Detective Inspector John Rebus finds the body of an overdosed drug addict in an Edinburgh squat, laid out cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, with a five-pointed star painted on the wall above.
dɪtˈɛktɪv ɪnspˈɛktɚ dʒˈɑːn ɹᵻbjˈuːz fˈaɪndz ðə bˈɑːdi əvən ˈoʊvɚdˌoʊst dɹˈʌɡ ˈædɪkt ɪn ɐn ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə skwˈɑːt, lˈeɪd ˈaʊt kɹˈɔslˈaɪk ɔnðə flˈoːɹ, bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː bˈɜːnddˌaʊn kˈændəlz, wɪð ɐ fˈaɪvpˈɔɪntᵻd stˈɑːɹ pˈeɪntᵻd ɔnðə wˈɔːl əbˈʌv.