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This work is protected under copyright laws and reproduction is strictly prohibited. There was an envelope lying ready on the sideboard.Įxcerpted from Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin.Īll rights reserved. He tied a knot in the string, not any special kind of knot, just a knot. Detective John Rebuss city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders.and hes tied to a maniac by an invisible knot. Carr and his obnoxious brother are murdered and chief suspect is Brian Robertson, another pusher, whose estranged son was Carrs victim. Rebus is blamed and investigated by Clive Dawson, once his best friend, now anything but. The car, however, had vanished, and he smiled to himself. Drug pusher Daniel Carr is acquitted of murder on a technicality. A car revved up outside, and he went to the window, upsetting a pile of books on the floor as he did so. He used a pair of sharp nail-scissors, the kind girls always seem to use, to snip off a length of about six inches, then he put the ball of string and the scissors back into the drawer. Next time he would tie the gag a little tighter, just a little tighter, just that little bit more secure.Īfterwards, he went to the drawer and took from it a ball of string. Neighbours inquisitive, the police called in to investigate. That might have been the end of everything, almost before it had begun. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Even that, however, was a minor slip on his part.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. #WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. That sort of thing is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.

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