| Author | Ian Rankin |
| Publisher | Orion |
| Printed and Bound by | Clays Ltd, St Ives plc |
| Typeset by | Deltatype Ltd |
| Cover photo | Photonica |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 1986 |
| This Edition Published | 2005 |
| This Impression | 2005 |
| Pages / Font | 205 pages |
| ISBN | 0-75287-309-1 |
| Barcode | 9 780752 873091 |
| Printer's Key | 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 |