Let it bleed: In the midst of another bleak Edinburgh winter, Rebus becomes involved in a web of intrigue that poses more questions then answers.

Black & blue: Rebus juggles four cases in the course of trying to find one killer--who may lead back to the infamous Bible John--while the subject of an internal inquiry led by the man he's just accused of taking bribes.

The hanging garden: While on the paper trail of a World War II criminal, Rebus finds a running battle between two rival gangs at his door, and his own daughter the victim of a hit and run.