New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. First Edition. 393pp. Hardcover: FINE. Dust Wrapper: FINE. SIGNED on the title page with an illustration of a happy face.

The ninth Inspector Rebus book; in this scarce early mystery, Rebus takes on one of his most difficult cases: 'Bible Johnny', a copycat killer the media has named after the infamous killer "Bible John" who terrorized Edinburgh in the 60's.