![]() ![]() Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher. Permission to reproduce the material in any manner or medium must be secured from the Publisher.Įxcerpted from Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. This work is protected under copyright laws and reproduction is strictly prohibited. There was an envelope lying ready on the sideboard.Įxcerpted from Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin.Īll rights reserved. He tied a knot in the string, not any special kind of knot, just a knot. The car, however, had vanished, and he smiled to himself. ![]() ![]() A car revved up outside, and he went to the window, upsetting a pile of books on the floor as he did so. In Ian Rankin 1987 Rankin’s earliest crime novel, Knots & Crosses, introduced the character Inspector John Rebus, a rough-edged former military man serving in Scotland’s territorial police force. He used a pair of sharp nail-scissors, the kind girls always seem to use, to snip off a length of about six inches, then he put the ball of string and the scissors back into the drawer. ![]() Next time he would tie the gag a little tighter, just a little tighter, just that little bit more secure.Īfterwards, he went to the drawer and took from it a ball of string. Neighbours inquisitive, the police called in to investigate. That might have been the end of everything, almost before it had begun. Even that, however, was a minor slip on his part. ![]()
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