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Knots and Crosses

by Rankin, Ian

First Edition, First Printing

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London, United Kingdom: Bodley Head. Hard Cover. The Scarce First edition, first printing and first U.K. Edition. SIGNED by author on the title page accompanied by the now famous noughts and crosses drawing. Near fine, with the lightest of page tanning about the edges, a minute tear and small nick at top end of dj spine, some rubbing, one short narrow scratch, and one tiny mark to rear flap, but still a very attractive copy in a clear Brodart mylar cover. Ian Rankin's first John Rebus novel and his second novel has become one of the most elusive titles in modern crime fiction. Rankin has succeeded in bringing to life the Edinburgh, Scotland that Rebus knows so well, as a living breathing character in this excellent series. A serial strangler is on the loose and Detective Sergeant Rebus has been receiving crank letters, matchstick crosses, and a small neatly tied knot. He's also been drinking too much, and to complicate things further, his wife and daughter have left him. A taut police procedural and puzzle that truly lives up to its reputation as a page turner from the premier writer in modern crime fiction.. SIGNED by Author on the Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

  • Bookseller: Nothing Like A Good Book US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: M171
  • Format/binding: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Fine
  • Jacket condition: Near Fine
  • Edition: First Edition, First Printing
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN 10: 0370310578
  • ISBN 13: 9780370310572
  • Publisher: London, United Kingdom: Bodley Head
  • Date published: 1987
  • Pages: 169
  • LCCN: PR6068.A5/
  • Dewey: 823/.914
  • Keywords: EDINBURGH SCOTLAND FICTION REBUS INSPECTOR FICTITIOUS CHARACTER MYSTERY DETECTIVE POLICE PROCEDURAL TRADITIONAL BRITISH 0-370-31057-8

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