The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year.
John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he's joined them...
As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head.
That is, until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery. They say old habits die hard...
However, this is a case where the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everyone has something to hide.
With no badge, no authority and no safety net, Rebus walks a tightrope - with his life on the line.
But how do you find a killer in a place full of them?
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PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN:
'Ian Rankin is a genius'
LEE CHILD
'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse'
DAILY MAIL
'Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading ... Rankin has redefined the genre'
GUARDIAN
'The arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life's pleasures'
EXPRESS
'Rankin is a phenomenon'
SPECTATOR
'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'
SCOTSMAN
'The king of crime fiction'
SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Great fiction, full stop'
THE TIMES
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Ian Rankin's A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
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