Books like Resurrection men by Ian Rankin
In this thriller, Inspector John Rebus is put under house arrest at a rehabilitation school following a grave mistake. While there, he learns that some fellow inmates are orchestrating a drug heist. Teaming up with his protégé, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke, Rebus digs into the operation and uncovers a connection to a murder involving a prominent art dealer. The investigation threatens to expose scandal and danger at the highest echelons of police.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Ian Rankin
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