'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?' 'That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted...
'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?' 'That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer. And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses - taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve.
兰金在英国文坛的成就极高,曾获得声望卓著的钱德勒-富布赖特推理文学奖。他曾经四度获选英国犯罪小说作家协会匕首奖,其中《黑与蓝》(Black and Blue)荣获一九九七年英国犯罪小说作家协会金匕首奖,同时获得美国推理小说作家协会爱伦坡奖提名。一九九九年,《死灵魂》(Dead Souls)再获金匕首奖提名;二〇〇四年,《掘墓盗尸人》(Resurrection Men)夺得爱伦坡奖最佳小说奖;二〇〇五、二〇〇六年连续两年赢得英国国家图书奖年度犯罪惊悚小说奖。
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原以为会很枯燥
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