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Featured Books, with extracts, by Ian Rankin
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Rebus Anniversary Box Set Ian Rankin A must for collectors, a beautifully designed collector's hardback set of Knots & Crosses, Black and Blue and Exit Music with exclusive extra material only available in this box set. Format: Multiple copy pack - Released: 22/06/2017 
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 Rather be the DevilIan Rankin A truly fabulous blast of crime fiction. John Rebus continues to ignore retirement, and an unsolved case haunts his thoughts as he shoulders his way into the middle of a current investigation. Ok, hands up, I confess… this is my... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2017
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Rather Be the Devil Ian Rankin A truly fabulous blast of crime fiction. John Rebus continues to ignore retirement, and an unsolved case haunts his thoughts as he shoulders his way into the middle of a current investigation. Ok, hands up, I confess… this is my... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/03/2017
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Rather be the Devil Ian Rankin Has old-time crime boss Big Ger Cafferty really given up the ghost, or is he biding his time until Edinburgh is once more ripe for the picking? In a tale of twisted power, deep-rooted corruption and bitter rivalries, Rather Be... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2016
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Even Dogs in the Wild Ian Rankin If you were a concerned fan dubious how Rebus was going to fare in retirement, fear not for although in Standing in Another Man’s Grave, he and the familiar surrounding characters had to get their heads round their new... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/06/2016
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Even Dogs in the Wild The New John Rebus Ian Rankin Even Dogs in the Wild brings back Ian Rankin's greatest characters in a story exploring the darkest corners of our instincts and desires. It's a game of dog eat dog - in the city, as in the wild... Format: Hardback - Released: 05/11/2015
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The Beat Goes on: the Complete Rebus Stories Ian Rankin Maxim Jakubowski's view... The majority of readers prefer their crime in novel format, but the art of the short story should not be overlooked. At shorter length,... Format: Hardback - Released: 09/10/2014
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Saints of the Shadow Bible Ian Rankin Rebus is back on the force after his time in cold case investigations but he has been demoted to Detective Sergeant. He has also mellowed, lost his spark so do not look for the old Rebus, just enjoy Rankin’s involved,... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/09/2014
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Saints of the Shadow Bible Ian Rankin Rebus is back on the force after his time in cold case investigations but he has been demoted to Detective Sergeant. He has also mellowed, lost his spark so do not look for the old Rebus, just enjoy Rankin’s involved,... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/04/2014
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Saints of the Shadow Bible Ian Rankin November 2013 Book of the Month. Rankin recently announced he is taking a year off so this is your last fix for a bit. Rebus is back on the force after his... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2013
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Standing in Another Man's Grave Ian Rankin Recently retired, Rebus is working in a small unit which looks into old, unsolved cases. Still famed for his unconventional methods and still heavily smoking and drinking, he remains in contact with old comrades and villains alike. Fans will know... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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Doors Open Ian Rankin Shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010. CWA Hall of Fame Dagger 2009. This was Rankin's first book since we said a sad farewell to Rebus (before his welcome return) and was also Ian... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/12/2012
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Standing in Another Man's Grave Ian Rankin November 2012 Book of the Month. The brand new crime novel from number one bestselling author Ian Rankin. Since Rebus’ first appearance in 1987, the novels have gained global acclaim, become international... Format: Hardback - Released: 08/11/2012
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The Impossible Dead Ian Rankin June 2012 Book of the Month. Rankin is synonymous with crime and Edinburgh and having decided to end it with his long-time protagonist – Rebus – he has successfully created a new... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Black and Blue Ian Rankin A Special Edition of Black and Blue by Ian Rankin to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary. Rebus has everything against him: an internal investigation, a possible miscarriage of justice and a pretty tough Glasgow gangster. Enough to try the patience of... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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The Impossible Dead Ian Rankin December 2011 MEGA Book of the Month. Shortlisted for the Galaxy Crime & Thriller of the Year Award 2011. Rankin is synonymous with crime and Edinburgh and having decided to end... Format: Hardback - Released: 06/08/2011
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The Complaints Ian Rankin August 2010 Book of the Month. The complaints of the title is the ‘Complaints and Conduct Department’, a section of the police force which investigates the behaviour of other police officers. Rankin’s... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2010
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The Complaints: Unabridged Audiobook Ian Rankin This is an unabridged audiobook title. Rankin has moved on to a new protagonist in the form of Malcolm Fox and has set him up in a department which bodes well for what... Format: CD-Audio - Released: 01/10/2009
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The Complaints Ian Rankin Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 5 November 2009. Rankin has moved on to a new protagonist in the form of Malcolm Fox and has set him up in a department which bodes well for what we... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Doors Open Ian Rankin Shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010. CWA Hall of Fame Dagger 2009. This is the first book since we said a sad farewell to Rebus and is Ian Rankin’s first stand alone... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2009
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Doors Open Ian Rankin This is the first book since we said a sad farewell to Rebus and is Ian Rankin’s first stand alone novel for a decade. Don’t worry you will not be disappointed as all of Rankin’s skill, imagination and clever plotting... Format: Hardback - Released: 16/09/2008
