| Knots and Crosses: An Inspector Rebus Novel Contributor(s): Rankin, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312536925 ISBN-13: 9780312536923 Publisher: Minotaur Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2008 Annotation: Detective John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. Once John Rebus served in Britain's elite SAS. Now he's an Edinburgh cop who hides from his memories, misses promotions and ignores a series of crank letters. But as the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn't just one cop trying to catch a killer, he's the man who's got all the pieces to the puzzle... "Knots and Crosses" introduces a gifted mystery novelist, a fascinating locale and the most compellingly complex detective hero at work today. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Inspector Rebus Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.62" W x 8.64" (0.57 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: Inspector John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. Once John Rebus served in Britain's elite SAS. Now he's an Edinburgh cop who hides from his memories, misses promotions and ignores a series of crank letters. But as the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn't just one cop trying to catch a killer, he's the man who's got all the pieces to the puzzle.... Knots and Crosses introduces gifted mystery novelist Ian Rankin, a fascinating locale and the most compellingly complex detective hero at work today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rankin, Ian: - Ian Rankin is the worldwide #1 bestselling writer of the Inspector Rebus books, including Knots and Crosses, Hide and Seek, Let It Bleed, Black and Blue, Set in Darkness, Resurrection Men, A Question of Blood, The Falls and Exit Music. He is also the author of The Complaints and Doors Open. He has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to literature. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons. |