In a House of Lies

by Ian Rankin

This is one of my favourite mystery writers and he did not disappoint with this one.

A body is discovered, with handcuffs around its ankles, in an area that has long been searched.

It turns out the dead person disappeared several years ago.  As soon as John Rebus hears the news he is quite sure he knows who the person is.  It was a case he worked on years ago.  He is retired but keeps trying to insert himself into the investigation along with Siobhan Clarke and Malcom Fox (who is working on the edge of the case, reviewing what was done in the original investigation).  Fox is finding out that the police were not necessarily doing everything by the book, they were covering for officers with drinking problems and others having affairs on work time.  Some dirt could come out about Rebus.

Siobhan is having her own problems, she recently came under review and is still stinging from that.
And Siobhan is getting harassing phone calls.

As the story develops it turns out that two crooked cops who are trying to tarnish Rebus, Shioban and Fox, had some involvement with the circumstances leading up to this murder.  Rebus makes it his mission to reveal their deeds and success

While he is trying to keep involved with this case Rebus is also trying to investigate the case of a young man who is in prison for murdering his girlfriend.  The boy does not wish to admit the truth to protect his sister.

These books always have interesting characters, lots of tension and great plots.
Very interesting read.