The very first Rebus novel.

‘And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you…?’

‘That sort of thing’ is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer.

And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses – taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve.


Registering some books for my south east Asia trip

I am taking this book to our monthly bookcrossers meet up at Cravings - the second Saturday of every month- to pass on to the next reader.

Oops forgot to journal...My first Ian Rankin book. I enjoyed it. I have the next one in the Detective Revus series....

a very good mystery book.

Brought this home from the August meetup at Cravings.

I am taking this to the November meetup at Cravings.

Brought this home from the November BookCrossing meeting.

Brought this home from the November BookCrossing meeting.

A good book but I didn't like it enough to take on the series.

Taking to the January BookCrossing meeting to be enjoyed by the next reader.

This book made the rounds of the Calgary bookcrossers so I am releasing at the community centre for the next reader.