Rebus is off the case. A few days into a murder inquiry, Rebus blows up at a colleague. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for retraining. Rebus is assigned to an old, unsolved case, but there are those in his team who have their own secrets - and theyll stop at nothing to protect them. Paperback , 484 pages Published August 7th 2008 by Orion (first published 2001)