Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin

While waiting for a new Inspector Rebus book, I've started from the beginning and read the very first in the series: Knots and Crosses. I was actually quite surprised how much Rebus has changed in the twenty years Ian Rankin has been writing about him - there is almost nothing familiar about the prototype-Rebus. Rankin writes very well and I love the description of Scotland and Edinburgh he does in this books. Rebus is anxious and sensitive, cries easily and described as "a good cop - but not a very good one". He's assigned to a kidnap and murder case, but at the same time he's receiving anonymous letters and while they seemingly have nothing in common it's fairly clear to the reader they have to be connected. It's not an old-style murder mystery in that it's not possible for the reader to figure out who-dunnit, but it's still a good story (but not a very good one).

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