"My dad used to say to me, 'Try to keep a cool head and a warm heart'. At least I think it was my dad. I don't really remember him." Gravy worked in the graveyard - hence the name. He was having a normal day until his friend Benjy turned up in a car Gravy didn't recognise. Benjy had a bullet hole in his chest, but lived just long enough to ask Gravy to hide him and look after his gun. Gravy had looked after things for Benjy before, but never a gun. When Gravy looked in the car he found blood, a balaclava and a bag stuffed with money. Gravy's not too bright but he wants to help his friend. So Gravy finds himself caught up in the middle of a robbery gone wrong, a woman who witnessed a murder, and some very unpleasant men who will do anything to get back the money Benjy stole...

About the Author

Ian Rankin is a regular No.1 bestseller, and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Diamond Dagger. He lives with his family in Edinburgh, and in 2003 received an OBE for his services to literature.

Prizes

Ian Rankin is 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' Daily Mirror. This brand new book will be supported by a major marketing campaign for World Book Day. Ian Rankin is a regular No. 1 bestseller and Guardian fastseller. In the last five years, he has also become an important figure in the cultural life of the UK, and is a regular on TV and radio. He has won numerous awards, including the CWA Diamond Dagger and GQ Author of the Year, and received an OBE. The Rebus TV adaptation attracted 9 million viewers. Rankin always receives terrific reviews: 'This is Rankin at his best, and, boy, that's saying something' Time Out. 'Rankin is a phenomenon ... These novels are totally absorbing. Once I start reading one, all else goes by the board till I have finished it' Spectator. 'Addictive reading' TLS. 'Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist' Express.