Knots and Crosses

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Knots and Crosses is a crime novel by Ian Rankin that introduces Edinburgh detective John Rebus and launched the long-running Inspector Rebus series.

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instanceOf crime novel
novel
author Ian Rankin NERFINISHED
authorNationality Scottish
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Inspector Rebus NERFINISHED
John Rebus NERFINISHED
followsCharacterOccupation police detective
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
hasCrimeType child abduction
murder
hasISBN 978-0-09-951273-3
hasMotiveElement revenge
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration
hasProtagonist John Rebus NERFINISHED
hasSettingPeriod late 20th century
hasTheme military past
police investigation
psychological trauma
serial murder
introducesCharacter DI John Rebus NERFINISHED
John Rebus NERFINISHED
isFirstInSeries Inspector Rebus series
language English
mainLocation Edinburgh NERFINISHED
mediaType print
notableFor introducing Inspector Rebus
originalTitle Knots and Crosses NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Inspector Rebus series NERFINISHED
protagonistRank Detective Sergeant
publicationYear 1987
publisher The Bodley Head NERFINISHED
seriesLaunches Inspector Rebus series
setIn Edinburgh NERFINISHED

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