• Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• 356 pages
• Fiction: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
• Book 18/25 of the Inspector Rebus series

It's twenty-five years since John Rebus appeared on the scene, but since being forced to retire he now lives on the fringes of his old life, working as a civilian in a cold case unit, and yearning to be back on the front line.

So when a long-dead case bursts back to life, he can't resist the opportunity to get his feet back under the CID desk. But Rebus is as stubborn and anarchic as ever, and he quickly finds himself in deep with pretty much everyone: ex-colleague, Siobhan Clarke; his old nemesis, Ger Cafferty; and a new Edinburgh crime boss who's looking to make a name for himself. Added to that, there is one person intent on barring his return to the force - Malcolm Fox of the 'Complaints'. Fox is convinced that Rebus is bent, and as Rebus crosses line after line, it starts to look as though he might just be right.

All Rebus wants to do is discover the truth about a series of seemingly unconnected disappearances stretching back to the millennium. But no one else wants to go there - and that includes his fellow officers. Not that any of that is going to stop Rebus. Not even when his own life and the careers of those around him are on the line.