Mortal Causes

In Mortal Causes the next installment in Ian Rankin''s superior series (New York Times Book Review) Inspector John Rebus must solve the murder case of a young man who was hanged in a secluded area. 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.