Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dead souls. Knots and crosses hide and seek tooth and nail strip jack the black book mortal causes let it bleed black and blue the hanging garden dead souls set in darkness the falls resurrection men a question of blood fleshmarket close the naming of the dead exit music standing in another mans grave. Unlike other series, the character does age with time, as the character turned 60. All the inspector rebus novels in the order in which they were written. The book dead souls was my first inspector rebus book and i thought it was excellent. The fifth novel featuring inspector john rebus, available for the first time as an ebook and with an exclusive introduction by author ian rankin. When the central hotel, a place of decidedly unsavory reputation, burned to the ground in a mysterious fire, the edinburgh police were unable to disguise their delight. But 2012 sees his return in standing in another mans grave. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
At the scene, the spattered blood and bullet holes that litter the room tell a tale of a frantic shooting, and the bodies of two dead schoolboys and a sports supervisor are revealed. Not only is rebus as stubborn and anarchic as ever, but he finds himself in trouble with rankins latest creation, malcolm fox of edinburghs internal affairs unit. Based on the novels by ian rankin, this gritty crime drama stars bafta award winner john hannah four weddings and a funeral and laurence and olivier award winner ken stott the hobbit as gruff scottish detective john rebus. Darren rough, a convicted pedophile,has been let out of prison and now resides in an apartment with a clear view of a playground. Detective inspector john rebus and his sidekick ds siobhan clarke are called to investigate a shooting at a local college. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in edinburgh, scotland, with his wife and their two sons. The fifth novel featuring inspector john rebus, available for the first time as an e book and with an exclusive introduction by author ian rankin. The series sells an average of half a million copies in a three month span. The author has also revealed that inspector rebus is involved in working on cold cases as a civilian.
The second inspector rebus novel from britains shelve hide and seek. The inspector rebus series of books are a series of crime fiction novels written by acclaimed scottish author ian rankin. Detective inspector john rebus is not a man easily intimidated, so when political heavyweights start to lean on the dour, moralistic edinburgh detective to stop an investigation, rebus doggedly digs in and follows the case as it moves from embezzlement to murder and. The worldweary policeman investigates the grisly crimes that mar edinburghs historic streets in. Inspector rebus season 3 episode 3 strip jack youtube. Drafted down to the big smoke thanks to a shelve tooth and nail. Scotland yard is anxious to find the killer and inspector rebus is drafted in to help, thanks to his supposed expertise in the modus operandi of serial killers.
Booktopia has standing in another mans grave, inspector rebus. Most of all, we get inside john rebus, who winds through the novel like so. On the eve of the first scottish parliament in three hundred years, edinburgh is a city rife with. See the complete inspector rebus series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Each of the novels is linked by returning characters, such as siobhan clarke and big ger cafferty, but you can start reading the. Inspector rebus audiobooks listen to the full series. Inspector rebus series book 3 ian rankin author 2014 strip jack inspector rebus series book 4 ian rankin author 2014 strip jack inspector rebus series. The police procedural series is considered to fall into the scottish tartan noir subgenre. Detective inspector john rebus is not a man easily intimidated, so when political heavyweights start to lean on the dour, moralistic edinburgh detective to stop an investigation, rebus doggedly digs in and follows the case as it moves from embezzlement to murder and finally to conspiracy at the highest level of government. The third book in the rebus canon takes the detective out of his natural, edinburgh, environment and send him to london on the trail of a serial killer called the wolfman. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tooth and nail. Rankin has already established rebus as a loner that works best on the edges and this book builds on that. The whole series, organised in the order they were originally published.
Why the inspector rebus novels will endure as well as portraying a fascinating character who wont grow old, each book offers a finely rendered snapshot of a moment in the social history of. Inspector rebus, saint or sinner by hachette book group. An inspector rebus novel ebook written by ian rankin. The series was produced by stv productions for the itv network, and four series were broadcast between 26 april 2000 and 7 december 2007. Early on his partner brian holmes is assaulted outside his new favourite restaurant the heartbreak cafe. With ken stott, jennifer black, claire price, annette westwood. Series 1 episode 1 investigating a suicide crime detective drama full episodes duration. The black book is the fifth ian rankin book to feature rebus his edinburgh based detective and was a very enjoyable read. 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 first series starred john hannah as di john rebus. The inspector rebus books are a series of detective novels by the scottish author ian rankin. For more than twenty years novelist ian rankin has entertained and gripped us with stories of the maverick detective inspector rebus, whose daily grind involves tackling edinburghs grim underbelly. When the central hotel, a place of decidedly unsavory reputation, burned to the ground in a mysterious fire, the edinburgh police.
