Standing In Another Man's Grave / Ian Rankin

John Rebus is back, this time in a civilian capacity assigned to the cold case unit.  He happens to catch a cold case inquiry from a woman whose daughter went missing years before, and who now feels other missing person cases are related.  Rebus doggedly pursues leads in his usual fashion of using official and unofficial channels, and once again gets results.  It is hard to describe how compelling Rankin makes his protagonist, suffice it to say shouts of delight arose worldwide when Rebus came out of retirement.  Highly recommended - start with earlier work for the best background.  388. p.