Publisher's Synopsis
Bible John killed three women, and took three souvenirs. Johnny Bible killed to steal his namesake's glory. Oilman Allan Mitchelson died for his principles. And convict Lenny spaven died just to prove a point. "Bible John" terrorized Glasgow in the 1960s and 1970s, murdering three women he met in a local ballroom. Now a copycat is at work. Nicknamed "Bible Johnny" by the media, he is a new menace with violent ambitions. The Bible Johnny case would be perfect for Inspector John Rebus but, after a run-in with a crooked senior officer, he's been shunted aside to one of Edinburgh's toughest suburbs to investigate the murder of an off-duty oilman, an investigation that takes him to the oil rigs of Aberdeen, where he meets the Bible Johnny media circus head-on. Caught in the glare of the television cameras, and in the middle of more than one investigation, Rebus must proceed with caution: one mistake could mean an unpleasant and not particularly speedy death or, worse still, losing his job. Written with Ian Rankin's signature wit, style and intricacy, BLACK AND BLUE is a novel of uncommon and unforgettable intrigue.
