num_pages: 496
description: Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons, Rebus is faced with a dilemma - should he be outed to protect local kids or given a chance to start anew? As the locals begin a hate campaign Rebus gets a call from the the son of a friend has gone missing and no one else will make time to ask the right questions. And then a fragment of Scotland's criminal history is repatriated at the end of a life sentence for murder. Once more Rebus's cup of trouble runneth over and the ghosts of past misdeeds return to haunt Edinburgh's streets.
language: English
title: Dead Souls
titlecomplete: Dead Souls (Inspector Rebus, #10)
characters: Inspector John Rebus
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Scotland, Noir, Novels
ratings_count: 10285
places: Edinburgh, Scotland
series: Inspector Rebus
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
category: Romans étrangers, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: CWA Silver Dagger
publisher: Orion books