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Discover how it all began in the very first Rebus novel from ''Britain''s No.1 crime writer'' Daily Mirror

''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.

****

Ian Rankin''s A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023



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Ian Rankin is a genius -- Lee Child
No one in Britain writes better crime novels today * EVENING STANDARD *
Britain's No.1 crime writer * DAILY MIRROR *
The best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Rankin is the thinking man's thriller writer * IRISH TIMES *
A master in his field * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *

Knots and Crosses

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 4 August 2011
      ISBN-13 9780752883533
      978-0752883533
      ISBN-10 0752883534
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Discover how it all began in the very first Rebus novel from ''Britain''s No.1 crime writer'' Daily Mirror

      ''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.

      ****

      Ian Rankin''s A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023



      Trade Review
      Ian Rankin is a genius -- Lee Child
      No one in Britain writes better crime novels today * EVENING STANDARD *
      Britain's No.1 crime writer * DAILY MIRROR *
      The best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
      Rankin is the thinking man's thriller writer * IRISH TIMES *
      A master in his field * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *

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