Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (UK 2021)

From the Publisher:
The ninth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.
'Masterly' SUNDAY TIMES
'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child

DI John Rebus is hard at work on multiple cases. Not only is he on the trail of a WWII war criminal – he's also become entangled in a dangerous battle between two rival gangs.

But when his daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run, there's nothing Rebus won't do to bring down the prime suspect.

Even if it means making a deal with the devil...

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. A deal with the devil to save his daughter. Orion Books, ISBN: 9781398706408 (December, 2021), 411 p., £8.99.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
Drugs. Extortion. Slavery. Organized crime is fighting for a hold on John Rebus's peaceful Scotland. And when Rebus rescues a young Bosnian girl forced into prostitution, he breaks a policeman's golden rule to never get personally involved in a case. Add to that the hunt for an elderly Nazi accused of slaughtering an entire French village, and Rebus wonders just how evil humans can be. Until his own daughter is mortally injured as a gangland warning for him to back off. Then even a dedicated cop like Rebus might make a deal with the devil to find the culprit. Not for justice. For revenge.

A chilling glimpse into the darkest extremes of human cruelty, The Hanging Garden is a page-turning literary thriller. This ninth entry in Ian Rankin's award-winning series confirms his reputation as a writer of rare and lasting gifts.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. An Inspector Rebus Novel. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 9780312617158 (January, 2010), 436 p., $17.99.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
The ninth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author.
DI Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork but an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause.

Telford is known to have close links with a Chechen gangster bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford goes back to Paisley and pronto.

Then Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run and Rebus knows that there is now nothing he won't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford - even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. Inspector Rebus... welcome to hell. Orion Books, ISBN: 9780752883618 (August, 2008), 411 p., £7.99.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (UK 2005)

From the Publisher:
DI Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork but an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause.

Telford is known to have close links with a Chechen gangster bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford goes back to Paisley and pronto.

Then Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run and Rebus knows that there is now nothing he won't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford - even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. Orion Books, ISBN: 9780752877266 (September, 2005), 411 p., £6.99.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (USA 1999)

From the Publisher:
Detective John Rebus - as tough and complex as they come - wages his own private war with the bottle in a Scotland as smokey, seductive, and multi-layered as a single-malt. And in lan Rankin's growing body of work, readers can always find gripping suspense, a clever mystery, and raw, wry portraits of the human condition.

Drugs. Extortion. Slavery. Organized crime is fighting for a hold on John Rebus's peaceful Scotland. And when Rebus rescues a young Bosnian girl forced into prostitution, he breaks a policeman's golden rule never get personally involved in a case. Add to that the hunt for an elderly Nazi accused of slaughtering an entire French village, and Rebus wonders just how evil humans can be. Until his own daughter is mortally injured as a gangland warning for him to back off. Then even a dedicated cop like Rebus might make a deal with the devil to find the culprit. Not for justice. For revenge.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 0312969139 (September, 1999), 369 p., $6.99.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (UK 1998)

From the Publisher:
Detective Inspector Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a suspected war criminal. But an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause. Telford is known to have close links with a Newcastle gangster nicknamed Mr Pink Eyes - a Chechen bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford takes the high road back to Paisley and pronto. Then Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run and Rebus knows that now there is nothing he wouldn't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford - even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752817116 (October, 1998), 411 p., £5.99.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (USA 1998)

From the Publisher:
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon... The hanging of four French villagers in World War II... The hanging of an old man in a Scottish cemetary... Seemingly random facts linked to one man...

Detective Inspector John Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a suspected war criminal, and his immediate supervisors are more than happy to have him tucked away in a quiet backwater for several months. However, the escalating dispute between upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang soon gives Rebus an escape clause.

Telford is known to have close ties to a man nicknamed Mr. Pink Eyes, a brutal gangster running a lucrative business bringing Chechen refugees into Britain to work as prostitutes. And when Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford takes the high road out of town.

Within days, Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all-too-professional hit-and-run, and Rebus knows that there's nothing he won't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford--even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.

A chilling glimpse into the darkest extremes of human cruelty, a page-turning literary thriller, this ninth entry in Ian Rankin's award-winning series confirms his reputation as a writer of rare and lasting gifts.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 0312192789 (September, 1998), 335 p., $24.95.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden (UK 1998)

From the Publisher:
A tense and complicated thriller featuring inspector John Rebus from the acclaimed author of BLACK AND BLUE. Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a possible war criminal resident in Edinburgh. His immediate superiors are more than happy to have him tucked away in a quiet backwater for several months looking into ancient history. But the Crime Squad are forced to bring him back to the present day when a young upstart gangster, Tommy Telford, muscles in on Big Ger Cafferty's turf and Rebus's local knowledge becomes essential to the efforts to shut down Telford's business as a drug dealer, pimp and extortionist. Before he can act the waters are muddied further when the war criminal is found hanging in Warriston Cemetery.

Ian Rankin: The Hanging Garden. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752807218 (December, 1997), 335 p., £16.99.