Knots And Crosses: From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

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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. There is no build up of love for Rebus here, no chance for us to overcome our disdain for some of his nasty behaviour (his petty theft and possible sexual assault of a one night stand), it's just straight into personal peril. Those complaints aside it was an enjoyable and easy read, better than I expected and ended in a way that didn't require 17 more books from its author on the subject.

Obviously, the two must have cooked up a system of underground mutual support and coverup of their drug trade. This was an uncomplicated, character-driven noir with a protagonist that I couldn't care less about.

It also starts off overly slowly but starts zipping along once Rebus gets into the thick of the investigation.

bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'This is British crime-writing of the finest, lasting quality' DAILY MAIL 'Genius .Detective John Rebus was trying to catch the killer of young girls – he would abduct them and not long after, the body of the girl would be found, brutally murdered, but never sexually assaulted. We meet a cynical DS John Rebus, aged thirty-seven, divorced from Rhona, father to twelve-year-old Samantha, working long hours, haphazard meals, smoking too many cigarettes and downing whisky in triples (sound familiar?