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A Heart Full of Headstones

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THE BRAND NEW REBUS THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. ONE OF THE MUST-READ NOVELS OF THE YEAR.

'I loved it - Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations' MARIAN KEYES

John Rebus stands accused: the once legendary detective is on trial, facing the rest of his life behind bars.

How does a hero turn villain?
Or have times changed, and the rules with them?

Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke tackles Edinburgh's most explosive case in years, as a corrupt cop harbouring huge secrets goes missing.

But is her loyalty to the police or the public? And who can she trust when nobody is truly innocent - including her former mentor Rebus - and a killer walks among them?

As the time comes to choose sides, it becomes clear: after a lifetime of lies, the truth will break your heart...

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PRAISE FOR A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES:

'I loved it hugely! Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations.'
MARIAN KEYES

'Phenomenal ... The ending is going to floor readers. Everyone is going to be talking about this!'
MICK HERRON

'Magnificent - beautifully written, clever - and what an ending!'
KATE MOSSE

'Peerless. Immaculately crafted, gripping, intricately textured. By turns wry, brutal, unflinching, heart-filled.'
SARAH VAUGHAN

'The standout novel from one of the great storytellers of our generation ... The kind of ending you won't ever forget.'
CHRIS WHITAKER

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PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN:

'Ian Rankin is a genius'
LEE CHILD

'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse'
DAILY MAIL

'Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading ... Rankin has redefined the genre'
GUARDIAN

'The arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life's pleasures'
EXPRESS

'Rankin is a phenomenon'
SPECTATOR

'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'
SCOTSMAN

'The king of crime fiction'
SUNDAY EXPRESS

'Great fiction, full stop'
THE TIMES

****

Ian Rankin's A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023

Editions (3)

ISBN9781398709386
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
Publication Date05/25/23
Pages432

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  • wiebke93
    wiebke93

    52 Followers

    4.0

    Spontankauf eines Kriminalromans, der sich gelohnt hat

    Hier handelt es sich um den 25. Band einer Buchreihe, jedoch konnte ich dieses auch ohne Vorwissen problemlos lesen. Korruption und häusliche Gewalt waren zwei zentrale Themen. Ich finde, das Buch ging nicht sehr in die Charaktertiefe. Es waren viel mehr die Dialoge und die Verflechtungen der Charaktere untereinander, die das Buch so lesenswert gemacht haben. Sehr angenehmer Erzählstil.

    Nov 15, 2025

  • wu5c83l
    wu5c83l

    15 Followers

    3.5

    Spannend, aber nicht mein Stil

    Es ist wohl der 25. Teil einer Reihe, geht aber auch ohne die andren gelesen zu haben. Ich fand den Fall und die Verstrickungen drumherum sehr spannend. Leider war es mir etwas zu langsam erzählt. Wer detaillierte Charaktere mag und lange Dialoge gut findet, wird es vermutlich lieben

    Jan 2, 2026

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