Black And Blue (A Rebus Novel) [Paperback] [Aug 25, 2016] Ian Rankin

US: Orion, 1900. Paperback. Good. Now with a new introduction by Ian Rankin! Bible John killed three women, and took three souvenirs. Johnny Bible kille d to steal his namesake's glory. Oilman Allan Mitchelson died for his princ iples. And convict Lenny Spaven died just to prove a point. "Bible John" te rrorized Glasgow in the sixties and seventies, murdering three women he met in a local ballroom--and he was never caught. Now a copycat is at work. Ni cknamed "Bible Johnny" by the media, he is a new menace with violent ambiti ons. The Bible Johnny case would be perfect for Inspector John Rebus, but after a run-in with a crooked senior officer, he's been shunted aside to one of E dinburgh's toughest suburbs, where he investigates the murder of an off-dut y oilman. His investigation takes him north to the oil rigs of Aberdeen, wh ere he meets the Bible Johnny media circus head-on. Suddenly caught in the glare of the television cameras and in the middle of more than one investig ation, Rebus must proceed wiht caution: One mistake could mean an unpleasan t and not particularly speedy death, or, worse still, losing his job. Written with Ian Rankin's signature wit, style and intricacy, Black and Blue is a novel of uncommon and unforgettable intrigue.