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Name: In a House of Lies
Author: Ian Rankin

In Ian Rankin’s mystery, Inspector Siobhan Clarke takes over a cold case in Edinburgh: a private investigator vanished, his body later found in a car deep in the woods. The original investigation has long been questioned, and after ten years of unanswered questions Clarke must assess the original team's errors. All involved officers appear to have hidden motives. The quest for truth may lead to John Rebus, a former detective now retired, whose knowledge of the case could resolve the mystery but also risk his own safety.

First publish date: 2018

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Ian Rankin

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