The fourth Inspector Rebus novel from the No 1 bestselling author
- 'unmatched in the field of British crime fiction' THE TIMESGregor Jack MP well-liked young married to the fiery Elizabeth
- to the outside world a very public success story But Jack's carefully nurtured career plans take a tumble after a 'mistake' during a police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel Then Elizabeth disappears a couple of bodies float into view where they shouldn't & a lunatic speaks from his asylum Initially Rebus is sympathetic to the MP's dilemma
- who hasn't occasionally succumbed to temptation?
- but with the disappearance of Jack's wife the glamour surrounding the popular young man begins to tarnish Someone wants to strip Jack naked & Rebus wants to know why