Watchman (Coronet Books)

by Ian Rankin

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Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Miles is a spy. His job is to watch and to listen, then to report back to his superiors, nothing more. The job, affording glimpses into the most private lives of his victims, appeals to Miles. He doesn't lust after promotion, and he doesn't want action. He wants, just for once, not to botch a case. Having lost one suspect - with horrific consequences - Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irishwoman. His marriage seems ready to crumble to dust. So does his home. But Miles is given one last chance for redemption - a trip to Belfast, which quickly becomes a flight of terror, murder and shocking discoveries. But can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?
  • ISBN10 0752859153
  • ISBN13 9780752859156
  • Publish Date 2 September 2004 (first published June 1988)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 5 December 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Orion Publishing Co
  • Imprint Orion mass market paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
  • Pages 272
  • Language English