Rankin, Ian – A QUESTION OF BLOOD

[LJ Roberts]

A QUESTION OF BLOOD – VG

Rankin, Ian – 15^th in series

When a man who had been menacing DSI Siobhan Clarke dies in a house fire and Rebus, who had been seen with him, turns up with burned hands, he is suspected of foul play. At the same time, Rebus is asked to help investigate a former soldier and recluse who murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school.

This is a consistently good series—good solid police procedurals but with the complexity and darkness of the Rebus character and his relationship with Siobhan.