Knots and Crosses - Hardcover
From the author of BLACK AND BLUE, a reissued crime novel which features Detective Inspector John Rebus. Rebus has to put his memories of life in the SAS behind him when a serial killer begins to stalk the Edinburgh streets. As crank letters and other pieces of evidence fall into his lap, he seems set to solve the murder investigation alone.
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Ian Rankin is a worldwide #1 bestselling writer and has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.
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Chapter One THE girl screamed once, only the once. Even that, however, was a minor slip on his part. That might have been the end of everything, almost before it had begun. Neighbours inquisitive, the police called in to investigate. No, that would not do at all. Next time he would tie the gag a little tighter, just a little tighter, just that little bit more secure. Afterwards, he went to the drawer and took from it a ball of string. He used a pair of sharp nail-scissors, the kind girls always seem to use, to snip off a length of about six inches, then he put the ball of string and the scissors back into the drawer. A car revved up outside, and he went to the window, upsetting a pile of books on the floor as he did so. The car, however, had vanished, and he smiled to himself. He tied a knot in the string, not any special kind of knot, just a knot. There was an envelope lying ready on the sideboard. Excerpted from Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin. Copyright © 2006, 1987 by Ian Rankin. Published in 1987 by St. Martin’s Press All rights reserved. This work is protected under copyright laws and reproduction is strictly prohibited. Permission to reproduce the material in any manner or medium must be secured from the Publisher.
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- PublisherBodley Head
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0370310578
- ISBN 13 9780370310572
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages169
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of Knots and Crosses SIGNED & DOODLED by the author, without dedication. A first UK edition first printing. Signed by Ian Rankin with added famous noughts and crosses doodle. Condition: This is a professionally rebound ex-library book. Cancelled stamps to front fly leaf. West Lothian District Library stamp on title page and library number on publishing page. See photos for more detail. The dust jacket has slight cropping along the top. Overall the book and dustjacket are in good condition. ISBN: 0-370-31057-8 Format: Hardback Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd Published: 1987. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1680714932480
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Original DJ with price of 10.95. Some rubbing the to DJ, which is something less than crisp, but still glossy on the boards despite decades of shelf wear. Corners bumped. Small jotting on front endpaper, 10/92 with a checkmark. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 1987. 169 pages. Author photograph on the rear DJ shows an amazingly young Rankin (not yet thirty!). This is his second book and the first to feature Detective Rebus. PLEASE NOTE: ABE sometimes attached a STOCK PHOTO to these descriptions -- if there is a photo attached to this listing, ABE put it there, not me. PLEASE email with questions or to request photos. Seller Inventory # T-166
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The author's second novel. Red fine-textured boards stamped in gilt on spine. Tight and tidy, just the faintest show of foxing in endpapers. Fully intact dust jacket, slight foxing on flaps, protected in a fitted clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 006434
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by The Bodley Head ( london) in 1987. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with a tight binding. It is free from inscriptions, erasures and markings. Light toning to the page edges. The DUST JACKET is complete and is in Fine condition. The DUST JACKET is not price clipped. The cloth boards are bright red and there is NO fading of the red lettering to the spine or rubbing to the jacket. The DUST JACKET looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been Signed and Doodled with a gallows which was drawn by the Author. The ticket for the signing event accompanies this title as provenance. A very good copy and scarce with such attributes. The First title in the highly acclaimed 'Rebus' Series. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 34
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by Author on the Title Page 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. Seller Inventory # M171
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