Knots and Crosses: An Inspector Rebus Novel [Paperback]

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

His is a superbly drawn character; matched by the edgy authenticity of the Scottish locale and dialogue. Marcel Berlins,The Times

Suspenseful riddling, with exemplary eye to the plod of police through civic jungle. Sunday Times

Ian Rankinis the worldwide #1 bestselling writer of the Inspector Rebus books, includingHide and Seek,Let It Bleed,Black and Blue,Set in Darkness,Resurrection Men,A Question of Blood,The FallsandExit Music. He is also the author ofThe ComplaintsandDoors 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.