Five years ago, Edinburgh's Central Hotel burned to the ground, and a body with a bullet hole in it was found in the ashes. Now John Rebus is having a terrible week -- his lover has thrown him out, his brother has arrived unannounced, and his deputy is hospitalized in a coma. Then Rebus reads the notes in his deputy's black book.
Five years ago, Edinburgh's Central Hotel burned to the ground, and a body with a bullet hole in it was found in the ashes. Now John Rebus is having a terrible week -- his lover has thrown him out, his brother has arrived unannounced, and his deputy is hospitalized in a coma. Then Rebus reads the notes in his deputy's black book.
