(London), (Orion), (2007). The 20th anniversary edition of his second book, and the first to feature Detective Sergeant John Rebus, one of the most complex, engaging and -- these days -- popular characters in detective fiction: Rankin's first books, including the first Rebus novels, were only modestly successful commercially. Eventually the series gained in popularity to the point that they reportedly accounted for 10% of all sales of crime novels in Great Britain, selling a half million copies or more for each title and being bestsellers immediately upon publication. This edition contains a new introduction by the author, as well as a section at the end of the book of material that was deleted from the original novel. Number 1123 of 1500 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#028019] SOLD