Dark Road
From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES
$38.82
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2015
Summary
It’s been 25 years since Alfred Chalmers was convicted of the gruesome murder of four young women in Edinburgh. Isobel McArthur, Scotland’s first Chief Superintendent, was the woman responsible for putting him behind bars, but the case has haunted her ever since.
Now, with her retirement approaching, McArthur decides the time has come for answers. To uncover the truth, she revisits the case and interviews Chalmers for the first time in decades. But her decision rips opens old wounds a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409152644 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409152642 |
| Author: | Ian Rankin, Mark Thomson |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 216mm x 17mm |
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Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers - THE TIMES
Outstanding … very ambitious and very confident - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHGritty and hard-hitting, it’s the work of a writer at the very top of his game - SUNDAY MIRRORGenius … Rankin once again proves himself to be the consummate master of crime - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAYRankin’s dialogue flows so naturally that it’s easy to dismiss his subtler gifts; no one captures the bleak grandeur of Scotland, or the mindset of those charged with upholding its law, in quite the same way - FINANCIAL TIMESA richly-plotted and densely-textured portrait of modern Scotland and its ills - INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin is the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages and have been adapted for radio, the stage and the screen.
Rankin is the recipient of four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards, including the Diamond Dagger, the UK’s most prestigious award for crime fiction. In the United States, he has won the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has won Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the German Deutscher Krimipreis.
He is the recipient of honorary degrees from universities across the UK, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, and has received an OBE for his services to literature.
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