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Fleshmarket Close Ian Rankin Winner of Crime Thriller of the Year at the British Book Awards 2005. Very much the thinking man’s mystery, this novel is dominated by racial issues, the thugs and the refugees just outside Edinburgh. It is peppered with a variety... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2008
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Knots & Crosses Ian Rankin Rankin is one of the masters of crime fiction and Knots and Crosses is where it all began. Here, we are introduced to John Rebus, SAS paratrooper turned Detective Sergeant. When young girls start disappearing around Edinburgh he is called in... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Black & Blue Ian Rankin Rebus has everything against him, an internal investigation, a possible miscarriage of justice and a pretty tough Glasgow gangster. Enough to try the patience of any cop, but when it’s the curmudgeon Rebus he really has to tread a fine... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Strip Jack Ian Rankin Gregor Jack MP is discovered in a brothel during a police raid and the tabloids have a field day. It seems he was framed … then his wife is murdered. This takes Rebus away from his gritty Edinburgh into Fife... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Hide & Seek Ian Rankin The hunt for the killer of a junkie whose body is found in a deserted building in a very rough housing estate is the backdrop to the second Rebus mystery. He is now an Inspector and courted by Edinburgh’s elite. ... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Tooth & Nail Ian Rankin Rankin, himself now in London, brings Rebus down “to suffer” but basically because he is supposedly an ‘expert’ in catching serial killers. This particular one leaves teeth marks on his victims and hence is nicknamed ‘Wolfman’ which was the original... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Let it Bleed Ian Rankin Undeterred by pressure from above to drop a sensitive case, Rebus unearths dirty dealings and conspiracy within many official departments. Along the way we find a tender side to our spiky cop in a novel that eventually brings him a... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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The Hanging Garden Ian Rankin Full of plot, incidents, twists and turns. At its core is gang warfare, a Nazi war criminal and Rebus struggling with his demon drink and the memory of his daughter. Edinburgh, of course, is at the centre of it all. ... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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The Black Book Ian Rankin The Black Book of the title belongs to a brutally attacked colleague and contains baffling coded secrets which Rebus must obviously solve. In a convoluted plot of Edinburgh’s low life we meet arch villain “Big Ger” for the first time... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Dead Souls Ian Rankin A paedophile taking pictures of children at Edinburgh’s Zoo speaks of trouble to Rebus, but it seems others think not. Dilemma. Rankin is so good at throwing up social issues, nutty problems and tricky situations. This is littered with them,... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Mortal Causes Ian Rankin Rebus continues to grow as a character as we spend more time with him. Here his ex-SAS experience is called on in a case that starts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and swings from the country to Belfast and back. ... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Resurrection Men Ian Rankin Don’t start your Rebus experience here for this is too full of his despair and failings for you to fully appreciate the man. You need to know him better to get the most out of this. If you do know... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Set in Darkness Ian Rankin Revolving around the new Parliament building and early dark secrets, this has seemingly unconnected cases building to a wonderful, convoluted tale of corruption and greed. Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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A Question of Blood Ian Rankin Our curmudgeon, with bandaged hands and his bad attitude against authority, particularly his superiors, makes him a prime suspect for a particular case of arson and surprisingly his past comes back to haunt him when there is a shooting in... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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The Naming of the Dead Ian Rankin Winner of Crime Thriller of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007.A very different Rebus. The darkness and aggressive atmosphere of previous books is much lighter and Rebus himself is a softer, much more sympathetic person –... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 07/08/2008
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Exit Music Ian Rankin All the way through this book the overwhelming feeling is the pathos of Rebus’ lonely life and with only ten days to retirement, what will he do, for this is farewell to Rebus. It is also another brilliant, atmospheric tale... Format: Paperback - Released: 19/04/2008
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Exit Music Ian Rankin Shortlisted for the Crime Thriller of the Year Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2008.All the way through this book the overwhelming feeling is the pathos of Rebusâ lonely life and with only ten days to retirement,... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/02/2008
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Exit Music Ian Rankin All the way through this book the overwhelming feeling is the pathos of Rebus’ lonely life and with only ten days to retirement, what will he do, for this is farewell to Rebus. It is also another brilliant, atmospheric tale... Format: Hardback - Released: 06/09/2007
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Exit Music Ian Rankin All the way through this book the overwhelming feeling is the pathos of Rebus’ lonely life and with only ten days to retirement, what will he do, for this is farewell to Rebus. It is also another brilliant, atmospheric tale... Format: Cd-audio - Released: 06/09/2007
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Resurrection Men Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 13th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Featuring a brand new introduction, read by Ian Rankin. Winner of the Silver Award for Best Abridgement at the 2003 Spoken Word Awards. Audiobook details: Abridged,... Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 02/08/2007
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The Falls Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 12th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Featuring an exclusive introduction read by Ian Rankin. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs, 6 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 04/06/2007
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Set in Darkness Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 11th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Featuring an exclusive introduction read by Ian Rankin.Audiobook details: Abridged, 6 CDs, 7 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 05/04/2007
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Knots & Crosses - Collectors' Edition Ian Rankin A simplistic plot, the conclusion easily guessed but you need to start here to better know Detective Sergeant John Rebus. A spate of murders, anonymous letters and a blanked-out past which his brother helps him ‘reliveâ, form the core to... Format: Hardback - Released: 21/03/2007
