Frank Lekens Książki

Rebus is off the case literally. A few days into a murder inquiry following the brutal death of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up at DCS Gill Templer. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for 'retraining' in other words, he's in the Last Chance Saloon. Rebus is given an old, unsolved case to work on, in order to teach him and others the merits of teamwork. But there are those in the team who have their own secrets and they'll stop at nothing to protect them. As if this wasn't enough, Rebus is asked to act as a go between for gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty. And as newly promoted DS Siobhan Clarke works the case of the murdered art dealer, she is brought closer to Cafferty than she could ever have anticipated ...

John Rebus, inspektor policji z Edynburga, to bohater serii książek Iana Rankina, najpoczytniejszego autora kryminałów w Wielkiej Brytanii (zarazem najpopularniejszego współczesnego szkockiego pisarza). Każda jego poweść jest bestsellerem nr. 1. Nazwisko bohatera nie jest przypadkowe - zdaniem Rankina, największa przyjemność dla pisarza to prowadzenie gry z czytelnikiem. W elitarnej prywatnej szkole dochodzi do masakry dzieci. Na pozór sprawa jest prosta: były żołnież SAS Lee Herdman, wpadł w szał i zabił dwoje nastolatków, a następnie popełnił samobójstwo. Ale nic nie jest proste dla inspektora Rebusa... który na dodatek sam ma poważne kłopoty i grozi mu aresztowanie. Rebus jest podejrzany o zamordowanie drobnego przestępcy, który napastował jego koleżankę z pracy. Dowody są mocne - tuż po wizycie inspektora, przestępca spłonął żywcem w swoim domu. A Rebus ma poparzone dłonie.

A murder has been committed - but as the victim is a rapist, recently released from prison, no one is that concerned about the crime. That is, until Detective Inspector John Rebus and DS Siobhan Clarke uncover evidence that a serial killer is on the loose . . . 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. 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 . . .

Daisy Miller, an innocent yet bold American girl, runs afoul of the European code of conduct at the turn of the twentieth century.