I don't want to give the story away in thus so I will keep away from the plot. It is such a good read that it is not worth spoiling it by this review going over the plot so I will try and keep away! Ian Rankin is a favourite author of mine and I have bought all his books. I was travelling to Scotland with my mum on a holiday inspired by these books. On stopping at the service station on the M5 I saw this cd audio book and though what better accompaniment to the journey to Scotland but that. I have liked audio books since I joined Audible a few years ago and downloaded a book a month. I had never actually had a cd audio book before this one so this ...  Read the complete review

Detective Inspector John Rebus is involved in a series of murders, all of which appear to have been committed by one killer. There are also links in the modus operandi with Bible John, who killed many years before - but it can't be Bible John who is committing the crimes because witnesses claim the new one is a young man. Rebus is also involved in another case, which appears to be linked to Glasgow's answer to the Godfather and an off-shore oil company. On top of this, Rebus is being shadowed by a colleague from Glasgow who he suspects is accepting bribes from Glasgow's Godfather. It appears Rebus' life can't get any more complicated, so he does a bunk to Aberdeen, where  Read the complete review