Rebus is a character that is so realistic that i cant help thinking that if i walk into the oxford bar ill see him there drinking a whiskey and smoking a cigarette. Rebus is dragged back into his past via both the potential reemergence of bible john who after years dormant appears to be back killing woman in. In this second book in the inspector john rebus series, the edinburgh police detective. Rankin has a very unique of displaying simplistic events. The rebus series has 19 novels to date, the last of which, saints of the shadow bible, was published in 20. The rebus novels have been translated into 26 different languages. Ian rankin brilliant, irascible and frequently frustrating to both his friends and his longsuffering bosses, john rebus has made the dark places of edinburgh his home for over two decades. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ian rankin returns to rebus after year long sabbatical. As someone who has grown up and lives in south east scotland, ian rankins bestselling books provide the perfect material to make a thrilling series about crime in the modern world, said burke. As it is, we shall have to content ourselves with reading about him in this, ian rankins 20th rebus novel the complete rebus short stories all.
Rankin has already established rebus as a loner that works best on the edges and this book builds on that. Since then, most of his work has been in the rebus series, although he has also written some standalone books and a new series featuring malcolm fox. Ian rankin became a published author in 1986 when the flood was released. The inspector rebus series of books are a series of crime fiction novels written by acclaimed scottish author ian rankin. Mortal causes inspector rebus novels ian rankin on. Even dogs in the wild inspector rebus series book 20 ebook. As of 2015 they are published in the uk by the orion publishing group. Detective inspector john rebus and frank lauderdale start the book with a car chase across edinburgh to apprehend kidnappers, culminating with the two youths they are chasing throwing themselves off the forth road bridge and in rebus being injured in a car crash. Jon wood bought uk and commonwealth rights to even dogs in. Inspector rebus, book dramatised 2006 black and blue. In the prologue to the book, the suicide of one of rebus colleagues is detailed. Detective john rebus will return in his 20th novel this october, after author ian rankin took a yearlong sabbatical. That is ian rankins giftdrawing realistic, threedimensional characters and crafting very tricky mysteries around them.
Fleshmarket close 2015 read online free book by ian. Ian rankin introduces his new rebus book even dogs in the wild. For rankins reflections on the scottish capital, see edinburgh. Ian rankins rebus to make another comeback books the.
Rankin fans ready for a break from inspector john rebus inimitably dour edinburgh in a house of lies, 2019, etc. Even dogs in the wild inspector rebus series book 20. In this first rebus book, were told that his father was a hypnotist and so is his brother. The stories revolve around, as you would expect, the character of detective inspector john rebus, and are mainly focused in and around the scottish capital city, edinburgh. The whole series, organised in the order they were originally published. The series is set in edinburgh and rankin displays an unnerving knowledge of, seemingly, how crime works there. Detective inspector john rebus is the protagonist in the inspector rebus series of detective novels by the scottish writer ian rankin, ten of which have so far been televised as rebus. Ian rankin on how rebus reignited his love for writing. Ian rankin continued writing the inspector rebus series until 2007, when exit music, the 17th book in the inspector rebus series was published.
Black and blue the eighth ian rankin book to feature his legendary detective john rebus is in my opinion the best of the series so far. Ian rankins inspector john rebus novels in chronological. Maybe this is a strange comparison, but i find rebus akin to captain kir. Ian rankin started the inspector rebus series with knots and crosses in 1987. Eleventh hour films have picked up the rights to author ian rankins inspector rebus book series, tapping gregory burke 71 to write a contemporary tv drama adaptation. John rebus is one of the most enduring characters in crime. Ian rankin on how edinburghs canniest cop reignited his love for writing. Tooth and nail 1992, previously published as wolfman. The inspector rebus books are a series of detective novels by the scottish author ian rankin. Even dogs in the wild inspector rebus, book 20 by ian rankin. It seems ian rankin, the author, had run out of rebus stories. Ian rankin, in full ian james rankin, pseudonym jack harvey, born april 28, 1960, cardenden, fife, scotland, scottish bestselling crime novelist, creator of the inspector rebus series.
A new rebus novel by ian rankin will be published this autumn. This is the 20th book featuring john rebus, ex di, he has been in retirement for three book years. In this volume we get to see more of rebuss family relationships, and its interesting to say the least. Order in the next 34 hours 4 minutes and get it by. Below is a list of all of ian rankins inspector rankin books in order of when they were originally published. Hes noted that knots and crosses was led more by plot than. The seventeenth was thought to be the last as rebus turned sixty, the age. Rankin has also expressed more literary concerns about his earlier books. The complete rebus stories kindle edition by rankin, ian. It won rankin the itv3 crime thriller award, and was claimed to be the final chapter in the inspector rebus series. I have a big complaint about ian rankins early rebus novels, and it is a. Born in the kingdom of fife in 1960, ian rankin graduated from the university of edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working toward a phd in scotish literature. Drafted down to the big smoke thanks to a shelve tooth and nail. The black book is the fifth ian rankin book to feature rebus his edinburgh based detective and was a very enjoyable read.
Ian rankin seems to have a particular talent for setting some of the rebus series in actual historical events. The second inspector rebus novel from britains shelve hide and seek. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the beat goes on. Ian rankin returns to rebus after yearlong sabbatical bbc news. Knots and crosses inspector rebus novels by ian rankin september 16, 2008. Each of the novels is linked by returning characters, such as siobhan clarke and big ger cafferty, but you can start reading the. Inspector john rebus might have turned 60 years old and even accepted retirement a couple of times, but hes not one to sit quietly and miss. But, his audience of fans were so disappointed, and rankin so missed rebus that he found rebus was needed in scotland and in edinburgh in particular. The series is incredibly popular in the united kingdom, making up 10% of crime fiction sales there.
Di john rebus is an oldfashioned copper with a love of offkilter music, and the odd refreshment. And while monstrous trumpet finds rankin in a playful mood and rebus confronting his francophobia and a passel of manbaiters, it is the brief sunday and rebuss reaction to murdering a thug that most worries his perpetual underling, constable brian holmesand sticks with the reader the longest afterward. Ian rankin returns to rebus after yearlong sabbatical. Ian looks back on the last twelve months and shares some of his favourite books, films and records. Ians classic lost thriller is published again in november 2019.
The complete series list for a john rebus mystery ian rankin. This is the ninth inspector rebus novel and is not less fantastic than the last eight. Rankin has also published a number of novels under the pseudonym, jack harvey. Ian rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of abertay, st andrews, edinburgh, hull, the open university and is a fellow of the royal society of edinburgh. His next novel, knots and crosses was the beginning of the inspector rebus character. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in.