A Piece of Justice

When a brutally tortured body is discovered in one of Edinburgh's mysterious subterranean streets, it seems as if a sinister echo of the city's plague-ridden past has resurfaced.

But Inspector John Rebus believes a more modern evil, sectarian terrorism, is behind the gruesome discovery.

With the festival at Edinburgh in full swing, the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, and Rebus realizes the city has become a dangerous place to live...