The Naming of the Dead

A powerful politician is dead and a vicious serial killer is on the hunt—and only Rebus can stop him, in this thrilling crime novel from #1 international bestselling author Ian Rankin.

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.