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Inspector Rebus

by Ian Rankin

25 books Started 1987 Latest 2024
Publication Reading Order

The Inspector Rebus is a Crime Fiction / Tartan Noir series by Ian Rankin, comprising 25 books published between 1987 and 2024. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.

# Title Year Buy
Knots and Crosses cover 1 Knots and Crosses 1987 Buy from Amazon
Hide and Seek cover 2 Hide and Seek 1991 Buy from Amazon
Tooth and Nail / Wolfman cover 3 Tooth and Nail / Wolfman 1992 Buy from Amazon
Strip Jack cover 4 Strip Jack 1992 Buy from Amazon
The Black Book cover 5 The Black Book 1993 Buy from Amazon
Mortal Causes cover 6 Mortal Causes 1994 Buy from Amazon
Let It Bleed cover 7 Let It Bleed 1995 Buy from Amazon
Black and Blue cover 8 Black and Blue 1997 Buy from Amazon
The Hanging Garden cover 9 The Hanging Garden 1998 Buy from Amazon
10 Dead Souls 1999 Buy from Amazon
Set in Darkness cover 11 Set in Darkness 2000 Buy from Amazon
The Falls cover 12 The Falls 2001 Buy from Amazon
Resurrection Men cover 13 Resurrection Men 2002 Buy from Amazon
A Question of Blood cover 14 A Question of Blood 2003 Buy from Amazon
Fleshmarket Alley / Fleshmarket Close cover 15 Fleshmarket Alley / Fleshmarket Close 2004 Buy from Amazon
The Naming of the Dead cover 16 The Naming of the Dead 2006 Buy from Amazon
Exit Music cover 17 Exit Music 2007 Buy from Amazon
Standing in Another Man's Grave cover 18 Standing in Another Man's Grave 2012 Buy from Amazon
Saints of the Shadow Bible cover 19 Saints of the Shadow Bible 2013 Buy from Amazon
Even Dogs in the Wild cover 20 Even Dogs in the Wild 2015 Buy from Amazon
Rather Be the Devil cover 21 Rather Be the Devil 2016 Buy from Amazon
In a House of Lies cover 22 In a House of Lies 2018 Buy from Amazon
23 A Song for the Dark Times 2020 Buy from Amazon
A Heart Full of Headstones cover 24 A Heart Full of Headstones 2022 Buy from Amazon
25 Midnight and Blue 2024 Buy from Amazon

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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