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It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk: a dissident Russian poet has been murdered in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. Rebus discovers that an elite delegation of Russian businessmen is in town, looking to expand its interests. And as Rebus's investigation gains ground, someone brutally assaults a local gangster with whom he has a long history.Has Rebus overstepped his bounds for the last time? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, controversial career, will Rebus even make it that far?

subjects: Mystery,  Detective and mystery stories,  Police,  Retirement,  Inspector Rebus (Fictitious character),  Investigation,  Fiction,  Murder,  Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural,  Edinburgh (scotland), fiction,  Rebus, inspector (fictitious character), fiction,  Large type books,  New York Times reviewed,  Mystery and detective

Places: Edinburgh,  Edinburgh (Scotland),  Scotland