Rebus and Malcolm Fox go head-to-head when a 30-year-old murder
investigation resurfaces, forcing Rebus to confront crimes of the
past.
Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his
shoulder. He is investigating a car accident when news arrives that a
case from 30 years ago is being reopened. Rebus's team from those days
is suspected of helping a murderer escape justice to further their own
ends.
Malcolm Fox, in what will be his last case as an internal affairs cop,
is tasked with finding out the truth. Past and present are about to
collide in shocking and murderous fashion. What does Rebus have to hide?
And whose side is he really on? His colleagues back then called
themselves "The Saints," and swore a bond on something called the Shadow
Bible. But times have changed and the crimes of the past may not stay
hidden much longer -- and may also play a role in the present, as
Scotland gears up for a referendum on independence.
Allegiances are being formed, enemies made, and huge questions asked.
Who are the saints and who the sinners? And can the one ever become the
other?