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- ISBN 9781398730656
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN
THEY SAY THE DEVIL MAKES WORK FOR IDLE HANDS...
Three friends visit an art auction each in search of something. Self-made mogul Mike Mackenzie completed the rat race, Allan Cruikshank is bored of his banking job, while art professor Robert Gissing is disgusted that so many paintings stay hidden in boardrooms.
One chance encounter is all it takes to light a spark in each: to plot the perfect crime.
The target? The National Gallery of Scotland. The prize? Some of the most valuable artworks around. The risk? None - because the world will never know that a crime was ever committed.
But with such high stakes at play, the heist will descend into second guesses and double crosses, with a deadly sting in the tail...
'Perhaps Rankin's most entertaining book yet' JOHN CONNOLLY
Ian Rankin is the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages and have been adapted for radio, the stage and the screen.
Rankin is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards, including the Diamond Dagger, the UK's most prestigious award for crime fiction. In the United States, he has won the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the German Deutscher Krimipreis.
He is the recipient of honorary degrees from universities across the UK, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, and has received an OBE for his services to literature.
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