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      Knots and Crosses

      by Ian Rankin
      Published
      Aug 1987
      Main Genre
      Police Procedural Police Procedural
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      228
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      A John Rebus Mystery Book 1

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      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 of the puzzle...

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      Suspense

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      Hard-Boiled Law Enforcement Police Procedural

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