Resurrection Men
An Inspector Rebus Novel
Chapter One
"Then why are you here?"
"Depends what you mean," Rebus said.
"Mean?" The woman frowned behind her glasses.
"Mean by 'here,' " he explained. "Here in this room? Here in this career? Here
on the planet?"
She smiled. Her name was Andrea Thomson. She wasn't a doctor- she'd made that
clear at their first meeting. Nor was she a "shrink" or a "therapist." "Career
Analysis" was what it had said on Rebus's daily sheet.
2:30?3:15: Career Analysis, Rm 3.16.
With Ms. Thomson. Which had become Andrea at the moment of
introduction. Which was yesterday, Tuesday. A "get to know" session, she'd
called it.
She was in her late thirties, short and large-hipped. Her hair was a thick mop
of blond with some darker streaks showing through. Her teeth were slightly
oversized. She was self-employed, didn't work for the police full-time.
"Do any of us?" Rebus had asked yesterday. She'd looked a bit puzzled. "I mean,
do any of us work full-time . . . that's why we're here, isn't it?" He'd waved
a hand in the direction of the closed door. " ... read full excerpt from: Resurrection Men ebook
