Scotsman Ian Rankin, author of the famous series of detective novels about John Rebus, begins a new saga about the Edinburgh police Inspector Malcolm Fox works in the control and complaints department investigating violations of the law within the law enforcement agencies themselves. Suddenly, his monotonous life turns into a theater of the absurd: on the one hand, a very unusual task, on the other - the murder of his sister's boyfriend, in which Fox is about to get the role of the main suspect. Ends do not agree with ends, professional duty comes into conflict with common sense, enemies and friends change masks every day. But the controller is the guardian of the law "in the square", he must get to the bottom of it, even knowing that he risks his reputation, career and probably his life. Ian Rankin, a favorite of fans of the criminal genre, begins a new series of novels about the work of Scottish investigators Edinburgh police hate their own department of control and complaints, bringing to the clean water unscrupulous guardians of order . Many gloat when Inspector Malcolm Fox, who successfully exposes his colleagues, suddenly finds himself under a hail of absurd suspicion. He is forced to defend himself at his own risk by playing a dangerous game with the law and with those to whom the law does not interfere. Rankin is a great master of harmoniously interweaving action into scenery and creating living heroes, touching on sensitive ethical issues along the way. Fox is so real and interesting, his work as a "controller" is fraught with ominous surprises at every turn - of course, I want to meet him again and again. THE GUARDIAN . Fans of John Rebus will be in the familiar territory: the streets of Edinburgh, renegade cops, high-ranking criminals ... but the hero is new, and with each turn of the plot to get to know him better - a great pleasure that you want to extend indefinitely. THE INDEPENDENT . Energetic pace, funny dialogues, bright characters and unique atmosphere of Edinburgh THE TIMES