The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One Bestseller - one of the must-read novels of the year.
'I loved it - Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations' MARIAN KEYES
John Rebus stands accused: the once legendary detective is on trial, facing the rest of his life behind bars.
How does a hero turn villain?
Or have times changed, and the rules with them?
Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke tackles Edinburgh's most explosive case in years, as a corrupt cop harbouring huge secrets goes missing.
But is her loyalty to the police or the public? And who can she trust when nobody is truly innocent - including her former mentor Rebus - and a killer walks among them?
As the time comes to choose sides, it becomes clear: after a lifetime of lies, the truth will break your heart...
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PRAISE FOR A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES:
'I loved it hugely! Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations.'
MARIAN KEYES
'Phenomenal ... The ending is going to floor readers. Everyone is going to be talking about this!'
MICK HERRON
'Magnificent - beautifully written, clever - and what an ending!'
KATE MOSSE
'Peerless. Immaculately crafted, gripping, intricately textured. By turns wry, brutal, unflinching, heart-filled.'
SARAH VAUGHAN
'The standout novel from one of the great storytellers of our generation ... The kind of ending you won't ever forget.'
CHRIS WHITAKER
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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
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Ian Rankin's A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023
Ian Rankin is a genius - LEE CHILD
A master storyteller - GUARDIAN
Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse - DAILY MAIL
Great fiction, full stop - THE TIMES
One of Britain's leading novelists in any genre - NEW STATESMAN
Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
Masterminds | Have you ever been in a bar fight?
Masterminds | Police work in crime novels
Masterminds | Getting stuck: Where's the twist?
Masterminds | Research and discovery when writing
Masterminds | Rebus changing over time
Masterminds | Rebus' health issues
Masterminds | If Rebus were real . . .
Rather Be the Devil | Reading by Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Rather Be The Devil | Introduction by author Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Standing in Another Man's Grave - by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin discusses his latest book, The Impossible Dead
Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
Masterminds | Have you ever been in a bar fight?
Masterminds | Police work in crime novels
Masterminds | Getting stuck: Where's the twist?
Masterminds | Research and discovery when writing
Masterminds | Rebus changing over time
Masterminds | Rebus' health issues
Masterminds | If Rebus were real . . .
Rather Be the Devil | Reading by Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Rather Be The Devil | Introduction by author Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Standing in Another Man's Grave - by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin discusses his latest book, The Impossible Dead
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first novel The Flood was published in 1986, while his first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987. The Rebus series is now translated into twenty-two languages and the books are bestsellers on several continents. Ian has received an OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his wife and two sons.