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FREE REBUS: THE EARLY YEARS: KNOTS & CROSSES, HIDE & SEEK, TOOTH & NAIL PDF Ian Rankin | 608 pages | 18 May 2000 | Orion Publishing Co | 9780752837994 | English | London, United Kingdom Rebus: The Early Years (Knots & Crosses / Hide & Seek / Tooth & Nail) for sale online Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I suggest reading Rankin's forward: "Exiles on Prince Street," to learn what he thought of this particular novel. It also felt like Rebus was overthinking this murder. I did find Rebus' belief that photographs could steal souls intriguing. He handles it with his natural aplomb, not suffering fools, whether cops or civilians. He also gets to catch up his daughter, Sammy, and meets her boyfriend, Kenny, who Rebus instinctively knows is trouble. I love how Rankin depicts Rebus as strong and solid but allows us to see his vulnerability with his falling for Lisa. Wonderful quick reads. Rebus is annoyingly boring and for a cop, especially one with SAS training, he seems to flounder helplessly in all aspects of police work. The most minor of character were by Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses the most interesting. All is not lost though. While Rankin does write in a style that was a bit unusual for this American reader, it is slightly charming and educational. He takes the reader on an interesting tour of Edinburgh, not afraid of showing the ugly along with the beauty of that very impressive city. For that some of the above complaints are forgiven. Rankin gives so little tangibility Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses Rebus. Much better, yet still room for VAST improvement. While DI Flight came near to being the most interesting character, Rebus pulled ahead by barely a nose. Also, the relationship between the two Inspectors showed without a doubt that Rebus needs a partner, he was so much more interesting and capable when working with someone his equal. The two collide in spectacular fashion; it's not so much a detective novel as a psychological account of Rebus working through his own experiences. Both Rankin and Rebus also seem to have a fascination with the intersection between Hide & Seek procedurality and media manipulation. All set against a richly detailed Edinburgh. A good start. Hide & Seek also the most political of the first three novels, in that Rebus' investigation into the lonely death of a drug addict takes him Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses the highest echelons of Edinburgh society there is a scene featuring the Temptation of John Rebus by the devils of social status. The ending is rather unsatisfactory for Rebus but not for the reader. Tooth and Claw: The third book worked least well for me, taking Rebus off his home patch to London to investigate a serial killer. The London of Tooth and Claw seemed improbably small, with everyone turned out to be related to each other; its population also appeared to be entirely white. The subplot with a forensic psychologist who was not what she seemed was not very plausible. And the solution to the actual mystery was more suited to an Agatha Christie country house murder fantasy than to Hide & Seek gritty urban narrative Tooth & Nail Rankin was probably trying to write. I am looking forward to reading other books in the series. Home Groups Talk More Zeitgeist. I Agree This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms. Members Reviews Popularity Average rating Mentions 6 65, 3. Now a Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses is missing. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of the policemen hunting the killer. And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses - taunting Rebus with pieces Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses a puzzle only he can solve. And only Rebus seems to care about a death that looks more like murder every day, a death that appeals to the darkest Tooth & Nail of his mind. When Rebus is offered a profile of the Wolfman by an attractive lady psychologist, it seems too good an opportunity to turn down. But in finding an ally, he may have given his enemies an easy means of attack. No current Talk conversations about this book. Bookish59 Nov 8, Three Stars. I can't believe that I have waited this long to read my first books by Ian Rankin and I have to say that these early novels surpassed my expectations and that the TV adaptations have not served Rebus well. Belongs to Series Inspector Rebus Omnibus Contains Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin. Tooth and Nail Hide & Seek Ian Rankin. You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. John Rebus. Information Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses the Dutch Common Knowledge. Edit to localize it to your language. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English None. No library descriptions found. Book description. Haiku summary. Add to Your books. Add to wishlist. Quick Links Amazon. Amazon Kindle 0 editions. Audible 0 editions. CD Audiobook 0 editions. Project Gutenberg 0 editions. Google Books — Loading Local Book Search. Swap 8 want. Rating Average: 3. Is this you? Become a LibraryThing Author. Recently added by. For more help see the Common Knowledge help page. Original publication date. Add to Your books Add to wishlist Quick Links. 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Published May 18th by Orion first published January 1st More Details Original Title. Inspector Rebus Other Editions 4. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Rebusplease sign Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 28, Siobhan rated it liked it. As a lover of British crime thrillers, I try to read all the big names. I would like to be able Hide & Seek say I have read most of the big ones, yet the reality is that I have read nowhere near as many as I would like to be able to claim. It is such a well-known name — fr As a lover of British crime thrillers, I try to read all the big names. It is such a well-known name — from the television series all the way through to references being made in other crime fiction points towards Stuart MacBride — with the books catching my attention on many occasions. Thus, I waited until I was able to get my hands on the first Rebus book. It turns out getting my hands on the first Rebus book came about through me getting my hands on the first nine plus an unrelated Ian Rankin book through a boxset — needless to say, I was set and more than willing to Hide & Seek in. With so much behind my desire to read the books, and having heard so many great things, I went in with quite high expectations. It was an okay read, but it did not blow Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses mind in the way I had been hoping it would. Nevertheless, it Rebus: The Early Years: Knots & Crosses leave me interested in finding out more. Thus, as I own a fair few of the books, I decided to dive straight into the second book. I may not have loved Knots and Crosses but there was enough to leave me with the belief Hide and Seek would be more enjoyable. The first book was a rounded up three-star rating, whereas the second book was a solid three-star rating. My enjoyment of book three, Tooth and Nail, was somewhere between the first two books. It was closer to my enjoyment of the second book, but it was Hide & Seek a three-star rating from me. These are decent Hide & Seek, I cannot deny that, and I can understand the appeal Tooth & Nail why there is such a fanbase behind Rebus. However, they are not the kinds of books I will obsessively read. It is worth giving the books a try simply to get an idea of why there is such a fanbase — unfortunately, I do not appear to be part of said fanbase. Jul 31, Stela rated it it was ok Recommends it for: those who enjoy detective stories. Shelves: reviewsmystery-and-thriller. I won't say I didn't enjoy it, because I did, sometimes I need light-reading Tooth & Nail a detective story is a pretty good choice.

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