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Dos inocentes niñas han sido secuestradas y asesinadas en Edimburgo para asombro de la opinión pública, que se ha visto conmocionada ante tal crimen. El veterano inspector John Rebus, alcohólico y fumador empedernido, tomara parte en la investigacion cuan-do una tercera menor desaparezca bajo las mismas circunstancias. Con un turbulento pasado y un estilo de vida totalmente desestructurado, Rebus debera dejar a parte sus problemas personales para centrarse en la resolucion de un caso que podria convertirse en el mas dramatico suceso que pueda recordarse en toda Escocia. Pronto el asesino que todos buscan comenzara a enviar una serie de pistas que quiza solo Rebus podra llegar a resolver.

Un antiguo miembro de las Fuerzas Especiales del Ejército irrumpe en un acto de locura en un colegio privado del norte de Edimburgo, mata a dos alumnos de diecisiete años y acto seguido se suicida. Tal como dice el inspector Rebus No hay misterio salvo en el movil. Interrogante que le conduce al corazon de una pequeña localidad conmocionada por la tragedia. Rebus, que tambien ha servido en el Ejercito, fascinado por la figura del asesino, comprueba que una investigacion militar del caso entorpece la suya. Al ex comando no le faltaban amigos ni enemigos: desde personajes publicos hasta jovenes goticos de atuendo negro y oscuros habitantes de la pequeña localidad cuyas vidas transcurren en un trasfondo de secretos y mentiras.Pero Rebus tiene que hacer tambien frente a sus propios apuros. Un malhechor, que acosa a su amiga y colega Siobhan Clarke, aparece muerto en su casa tras un incendio cuando el mismo Rebus acaba de salir del hospital con las manos totalmente quemadas.

L'inspector John Rebus s'embranca en quatre casos simultanis mirant d'atrapar un assassí, que a la vegada el pot acabar portant a l'infame Bible John, l'home que, al Glasgow dels anys seixanta, va matar tres dones. Rebus empren els casos sotmes a la pressio policial dirigida per un alt carrec que ha estat acusat d'acceptar suborns d'un peix gros. Per acabar-ho d'adobar, el persegueix la televisio, que investiga un antic error judicial i fa que l'inspector sembli culpable davant d'un milio o mes d'espectadors."Una novel·la negra de primer ordre escrita amb un realisme ferotge"Sunday Telegraph

El inspector John Rebus se enfrenta a una situación sumamente delicada: mientras intenta capturar a un asesino que podría conducirle hasta el legendario criminal John Biblia, debe hacer frente a una investigacion interna que dirige un agente con buenos motivos para odiarle. Por si esto fuera poco, un programa de television que investiga errores judiciales le hace quedar como un criminal ante millones de personas. Una nueva novela de la saga del inspector Rebus, con la que el escoces Ian Rankin se ha convertido en uno de los autores de mas exito en todo el mundo.

Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Complaints and Conduct Department, to give them their full title, but known colloquially as 'the Dark Side', or simply 'The Complaints'. Malcolm Fox works for The Complaints.

La desaparición de una estudiante conduce a la policía a dos posibles pistas: la aparición de una muñeca en un minúsculo ataúd y un juego de rol a través de Internet dirigido por un misterioso gurú cibernetico.Dos posibles pistas que vinculan casos antiguos de asesinatos no resueltos con otros mas recientes.

Rankin at his best. Another surefire bestseller for Britain's #1 crime writer. His best novel yet and that is saying something.

Edimburgo está a punto de convertirse, al cabo de casi tres siglos, en anfitriona del primer Parlamento escocés, un hito histórico y político que enciende pasiones. El inspector Rebus ha sido destinado al comite de enlace de seguridad del Parlamento, en Queensberry House, centro mismo del distrito de la comisaria de St. Leonard. De Queensberry House, futura sede del gobierno de la nueva Escocia, perdura la maldicion de una leyenda, una maldicion que segun algunos recaera sobre los nuevos inquilinos.Los problemas empiezan cuando, en la antigua chimenea donde de acuerdo con la leyenda murio asado un joven, aparece el cadaver de Roddy Grieve,candidato a un escaño en el nuevo Parlamento.

El inspector Rebus se desvive por llegar al fondo de una investigación que podría desenmascarar a un genocida de la segunda guerra mundial -asunto que el gobierno británico preferiría no destapar-, cuando la batalla callejera entre dos bandas rivales llama a su puerta. Un mafioso checheno y Tommy Telford, un joven ganster de Glasgow que ha comenzado a afianzar su territorio en Edimburgo, dirigen una lucrativa red de prostitucion. Rebus, rodeado de enemigos, explora y se enfrenta al crimen organizado; quiere acabar con Telford, y asi lo hara, aun a costa de sellar un pacto con el diablo.Descarnada, genuina y maravillosamente escrita. GuardianMagistral tratamiento de Rankin a esta intriga criminal. Sunday Times

Like Edinburgh inspector John Rebus, the resurrection men of the title are treading on thin ice--they've all been sent to a short course at the Scottish Police College because they've failed in some way, generally "an issue with authority." Rebus has been known to have issues of that nature before, which only boosts his credibility with the other cops in attendance, suspected by their bosses of being on the wrong side of the fence, on the take, or even guilty of murder on several previous occasions. The dour Inspector's agenda aims to bring the higher-ups proof of the so-called Wild Bunch's nefarious activities; in the process, his own conduct in the old case he and his college classmates must rework and revisit comes under scrutiny. A solid police procedural whose protagonist, the hero of 14 other titles in this internationally acclaimed series, continues to grow on readers who are just discovering him. --Jane Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

When a former soldier shoots two students and then himself in an Edinburgh classroom, Detective Inspector John Rebus gets the case. The investigation, which starts on the gritty streets of Scotland's capitol, soon winds its way into military and governmental alleys with which Rebus is less familiar. Meanwhile, Rebus's partner is being stalked, and Rebus himself has more than his fair share of troubles as his unorthodox methods continue to attract unwarranted attention from his superiors.

An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Rebus is drawn into the case, even though his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. But Rebus is that most stubborn of creatures. As he investigates, he must visit an asylum-seekers' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love...

This is the first in a set of three audio books which contain twelve Detective Inspector Rebus mysteries read unabridged. The stories contain a full range of criminals and their victims - blackmailers, Peeping Toms and more than one kind of murderer.

Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Miles is a spy. His job is to watch and to listen, then to report back to his superiors, nothing more. The job, affording glimpses into the most private lives of his victims, appeals to Miles. He doesn't lust after promotion, and he doesn't want action. He wants, just for once, not to botch a case. Having lost one suspect - with horrific consequences - Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irishwoman. His marriage seems ready to crumble to dust. So does his home. But Miles is given one last chance for redemption - a trip to Belfast, which quickly becomes a flight of terror, murder and shocking discoveries. But can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?

Thw book has twelve Inspector Rebus mysteries, which include the hanging of a student during the Edinburgh Festival, an arson attack on a bird watcher and the apparent witnessing of a miracle...This tape has the following stories: Tit for Tat Gentleman's Club Monstrous Trumpet Being Frank

This 13th entry in the INSPECTOR REBUS series won the 2004 Edgar Award and was a New York Times Notable Book for 2003. Finally in serious hot water for his famously bad attitude, Inspector John Rebus is sent back to training following an incident involving a cup of coffee and his superior's face. While there, though, he has been given a task--root out corruption among his fellow trainees, known as the Resurrection Men.