The Naming of the Dead
2006 • 421 pages

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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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Inspector Rebus

Inspector Rebus is a 28-book series with 25 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Ian Rankin and Peter James.

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Rebus Universe

Rebus Universe is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Ian Rankin.

Let It Bleed
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