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Feb 12, 2008
Nancy Oakes
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Knots and Crosses is the John Rebus series intro. Rebus is a DS in Edinburgh and could quite easily serve as the poster child for angst-ridden policemen. Of course, he has reason for being this way: he’s divorced, has a child from who he has become a bit alienated, has recurring nightmares back to the time he was with SAS, and has kept all of this buried within.
In this installment of the series, Rebus is assigned to work on a case in which two young girls have been abducted and afterwards killed ...more
In this installment of the series, Rebus is assigned to work on a case in which two young girls have been abducted and afterwards killed ...more
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I had a feeling this wouldn't be my kind of book, and I was unfortunately right. It's well written and I can see that it would appeal to readers who liked their heroes hard-boiled and their stories bleak and "realistic". But to me it was mostly depressing and a little sordid. Rebus is an Edinburgh cop, divorced with a 12 year old daughter he barely relates to. He sleeps around some and drinks and smokes a bit too much.
The case is about the abduction of teenage girls, but it hardly figures into ...more
The case is about the abduction of teenage girls, but it hardly figures into ...more
It didn't seem like much happened until about 50% into the book. Rebus seemed a little slow on the take and didn't put the pieces of the puzzle together very quickly. Maybe since it's the first in the series the reader will see a progression in his detective skills as the books continue. I also found the writing a bit stilted and difficult to read. It just didn't flow as smoothly, but it may have just been because I was unfamiliar with some of the jargon and phrasing. I'll definitely plan to rea
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Suspenseful story. Starts off slow, focusing primarily on Inspector Rebus' personal life. That was a puzzle until later. I'll be reading more of this author. This series is focused in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Dreary and more dreary are the operative words to describe this book.
Jul 21, 2011
Vivien
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Nov 24, 2011
Nanosynergy
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Marianne
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Mara Pemberton
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Jan 11, 2017
Unsolved ☕︎ Mystery
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