In the 1960s, the infamous Bible John terrorised Scotland when he murdered three women, taking three souvenirs. Thirty years
...Drawing on new genealogical research, original records, & expert testimony,  Black & British reaches back to Roman Britain,
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Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer
- who might just lead back to the infamous Bible John. & he's doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from Glasgow's Mr Big. As if this wasn't enough, there are TV cameras at his back investigating a miscarriage of justice, making Rebus a criminal in the eyes of a million or more viewers. Just one mistake is likely to mean an unpleasant & not particularly speedy death or, worse still, losing his job.