Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus books have brought him worldwide acclaim for their vividly drawn characterizations and intricate, compelling plots. In this installment, the rebellious Rebus has gone too far -- flinging a mug of tea at a superior's head lands him in Tulliallan, a police college, for retraining. There he's assigned to a group of "resurrection men" -- officers with a history of problems with authority -- who have one last chance to become team players again. At least, that's the official line. Unofficially, Rebus soon suspects there's something shady going on: Some of his classmates are clearly not strangers to one another, even though they pretend to be. And the unsolved case they've been given to rework has developed some disturbing twists. When Rebus begins to notice connections between the unsolved case and the murder investigation he was pursuing when sent away, he knows he must pick his allies with care. With no way to know which superiors or colleagues can be trusted, Rebus and his newly promoted protßEgßE, Siobhan Clarke, turn to the only people who might have the information they need: dark and dangerous figures from Scotland's criminal underworld. Resurrection Men is a gritty, edgy, suspenseful story in which loyalties aren't always what they seem and death is often very, very close.