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Ian Rankin Books in Order

15 series including Hellblazer Graphic Novels, Bibliomysteries Series and more

★ 4 NYT bestsellers 15 series 206 books Latest: Midnight and Blue (2024)

The earliest Ian Rankin book we track dates to 1977, and the catalogue now runs to 206 books. The catalogue splits into 15 series, with Hellblazer Graphic Novels the most substantial at 49 books. As of 2024, the latest we've recorded is Midnight and Blue.

New York Times Bestsellers

4 books

Ian Rankin has placed 4 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 5 weeks on the charts.

Cover of Standing in Another Man's Grave
Standing in Another Man's Grave
Inspector Rebus Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #9 · debuted Jan 2013 · 2 weeks across 2 NYT lists

Full chart history →
Cover of Saints of the Shadow Bible
Saints of the Shadow Bible
Inspector Rebus Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #14 · debuted Feb 2014

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Ian Rankin’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

15 series · 206 books

Inspector Rebus Series

0 of 25 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Knots and Crosses 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Hide and Seek 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Tooth and Nail / Wolfman 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Strip Jack 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Black Book 1993 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2003Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Mortal Causes 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Let It Bleed 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Black and Blue 1997 🏆 Gold Dagger 1997Edgar Awards 1998Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Hanging Garden 1998 Barry Award 1999Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Dead Souls 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Set in Darkness 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Falls 2001 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2003Barry Award 2002Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Resurrection Men 2002 🏆 Edgar Awards 2004Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 A Question of Blood 2003 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2005Gumshoe Award 2005Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2005Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Fleshmarket Alley / Fleshmarket Close 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 The Naming of the Dead 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Exit Music 2007 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2009Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Standing in Another Man's Grave 2012 Edgar Awards 2014Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2014Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Saints of the Shadow Bible 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Even Dogs in the Wild 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 Rather Be the Devil 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 In a House of Lies 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 A Song for the Dark Times 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 A Heart Full of Headstones 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Midnight and Blue 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Inspector Rebus Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 6 read
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1 A Good Hanging 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Death is Not the End (Short Story) 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 A Good Hanging and Other Stories 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 In the Nick of Time (Short Story) with Peter James 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Beat Goes On 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Long Shadows (Play) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin

Jack Harvey Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Witch Hunt 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Blood Hunt 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Bleeding Hearts 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Complaints by Ian Rankin

Malcolm Fox Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Complaints 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Impossible Dead 2011 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2012Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Laidlaw by Ian Rankin

Jack Laidlaw Series

0 of 4 read
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1 Laidlaw by William McIlvanney 1977 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Strange Loyalties by William McIlvanney 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Dark Remains with William McIlvanney 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Ian Rankin Other Novels

0 of 4 read

Ian Rankin Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 4 read
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1 A Deep Hole (Short Story) 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Cool Head (Short Story) 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Meet and Greet (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Rise 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Dark Road by Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin Plays

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Dark Road 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin Short Story Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Beggars Banquet 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Rebus's Scotland by Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin Non-Fiction Books

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Rebus's Scotland 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Hellblazer Graphic Novels

0 of 49 read
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1 Dangerous Habits by Jamie Delano 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Bloodlines by Garth Ennis, William Simpson 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Fear and Loathing by Garth Ennis 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Damnation's Flame by Garth Ennis 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Fear Machine by Jamie Delano 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Hard Time (Short Story) by Brian Azzarello 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Freezes Over by Brian Azzarello 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Good Intentions (Short Story) by Brian Azzarello 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Son of Man (Short Story) by Garth Ennis 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Haunted by Warren Ellis 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Setting Sun (Short Story) by Warren Ellis 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Highwater by Brian Azzarello 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Rare Cuts by Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, Jamie Delano 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 All His Engines (Short Story) by Mike Carey 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Gift by Mike Carey 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Lady Constantine (Short Story) by Andy Diggle 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Papa Midnite (Short Story) by Mat Johnson 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Empathy is the Enemy by Denise Mina 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Devil You Know by Jamie Delano 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Red Right Hand (Short Story) by Denise Mina 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Family Man by Jamie Delano 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Joyride by Andy Diggle 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 The Laughing Magician (Short Story) by Andy Diggle 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Dark Entries 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 The Roots of Coincidence (Short Story) by Andy Diggle 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 Scab (Short Story) by Peter Milligan 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Hooked (Short Story) by Peter Milligan 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 India (Short Story) by Peter Milligan 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Bloody Carnations by Peter Milligan 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 Original Sins by John Ridgway, Jamie Delano 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Phantom Pains by Peter Milligan 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 The Devil's Trenchcoat by Peter Milligan 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 Death and Cigarettes by Peter Milligan 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 Tainted Love by Garth Ennis 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 Shoot by Brian Azzarello 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 Rake at the Gates of Hell by Garth Ennis 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 Critical Mass by Paul Jenkins 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 In The Line Of Fire by Paul Jenkins 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 Last Man Standing by Paul Jenkins 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 How to Play with Fire by Sean Phillips 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
41 The Wild Card by Mike Carey 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
42 Out of Season by Mike Carey 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
43 30th Anniversary Celebration by Neil Gaiman, Paul Jenkins, Alan Moore, Garth Ennis 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
44 Systems of Control by Mike Carey 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
45 Regeneration by Peter Milligan 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
46 No Future by Peter Milligan 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
47 Sectioned by Peter Milligan, Si Spencer 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
48 Another Season by Peter Milligan 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
49 The Curse of the Constantines by Peter Milligan 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Bibliomysteries Series

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1 The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) by C.J. Box 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Book Thing by Laura Lippman 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Book Case by Nelson DeMille 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 The Travelling Companion 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 Seven Years (Short Story) by Peter Robinson 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Ian Rankin Anthologies

20 books · 2000–2021

Sir Ian Rankin OBE is the #1 internationally bestselling Scottish author and creator of Inspector Rebus. A pioneer of Tartan Noir, he received a knighthood in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to literature and charity. His Rebus books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide.

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