The Falls

"Rankin is a master storyteller, and his Rebus novels are a national treasure." —The Guardian 

Tooth and Nail is another outstanding entry in the internationally acclaimed, award winning, bestselling Inspector Rebus series of novels. 

Scottish homicide detective John Rebus has been sent from "North of the Border" to help London police catch a serial killer, thanks to a supposed expertise in the modus operandi of serial killers., Inspector John Rebus reluctantis on a train south from Edinburgh. His Scotland Yard opposite number, George Flight. isn't too happy at yet more interference. It's bad enough having several Chief Inspectors on your back without being hounded at every turn by an upstart Jock. Rebus is going to have to deal with racial prejudice as well as the predations of a violent maniac. When he's offered a serial killer profile of the Wolfman by an attractive lady psychologist, it's too good an opportunity to turn down. But in finding an ally, he may have given his enemies an easy means of attack. 

Teamed with a London cop he wants to trust but can't, Rebus gets a break when a beautiful psychologist develops a bizarre but surprisingly portrait of the killer. 

Now it's only a question of who is going to get busted first: the cop with the accent who breaks all the rules—or the psychopath painting London with blood . . . 

Praise for Ian Rankin and the Detective Rebus novels 

"Ian Rankin is a genius" —Lee Child 

"Ian Rankin is up there among the best crime novelists at work today." —Michael Connelly 

"A beautifully written series." —New York Times Book Review 

"Crime fiction at its best." —Washington Post Book World 

"Ian Rankin is a novelist of great scope, depth, and power." —The New York Times 

"A superior series of novels—addictive, brilliantly written, and altogether rewarding." —The Washington Post 

"John Rebus is one of the great creations in modern crime fiction." —The Daily Telegraph 

"The Rebus series stands as one of the great achievements in modern mystery writing." —The Globe and Mail 

"The Rebus books are a masterclass in plotting, character, and atmosphere." —The Scotsman 

"Ian Rankin's Edinburgh is a modern noir masterpiece of place, character, and atmosphere." —Los Angeles Times 

"Rebus remains one of the most distinctive characters in crime fiction." —The Times Literary Supplement 

"[Rebus] is probably the most interesting man in detective fiction." —Kirkus Reviews