Inspector Rebus #2 : Hide and Seek (P)

Dark Corners of the Mind

In the shadows of Edinburgh’s picturesque streets, a junkie is found dead in a dilapidated squat—a case no one seems to care about. To most, it’s just another casualty of addiction, but Detective John Rebus refuses to let it go.

As he scratches the surface, Rebus uncovers a web of indifference, deceit, and betrayal lurking beneath the city’s polished exterior. What begins as a routine investigation spirals into something darker, something that calls to the hidden recesses of Rebus’s own mind—a seductive, dangerous pull he struggles to resist.

As the death begins to look more like murder, Rebus is drawn into a treacherous game where the line between justice and obsession blurs. But the deeper he goes, the more he risks losing himself to the darkness he’s trying to fight.

Gritty, compelling, and unflinching, this is a Rebus mystery that peels back the veneer of civility to reveal the raw truth beneath.