Near fine book in near fine d/w.Faint toning to edges.

The book and slipcase are Brand New and still in the publisher's shrinkwrapping! Signed, Numbered & Slipcased Limited Edition. Synopsis: 'It was 28th April. Wet, naturally, the grass percolating water as John Rebus walked to the grave of his father, dead five years to the day.' This is our first glimpse of the Scottish policeman with the puzzling name...before Ian Rankin hit the bestseller lists, before Rebus became a national institution...A story of the brutal abduction and murder of young girls, at first it seems that Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is just one of many policemen hunting the killer. Then messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses - taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve. So begins the case that introduced the crime world to one of its most compelling characters. (More info)

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This is the 1st edition hardback of the really hard to find westwind by Ian Rankin. The dust jacket is unclipped £11.95. The book has little to no markings but the page edges are slightly tanned. Overall the best copy of this book that I have come across. (More info)