The Naming of the Dead

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007. CU6 - A first US edition hardcover book SIGNED by Ian Rankin in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Book has remainder mark on the bottom, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 452 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. WHEN THE LEADERS of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, every cop in the country is needed to control the mob of protesters in Edinburgh's streets . . . except one. Inspector John Rebus's reputation precedes him, so while Presidents Bush and Putin confer in isolated splendor, Rebus mans an empty police station, safely out of the way where he can't offend any visiting dignitaries. Then a delegate falls to his death during a preconference dinner at Edinburgh Castle, and Rebus is given what looks like a simple suicide to write up. But even as he keeps it out of the headlines, Rebus probes where no probing is wanted - and doesn't like the side steps and power plays his questions engender. And this week Edinburgh is a dangerous place to be: Rebus also investigates the death of a recently paroled rapist, murdered in a particularly grisly fashion. The discovery of more bodies leads Rebus to consider an unexpected and politically unacceptable possibility. Amid political drama and street theater, and with egos on parade at every level, Rebus works the thorniest case he's ever encountered, with danger on a scale beyond his darkest imaginings. A state-of-the-world novel peopled by real characters, The Naming of the Dead is Rebus's most challenging case yet, and Edgar Award winner Ian Rankin at his very best.. Signed by Author. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.