Mortal Causes: From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Mortal Causes: From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ian Rankin
SeriesA Rebus Novel
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 133
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9780752883588
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publication Date 7 August 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing... A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem - and it's just about to erupt.

Author Biography

Ian Rankin is a regular No.1 bestseller, and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Diamond Dagger. He lives with his family in Edinburgh, and in 2003 received an OBE for his services to literature.

Reviews

Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist * DAILY EXPRESS * Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers ... He makes the reader feel part of the scene, and enhances the experience with his virtuosity with dialogue ... But all these virtues would count for little if Rankin didn't also possess the most important asset of them all - the ability to tell a damned good story * THE TIMES * Ian Rankin is a genius -- Lee Child Rankin is streets ahead in the British police procedural writing field * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * Britain's No.1 crime writer * DAILY MIRROR *