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Saints of the shadow bible / Ian Rankin.

Rankin, Ian. (Author).

Summary:

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?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781409144748 (hc.) :
  • ISBN: 1409144747 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 9781409128847 (trade pbk.) :
  • Physical Description: 328 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: London : Orion Books, c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
[Series cross-over novel].
Subject: Cold Cases > Fiction
Conspiracies > Fiction
Criminal investigation > Fiction.
Homicide > Fiction
Military Veterans > Fiction
Murder Investigation > Fiction
Murder > Fiction
Police Investigation > Fiction
Secret Societies > Fiction
Secrets > Fiction
Rebus, Inspector (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Rebus, John (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Fiction.
Police internal investigation > Fiction.
Police > Scotland > Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > Fiction.
Genre: Mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 30 of 34 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 34 total copies.
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  • Gardners
    SUNDAY TIMES No.1 bestseller Ian Rankin's latest gripping Rebus novel.
  • Grand Central Pub

    When a young woman is found unconscious at the wheel of her car, evidence at the scene suggests this was no ordinary crash. Especially when it turns out her boyfriend is the son of the Scottish Justice Minister and neither of them is willing to talk to the police.

    Meanwhile, John Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a big demotion and an even larger chip on his shoulder. A new law has been passed allowing the Scottish police to re-prosecute old crimes and a thirty-year-old case is being reopened, with Rebus and his team from back then suspected of corruption and worse.

    Known as 'the Saints', his colleagues swore a bond of mutual loyalty on something called 'the Shadow Bible'. But with Malcolm Fox as the investigating officer - and determined to use Rebus for his own ends - the crimes of the past may not stay hidden much longer.

    With political turmoil threatening to envelop Scotland, who really are the saints and who the sinners? And can the one ever become the other?

    SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE not only reaches back to the past to find out what John Rebus did, but also to discover who he really is.


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