In the final part of our exclusive serialisation of Ian Rankin’s Being Frank short story, we discover the truth behind a homeless man’s wild conspiracy theory and the mystery callers to John Rebus’ Edinburgh flat.
These were the two men Shuffling Frank had been talking about! Of course they were, only Frank had misheard: council of war was Councillor Waugh; Rhodes was roads.
What else had Frank said? Something about money: well, that might be the money for the repairs. That it was all planned to start on Sunday – and here they were, on Sunday, ready to talk to the residents about roadworks.
What roadworks? The road outside was clear, and Rebus hadn’t heard any gossip concerning work about to start. Something else Frank had heard them
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