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Knots & Crosses Ian Rankin A 20th anniversary audiobook edition of the 1st Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson and featuring an exclusive introduction read by Ian Rankin. Find out how it all began. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3.5 hours long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 01/03/2007
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Mortal Causes Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 6th Rebus novel. Read by James MacPherson. Featuring an exclusive introduction read by Ian Rankin. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3.3 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 01/02/2007
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The Naming of the Dead Ian Rankin Winner of Crime Thriller of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007.A very different Rebus. The darkness and aggressive atmosphere of previous books is much lighter and Rebus himself is a softer, much more sympathetic person... Format: Hardback - Released: 18/10/2006
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The Naming of the Dead Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 16th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 6 CDs, 7 hrs. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 18/10/2006
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A Good Hanging Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of Eleven Inspector Rebus Mysteries. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs, 6 hrs. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 07/09/2006
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The Flood Ian Rankin This is not a Rebus detective story, in fact it is Rankin’s first novel so fascinating for his fans to see how he has developed. It’s a strange book of relationships, local feuds, suspicion and the search for happiness, many... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 09/08/2006
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Hide & Seek Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 2nd Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 06/07/2006
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Rebus's Scotland Ian Rankin A highly atmospheric guide to the locations used for his crime novels and as such also an intriguing glimpse into the author’s life and mind. I found it fascinating. ~ Sarah Broadhurst Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2006
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Black & Blue Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 8th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3.4 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 02/02/2006
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Rebus's Scotland Ian Rankin For the first time, Ian Rankin has written his personal guide through the places in Scotland that have provided him with the backdrops for the thrilling events in the Inspector Rebus novels. This CD is packaged in a special collectors'... Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 06/10/2005
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The Falls Ian Rankin Internet role playing lies at the heart of this stunning novel, one of his best. The Rosslyn Chapel makes a brief appearance, the falls being close by, and Rankin’s consummate plotting is used to its full. This is wonderful stuff,... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 22/09/2005
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A Good Hanging Ian Rankin In this collection of twelve Inspector Rebus mysteries he investigates the hanging of a student actor during the Festival, an arson attack on a bird watcher and the witnessing of an apparent miracle... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 22/09/2005
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The Black Book Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 5th Rebus novel. Read by James MacPherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 04/08/2005
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Dead Souls Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 10th Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 07/07/2005
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The Hanging Garden Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 9th Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3.4 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 07/04/2005
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Rebus : Capital Crimes Ian Rankin This fourth Rebus omnibus comprises books ten, eleven and twelve in the Rebus series: Dead Souls, Set in Darkness and The Falls. Format: Paperback - Released: 20/12/2004
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Let it Bleed Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 7th Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson.Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 02/12/2004
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Fleshmarket Close Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 15th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs, 6 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 24/09/2004
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Watchman Ian Rankin This may be a Rankin written 15 years ago and now being reissued but it is definitely worth the read. A stand alone spy thriller featuring Miles Flint a low level operative in the world of espionage, with a watching... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2004
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Tooth & Nail Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 3rd Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 03/05/2004
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Rebus : The Lost Years Ian Rankin This third Rebus omnibus comprises books seven, eight and nine in the Rebus series: Let it Bleed, Black & Blue and The Hanging Garden. Format: Paperback - Released: 20/11/2003
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A Question of Blood Ian Rankin An audiobook edition of the 14th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 6CDs, 6.7 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 22/08/2003
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Strip Jack Ian Rankin Winner of the Gold Award for best crime/thriller at the 2003 Spoken Word Awards. An audiobook edition of the 4th Rebus novel. Read by James MacPherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs, 6.5 hrs long. Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 03/07/2003
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Rebus - The St Leonard's Years Omnibus Ian Rankin The second Rebus omnibus comprising books four, five and six in the Rebus series - Strip Jack, The Black Book and Mortal Clauses. Format: Paperback - Released: 21/12/2001
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Rebus : The Early Years Ian Rankin The first Rebus omnibus comprising books one, two and three in the Rebus series - Knots & Crosses, Hide & Seek and Tooth & Nail. Format: Paperback - Released: 18/05/2000
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