Knots And Crosses (A Rebus Novel)

Knots And Crosses (A Rebus Novel)

by IanRankin (Author)

Synopsis

'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?' 'That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer. And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses - taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 31 Aug 2004

ISBN 10: 0752865579
ISBN 13: 9780752865577
Book Overview: Includes a special preview of the latest Rebus novel, FLESHMARKET CLOSE All Ian Rankin's most recent novels have been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers He is also a top ten GUARDIAN fastseller Ian has an incredibly high profile. He has had his own TV series (Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts), received the OBE, guested on Newsnight Review and is a constant contributor to the national press In 2003 Rankin sold over one million books and he now makes up more than 10 per cent of all UK crime sales He also constantly gets excellent reviews: 'Rankin is a phenomenon ...They call his work crime fiction, but the adjective is superfluous ... these novels are totally absorbing' SPECTATOR 'This is Rankin at his best, and, boy, that's saying something' TIME OUT 'It bears all the qualities that have established Rankin as one of Britain's leading novelists in any genre' NEW STATESMAN 'Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist' EXPRESS 'No other writer in his chosen genre is producing books as rich and comprehensive as this: Dickensian, you might say' LITERARY REVIEW '[His] consistent level of excellence is unmatched in the field of British crime fiction' THE TIMES

Author Bio
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for 'Resurrection Men'. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh. A contributor to BBC2's 'Newsnight Review', he also presented his own TV series, 'Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts'. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.