What can I say? Ian Rankin is a genius crime writer and I was hooked from beginning to end in a very plausible and complicated plot - all played out against the wonderful backdrop of Edinburgh. DI Rebus, a man of mature years, is sent undercover, to join other unorthodox officers who have been returned to police bootcamp (training college) in a final attempt to modify their behaviour. They work in syndicates and are given the unsolved murder case of an Edinburgh low-life criminal to review and follow up. Their subsequent investigations turn up much more than they ever anticipated, the repercussions of which would be far reaching. I shan't tell you any more of the plot except to say that it involves art theft, police corruption and of course murder. The title of the book is a reference to the body snatchers of the 19th Century who were known as 'resurrectionists' or 'resurrection men'.
I found it extremely difficult to come up with a single theme for the artwork so went with an art journal page.
I have attempted to show the duplicity, violence. fear and complexity of the plot all on the chequered band of the police. The blood droplets are a stamp from Designs by Ryn. The eyes by Stampscape.
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