The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year. John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh\'s most deadly criminals behind bars.Now, he\'s going to join them...In this tense, gripping game of cat and mouse, \'The King of Crime\' (Express) returns to his much-loved creation, the inimitable John Rebus, as he faces a case unlike any other...* * * * * PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN: \'Ian Rankin is a genius\' LEE CHILD \'Rebus is one of British crime writing\'s greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse\' DAILY MAIL \'Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading ... Rankin has redefined the genre\' GUARDIAN \'The arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life\'s pleasures\' EXPRESS \'Rankin is a phenomenon\' SPECTATOR \'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best\' SCOTSMAN \'The king of crime fiction\' SUNDAY EXPRESS \'Great fiction, full stop\' THE TIMES