The Naming of the Dead
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The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus's reputation precedes him, and his bosses don't want him anywhere near Presidents Bush and Putin, which explains why he's manning an abandoned police station when a call comes in. During a preconference dinner at Edinburgh Castle, a delegate has fallen to his death. Accident, suicide, or something altogether more sinister? And is it linked to a grisly find close to the site of the gathering? Are the world's most powerful men at risk from a killer? While the government and secret services attempt to hush the whole thing up, Rebus knows he has only seventy-two hours to find the answers.
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23 primary books28 released booksInspector Rebus is a 28-book series with 22 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Ian Rankin and Peter James.
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4 primary books5 released booksRebus Universe is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Ian Rankin.
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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“Know what I think? I think all of this is because there's a bit of the anarchist in you. You're on their side, and it annoys you that you've somehow ended up working for The Man.”
Rebus snorted a laugh. “Where did you get that from?”
She laughed with him. “I'm right though, aren't I? You've always seen yourself as being on the outside–” She broke off as their coffees arrived, dug her spoon into her cappuccino and scooped foam into her mouth.
“I do my best work on the margins,” Rebus said thoughtfully.
precisely
BUT,
