'He's gone...'

'He's gone...'

When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.

Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.

He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?

As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find...

'** Magnificent ... utterly unputdownable** and an immersive pleasure' ** MARIAN KEYES**

'This is Rankin at his best, Rebus at his best, storytelling that meets the moment and transcends all genres and expectations' ** MICHAEL CONNELLY**

'An ** outstanding** addition to one of the finest bodies of work in crime fiction' ** MICK HERRON**

'Rankin remains the king of the castle' THE TIMES

'Typically compelling' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Masterly storytelling' ** SUNDAY EXPRESS**

'Excellent' ** LIZ NUGENT**

'The best that the crime genre can offer' ** FT**

'Rankin grows better with time . . . Rebus grows ever more compelling' ** DAILY MAIL**