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Knots And Crosses

The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

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Knots And Crosses

By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: Bill Paterson, Ian Rankin
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 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.

Read by Bill Paterson

(p) 1999 Orion Publishing Group©1987 John Rebus Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Traditional Detectives Scary

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Critic Reviews

Ian Rankin is a genius (Lee Child)
No one in Britain writes better crime novels today
Britain's No.1 crime writer
The best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today
Rankin is the thinking man's thriller writer
A master in his field
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I love the narrator, i love the books and was looking to 're-read' the rebus back catalogue using audio books. This Abridge version was just a bit too short for me - so from now on the Unabridged will be my go to. Still a great story and makes me very homesick for Edinburgh.

A bit too short

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