In Edinburgh you're never far from a peaceful spot, or from a hellish
one either. Now, in the heart of summer, in the midst of a nationalist
festival, Inspector John Rebus is on the murder case of a young man left
hanging in a spot where his screams would never be heard. To find the
victim's identity--and his killer--Rebus searches from Edinburgh's most
violent neighborhood to Belfast, Northern Ireland--amongst petty thugs,
gunrunners, and heavyweight criminals. But before Rebus can get to the
truth, he's bloodied by the dream of society's madmen--and staring into
the glint of a killer's eyes.
Once again, Ian Rankin has demonstrated his incredible crime writing
skills in Mortal Causes.