Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus Series, 1)

Detective John Rebus’s city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders…and he’s tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. As the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn’t just one cop trying to catch a killer―he’s the man who’s got all the pieces to the puzzle….

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