In Detective Inspector John Rebus, the hero of Ian Rankin's bestselling crime novels, Ken Stott (Charlie Wilson's War, Casanova, Messiah) has found what critics call "a role he was born to play". Incorrigible, insubordinate, and deeply troubled, the hard-drinking Scottish detective plays by his own rules, hounding down murderers in modern-day Edinburgh with a single-mindedness that his superiors barely tolerate. Rebus's partner, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke (Claire Price, Poirot: The Hollow, Twelfth Night), learns from him even while she covers for him.

These four grim, hard-boiled mysteries - including those based on Resurrection Men (Edgar Award, Best Novel) and The Naming Of The Dead (British Book Award, Crime Thriller of the Year) - show Rebus at his wiliest and most willful.

Resurrection Men
During the investigation of an art dealer's murder, a temper tantrum lands Rebus in remedial training - the last chance at redemption for mavericks and marginal performers. There he falls in with two cops on the take. Discovering the extent of their corruption, Rebus tests the trust of all his colleagues on the force, including his partner, DS Siobhan Clarke.

The First Stone
Immediately before his induction as the new moderator of the Church of Scotland, Rev. Derek Brady is found naked in a popular lovers' lane alongside a married woman. Both have had their throats slashed. Rebus and Clarke's investigation leads them to long standing sins that someone in the ecclesiastical hierarchy would prefer not to confess.

The Naming Of The Dead
As Edinburgh prepares to host the world trade summit, agitated protestors crowd the streets. An unidentified body turns up on the grounds of the inn where the heads of state will stay. Later, a junior minister jumps - or falls - to his death. In the investigation, Rebus butts heads with Special Branch operatives, who seem bent on obstruction rather than solutions.

Knots And Crosses
After the defense calls Rebus's interrogation methods into question at trial, the prosecution drops it case against Daniel Carr, the accused murderer in a drug-related killing. Soon after, Carr himself winds up murdered. All the while, Rebus has received anonymous notes pleading for help, each containing carefully tied crosses or knotted cords. What connection - if any - do they have to the case?