
Detective Inspector Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a suspected war criminal. But an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause. Telford is known to have close links with a Newcastle gangster nicknamed Mr Pink Eyes - a Chechen bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford takes the high road back to Paisley and pronto. Then Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run and Rebus knows that now there is nothing he wouldn't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford - even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.
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Kriminalkomissarie John Rebus blir satt att utreda ett fall som har med andra världskriget att göra, under tiden blir han mer och mer indragen i ett utbrytande krig mellan stadens två största "bossar".
Boken bjuder på många oväntade vändningar och överraskningar. Jag tyckte mycket om den just på grund av att jag inte klarade att förutse vad som skulle hända härnäst.