For more than twenty years novelist ian rankin has entertained and gripped us with stories of the maverick detective inspector rebus, whose daily. Inspector rebus, book 18 its 25 years since john rebus appeared on the scene, and 5 years since he retired. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the chandlerfulbright award. Bible john killed three women, and took three souvenirs. Having recently enjoyed to the first two inspector rebus detective novels through audible i purchased the third book without listening to the audio sample. Nov 10, 2015 why the inspector rebus novels will endure as well as portraying a fascinating character who wont grow old, each book offers a finely rendered snapshot of a moment in the social history of. Rebus, while following rough, observes him taking pictures of the animals or is the children at a zoo. I am really glad i decided to go ahead with this option as not only did i save money, but as soon as i finished one novel, i could just turn the page over and start another. Dealing with the case, inspector rebus must also cope with problems back at the station, because it appears there are those that want to see him retire.
The rebus series accounted for 10 percent of all crime book sales in the uk. The detective inspector john rebus character is based in edinburgh. I bought it on holiday in australia and could not put it down until i had finished it. It captures well the fish out of water feeling of operating in a strange city and climaxes in a gripping chase through central london. The inspector rebus series made a permanent mark on the uk criminal series genre. An inspector rebus novel inspector rebus series book 3 kindle edition by rankin, ian. Then his wife liz is discovered dead in a river and he becomes a murder suspect. Why the inspector rebus novels will endure books the. Inspector rebus series book 5 ian rankin author 2011 doors open ian rankin author 2010 tooth and nail inspector rebus series book 3 ian rankin author 2014 the naming of the dead inspector rebus series book 16 ian rankin author 2007 resurrection men inspector rebus series. Its been years since ive read an inspector rebus book. They call him the wolfman, because he takes a bite out of his victims and because they found the first victim in the east ends lonely wolf street.
Scotland yard is anxious to find the killer and inspector rebus is drafted in to help, thanks. Having read the first 3 books in the series, i just couldnt locate my copy of the 4th book, strip jack. Half way through, 20 pages were missing so i had to find the book to finish the enthralling storey. Buy a discounted paperback of standing in another mans grave online from australias leading online bookstore. Detective sergeant john rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited. Rebus is a british television detective drama series based on the inspector rebus novels by the scottish author ian rankin. The novels, centred on detective inspector john rebus, are mostly based in and around edinburgh. Fleshmarket close 2004 the killing of an illegal immigrant draws up questions of racism, as a body is discovered murdered within an edinburgh housing scheme. The books now routinely sell half a million copies within the first three months of printing and have been translated into 26 languages.
Rebus retirement novel is called exit music but as a character he is still very much active. Ian rankin catching up with rebus in even dogs in the wild by orion publishing group. The sixth inspector rebus novel an outstanding creation sunday telegraph. On the eve of a conference on african poverty, the chair millionaire philanthropist and peoples champion gregor jack is found with a hooker during a brothel raid.
Although im sure it was well written, i was unable to enjoy the book due to the terrible narration. The third book in the inspector rebus series sees the wonderfully sardonic, truculent and, at times, antagonistic di john rebus uprooted from his home turf and mixing it amongst the big boys of scotland yard. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the. The plots were good with plenty of twists and i did not work out the endings for most of them until the end. Why the inspector rebus novels will endure books the guardian. But his scotland yard opposite number, george flight, isnt happy at yet more interference, its bad enough having several chief inspectors on your back, and rebus finds himself dealing. The book standing in another mans grave features a return of rebus as he goes about solving cold cases.
Knots and crosses, hide and seek, the black book unabridged by ian. The third book in the inspector rebus series sees the wonderfully sardonic, truculent and, at times, antagonistic di john rebus uprooted from his home turf and mixing it. Ian rankin inspector rebus series free pdf ebooks downloads. The third inspector rebus novel from britains best crime novelist daily express. Shed had three glasses of wine on top of the champagne. Inspector rebus is a character and series of detective fiction novels by scottish author ian rankin. He is also the author of the complaints and doors open. Here are the inspector rebus stories in series order. The stories were very real and the situations very descriptive. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. On the eve of the first scottish parliament in three hundred years, edinburgh is a city rife with political passions and expectations. Knots and crosses inspector rebus book 1 ian rankin.