In a brand-new series installment, New York Times bestselling
author, Ian Rankin, returns to his legendary detective--it's not the
first time Rebus has taken the law into his own hands, though it may be
the last.
John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him
behind bars for the rest of his life.
But what drove a good man to cross the line?
Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke may well find out. Clarke is tasked
with the city's most explosive case in years, an infamous cop, at the
center of decades of misconduct, has gone missing. Finding him will
expose not only her superiors, but her mentor John Rebus. And Rebus
himself may not have her own interests at heart, as the repayment of a
past debt places him in the crosshairs of both crime lords and his
police brethren.
One way or another, a reckoning is coming - and John Rebus may be
hearing the call for last orders...