Ian Rankin has amassed an incredible portfolio of short stories, which all share the best qualities of his phenomenally popular novels. Now his two critically acclaimed short story collections – A GOOD HANGING and BEGGARS BANQUET – come together in one volume, along with ATONEMENT – a new Rebus story, written especially for this collection. A GOOD HANGING – Twelve Inspector Rebus mysteries, including the hanging of a student during the Edinburgh Festival, a gruesome arson attack, and the apparent witnessing of a miracle. Step off the tourist trail and into the macabre heart of Rebus’s Edinburgh. BEGGARS BANQUET – Ranging from suburban murders to the sinister workings of a serial killer’s mind, here are twenty-one tales all bearing the hallmark of great crime writing. Included are seven Inspector Rebus mysteries, and the Dagger award-winning story ‘Herbert in Motion’. ATONEMENT – When Rebus comes to the aid of an old friend, he uncovers some hard-to-swallow truths about life, and death, at a local home for the elderly.