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
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Inspector Rebus
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John Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacterOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasCrimeType |
child abduction
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murder ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-09-951273-3 ⓘ |
| hasMotiveElement | revenge ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | John Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
military past
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police investigation ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ serial murder ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
DI John Rebus
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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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