Watchman

Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Miles is a spy. His job is to watch and to listen, then to report back to his superiors, nothing more. The job, affording glimpses into the most private lives of his victims, appeals to Miles. He doesn't lust after promotion and he doesn't want action. He wants, just for once, not to botch a case.

Having lost one suspect - with horrific consequences - Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irish woman. His marriage seems ready to crumble to dust. So does his home.

But Miles is given one last chance for redemption - a trip to Belfast, which quickly becomes a flight of terror, murder and shocking discoveries. But can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?

“First rate crime fiction with a fierce realism-- SUNDAY TELEGRAPH”

Ian Rankin is perhaps the best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today DAILY TELEGRAPH
Britain's No.1 crime writer DAILY MIRROR
An addictive writer ... a remarkable talent SPECTATOR
Rankin is the thinking man's thriller writer IRISH TIMES
Rankin is a master of his craft INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Ian Rankin is a regular No.1 bestseller and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Diamond Dagger and in 2009 he was inducted into the CWA Hall of Fame. He lives with his family in Edinburgh and in 2003 received an OBE for his services to literature.

Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Miles is a spy. His job is to watch and to listen, then to report back to his superiors, nothing more. The job, affording glimpses into the most private lives of his victims, appeals to Miles. He doesn't lust after promotion and he doesn't want action. He wants, just for once, not to botch a case.Having lost one suspect - with horrific consequences - Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irish woman. His marriage seems ready to crumble to dust. So does his home.But Miles is given one last chance for redemption - a trip to Belfast, which quickly becomes a flight of terror, murder and shocking discoveries. But can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?

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