"Knots And Crosses"

"Knots And Crosses"  by Ian Rankin

First book in his "Inspector Rebus" series

I recently read the last book, in this series.  Wanted to know how it all began.  So I got this First in the Series.  Liked it, as well.  Not light or hippity-happy-reading.  Gritty.  But I like "Rebus," and I've now enjoyed reading 2 books about him.  Want the next one...

From a "Good Reads" Review:

"Detective John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied to a maniac ................. 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 ........................ killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus........."

You can read more about this book, by clicking on this link, and going to "Good Reads."

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"Standing In Another Man's Grave"

"Standing In Another Man's Grave"

by

Ian Rankin

From  a review:

"Rebus, retired but on loan from SCRU (a group of former detectives looking into cold cases) happens into an investigation of multiple MisPers, women gone missing along the A9 highway. Working partly within channels and mostly outside channels, Rebus is as bull-headed and irascible as usual as he digs deeper and finds links others have missed............."

And from another review:

".......he's still a cantankerous iconoclast, playing by his own rules and nobody else's, and relentless in searching out the truth, even if the result is not always satisfying."

I LOVE the old guy!!!!!!!!   

This is the 18th book in the "Inspector Rebus" Series....  I'm going back and starting with the FIRST!  -grin-

Reviews can be found by clicking here.........

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