by Ian Rankin
“One hundred percent, Mr. Vollers.”
“Then let’s drive,” Vollers said.
About the Author
Ian Rankin is an internationally #1 bestselling novelist and the recipient of an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and two sons.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Meet and Greet
About the Author
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Copyright
Copyright
The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.
Copyright © 2015 by Ian Rankin
Cover design by Keith Hayes
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Originally published in The Strand Magazine, 2015
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