Siobhan Clarke is placed in charge of the investigation, although she is outranked by Rebus, and finds herself having to compromise with Edinburgh gangster Morris Cafferty (for whom one of the victims was working as a bouncer) in hunting down the identity of the riot policeman who apparently assaulted her mother at a demonstration. Clues have been deliberately left at Clootie Well (duplicated from the Black Isle to Auchterarder for the purposes of the plot), a place where items of clothing are traditionally left for luck. It emerges that Webster was campaigning against the arms trade, and Richard Pennen of Pennen Industries, a dealer in weapons technology, comes under suspicion.Īt the same time, a serial killer seems to be killing former offenders, helped by a website set up by the family of a victim. Rebus is nearing retirement ("nobody would blame you for coasting"), and becomes sidelined until the apparent suicide of MP Ben Webster occurs at a high-level meeting in Edinburgh Castle. Clarke defied her parents by becoming a police officer she now wants to feel like a daughter. The parents of Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke arrive in Edinburgh as part of the protests, demonstrations, and scuffles that surrounded the G8 summit at Gleneagles, keeping the police busy. But Rebus has never been one to stick to the rules, and when Siobhan has a very personal reason for hunting down a riot cop, it looks as though both Rebus and Clarke may be up against their own side.An underlying thread throughout the book is that of familial relationships the book opens with Detective Inspector John Rebus attending the funeral of his brother Michael, who has died suddenly from a stroke. When Rebus also starts looking into the apparent suicide of an MP, he is abruptly warned off the case, not least because the G8 leaders have gathered in Scotland, and Rebus's bosses want him well out of the way. Read more uncover evidence that a serial killer is on the loose. That is, until Detective Inspector John Rebus and DS Siobhan Clarke. Yes, it is that good' NEWS OF THE WORLD A murder has been committed - but as the victim was a rapist, recently released from prison, no one is too concerned about the crime.
The topicality and eye for detail are awesome' Jilly Cooper 'This is possibly the best novel you will read in your life full stop. The sixteenth Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's best crime novelist' DAILY EXPRESS and No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Rankin just gets better. The sixteenth Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' DAILY MIRROR. Description for The Naming of the Dead (Inspector John Rebus Series #16) Paperback.
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