Detective Inspector John Rebus is sent to the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan after throwing a tea mug at his superior officer. Referred to as the Resurrection Men, he and other sidelined officers are tasked with investigating the unsolved murder of an Edinburgh art dealer named Edward Marber. While Rebus works the cold case, he is secretly assigned to monitor his peers for evidence of corruption. At the same time, his colleague Siobhan Clarke investigates the death of a petty criminal, eventually discovering that her inquiry intersects with the decades-old mystery Rebus is currently unearthing.
This book serves readers who value intricate procedural structures and metropolitan grit. It appeals to those interested in the internal politics of law enforcement and the friction between seasoned detectives and institutional reform. The reader gains a detailed view of the functional flaws within police hierarchies and the technicalities of cold case forensics. By the end, the audience understands how historical crimes influence present-day criminal networks and the specific methods used to identify systemic misconduct within a police force.
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
