Upon the suggestion of our good friend Paul Fogg of Langdon House B&B in Windsor, U.K. I (Rob) bought a copy of Knots and Crosses: An Inspector Rebus Novel by Ian Rankin and really enjoyed it! It's about a detective in Edinburgh, Scotland who went through a traumatic time in the armed forces and is still getting over it. He has a brother who is a hypnotist, an ex-wife who lives with his Captain's son, and Rebus' daughter lives with them.
When Rebus gets strange letters delivered and gets on the case of murders with knots - he has to figure out who the mysterious killer is... It's full of interesting characters and I highly recommend it. - Rob
SUMMARY: Detective John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. 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 ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn't just one cop trying to catch a killer, he's the man who's got all the pieces to the puzzle...
Knots and Crosses introduces a gifted mystery novelist, a fascinating locale and the most compellingly complex detective hero at work today.
