The Naming Of The Dead Rankin, Ian

Edinburgh is hosting the G8 summit, and while world leaders debate behind barricades, the streets erupt with protests, riot police, and chaos. Detective Inspector John Rebus is supposed to be keeping order, but he's got other plans — attending the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq, men he feels the government has forgotten. Then a serial killer from his past resurfaces, bodies start appearing, and Rebus finds himself caught between political spin, personal demons, and a city on the edge of violence. Ian Rankin weaves real-world tension (the book is set during the actual 2005 G8 protests) with Rebus's trademark cynicism and moral complexity. The result is a thriller that's equal parts police procedural and political powder keg. For fans of gritty British crime fiction who like their mysteries layered with social commentary and a detective who refuses to play nice.