THE BLACK BOOK by Ian Rankin

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Five years ago, a mysterious fire burned Edinburgh seedy Central Hotel to ashes. Long-forgotten and unsolved, the case reappears when a charred body with a bullet in its head is found amongst the ruins. Inspector John Rebus knows that his superiors would rather he let sleeping dogs lie. He knows that part of the answer lies somewhere within a cryptic black notebook. And he knows that to solve the case, he'll have to peel back layer upon layer of unspeakable secrets to arrive at the truth...

RATING:

Fifth in the John Rebus series, Rankin always gives his readers a well-written tale with vivid characterizations and storytelling of life in Edinburgh. Recommended!