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

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After sharing a quote from the novel, a friend from the UK responded it seemed I was identifying with John Rebus. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child 'Britain's best crime novelist' DAILY EXPRESS. This is a complex and thrilling tale which Rankin described as being a modern-day interpretation of Stevenson's Dr. Things haven't been good for John Rebus since his SAS days - he had joined to prove his worth to his unloving, indifferent father who did love his other son, Michael, much more than John.

Michael often appears on stage and TV as a famous hypnotist, but he also seems to have a sideline of selling drugs. From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Genius . It's all a bit much -- and presented much too fast, as in a one-hour television show -- but there's some talent at work here. When the plot's so simple (in one of the early chapters the killer becomes exasperated that Rebus hasn't identified him yet and we, the readers, can do nothing but nod and despondently shout 'yes, why haven't you?Most people do live a Disney life, untouched by violence, safe in the knowledge that such things always happen to other people. The case is already under his skin, constantly on his mind, when he gets sudden word from the police - Rhona was attacked, and Samantha taken. As the killings continue, and the anonymous letters keep coming, it becomes clear that the murderer has a fixation on Rebus himself. He's a sad bastard in a long line of sad bastard detectives but has enough uniqueness that I'll be happy to visit him again in the future.

Al contrario, ha llenado algunos huecos personales que no tenía del todo claros, y lo hace con una trama absorbente, muy bien narrada y concluida.The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide. He is also the recipient of envelopes, hand delivered, with cryptic messages and symbols – something he vaguely recognises from his past – within his repressed memories of the army. Two young girls were abducted separately, both gone missing for a few days, then were found dead, strangled. Right from the start Rankin creates a bleak introspective tone for the novel and his protagonist quite clearly borrowed from Derek Raymond's Factory series, complete with the same Detective Sergeant rank as Raymond's anonymous cop and the same attitude towards his superiors/promotion.

At about the same time Rebus starts getting anonymous letters with cryptic messages, which he thinks are from some joker - maybe even his ex-wife or daughter. Being a big fan of Scottish lit, I've always kept Rankin at arms length, thinking that he'd be too pulpy and pop culturey to be worth reading.So are you thinking to dive into Knots and Crosses and find just the umpteenth copy-and-paste thriller novel?