‘Bible John’ terrorized Glasgow in the sixties and seventies, raping and murdering three women he met in a local ballroom — and was never caught. Now a copycat is at work, nicknamed ‘Bible Johnny’ by the media, a new menace with violent...
Detective Inspector John Rebus and Frank Lauderdale start the book with a car chase across Edinburgh, culminating with the two youths they are chasing throwing themselves off the Forth Road Bridge and in Rebus being injured in a car crash. Rebus'...