Dead Souls

<p>The tenth Inspector Rebus novel from the <b>No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.</b><br> <br> <b>'Britain's best crime novelist' DAILY EXPRESS</b><br> <br> '<b>No one in Britain writes better crime novels today <i>Evening Standard</i></b><br> <br> Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons, Rebus is faced with a dilemma - should he be outed to protect local kids or given a chance to start anew?<br> <br> As the locals begin a hate campaign Rebus gets a call from the past: the son of a friend has gone missing and no one else will make time to ask the right questions. And then a fragment of Scotland's criminal history is repatriated at the end of a life sentence for murder. Once more Rebus's cup of trouble runneth over and the ghosts of past misdeeds return to haunt Edinburgh's streets.<br> <br> <b>****</b><br> <b><br> Ian Rankin's A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023</b></p>