Inspector Rebus #9 : The Hanging Garden (P)

A Deal with the Devil

Detective Inspector John Rebus is tracking a war criminal’s trail of atrocities from WWII, piecing together a history buried under decades of silence. But his focus is torn when Edinburgh's streets ignite in a violent turf war between two rival gangs.

A Chechen gangster smuggles women from Bosnia into Scotland, feeding them into the brutal world of Tommy Telford, a ruthless Glaswegian aiming to claim Edinburgh's underworld as his own. The bloodshed feels distant—until a personal tragedy strikes Rebus's own family.

When his daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-run, all signs point to Telford. Consumed by fury, Rebus finds himself willing to do whatever it takes to bring the gangster down. Even if that means forming an unholy alliance with the devil himself.

In this gripping and morally complex tale, Ian Rankin pits Rebus against his most personal demons yet, as justice and vengeance blur into a single, dangerous mission.