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Knots and Crosses introduces gifted mystery novelist Ian Rankin, a fascinating locale and the most compellingly complex detective hero at work today.

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

From the author of BLACK AND BLUE, a reissued crime novel which features Detective Inspector John Rebus. Rebus has to put his memories of life in the SAS behind him when a serial killer begins to stalk the Edinburgh streets. As crank letters and other pieces of evidence fall... Read Full Overview

El secuestro y posterior asesinato de dos muchachas ha conmocionado a Edimburgo. Ahora acaba de desaparecer una tercera chica en las mismas circunstancias y todo el mundo se teme lo peor. El inspector John Rebus es uno de los polic as que pretende dar caza al asesino. Ni su... Read Full Overview