus finds himself dealing with racial prejudice as well as the predations of a violent maniac. When Rebus is offered...

"A police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel looks set to end the career of a promising local politician Gregor Jack. But when his wife disappears, DI Rebus suspects the MP is more than just unlucky." -- back cover.

Reinstated on the force, demoted, and with a chip on his shoulder, Rebus reteams with internal affairs officer Malcolm Fox to solve a cold case from thirty years ago.

"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, Clarke decides that the recently retired John Rebus may be able to help. Together the two old adversaries might just stand a chance of saving Cafferty's skin. But a notorious...