Even Dogs in the Wild

Retired but perpetually restless, Inspector John Rebus finds his quiet life shattered when a plea for help arrives from his former protégé, DI Siobhan Clarke. She's grappling with the perplexing murder of a high-ranking prosecutor, David Minton, a case that defies easy explanation—nothing stolen, only an ominous note left behind. Simultaneously, Malcolm Fox, ostracized and relegated to a surveillance team, sees the Minton investigation as his chance to reclaim his identity as a real cop. The threads of their separate cases violently intertwine when "Big Ger" Cafferty, Rebus's lifelong adversary, is targeted with an identical threat, forcing the aging gangster to seek the one man he trusts: Rebus. As Rebus, Clarke, and Fox navigate a treacherous landscape of power, corruption, and hidden agendas, they uncover a shocking secret from Cafferty's past that connects directly to Minton's murder and implicates figures in high places. This explosive reunion of Rankin's beloved characters delivers a gripping tale of loyalty, justice, and the darkest corners of human desire.