Ian Rankin’s series of novels featuring Detective Inspector John Rebus is a masterclass in crime fiction, with each book intricately weaving together the threads of mystery, character development, and social commentary. As readers explore the dark and complex world of Rebus, they are confronted with a myriad of ethical dilemmas and unexpected twists that challenge their perceptions of justice and humanity. The meticulous attention to detail in Rankin’s writing creates a rich tapestry of intrigue that leaves readers eagerly anticipating the next installment in this gripping series.
Publication Order of Inspector Rebus Books Knots and Crosses (1987) Amazon Hide and Seek (1991) Amazon Tooth and Nail / Wolfman (1992) Amazon Strip Jack (1992) Amazon The Black Book (1993) Amazon Mortal Causes (1994) Amazon Let It Bleed (1995) Amazon Black and Blue (1997) Amazon The Hanging Garden (1998) Amazon Dead Souls (1999) Amazon Set in Darkness (2000) Amazon The Falls (2001) Amazon Resurrection Men (2002) Amazon A Question of Blood (2003) Amazon Fleshmarket Alley / Fleshmarket Close (2004) Amazon The Naming of the Dead (2006) Amazon Exit Music (2007) Amazon Standing in Another Man’s Grave (2012) Amazon Saints of the Shadow Bible (2013) Amazon Even Dogs in the Wild (2015) Amazon Rather Be the Devil (2016) Amazon In a House of Lies (2018) Amazon A Song for the Dark Times (2020) Amazon A Heart Full of Headstones (2022) Amazon
Publication Order of Inspector Rebus Short Stories/Novellas A Good Hanging (1992) Amazon Death is Not the End (1998) Amazon A Good Hanging and Other Stories (2003) Amazon In the Nick of Time (With: Peter James)(2014) Amazon The Beat Goes On (2014) Amazon Long Shadows (Play) (2019) Amazon
Publication Order of Jack Harvey Books Publication Order of Malcolm Fox Books Publication Order of Jack Laidlaw Books (with William McIlvanney) Laidlaw (By: William McIlvanney)(1977) Amazon The Papers of Tony Veitch (By: William McIlvanney)(1983) Amazon Strange Loyalties (By: William McIlvanney)(1991) Amazon The Dark Remains (With: William McIlvanney)(2021) Amazon The Dark Remains is a prequel.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Publication Order of Plays Publication Order of Short Story Collections Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)(2012) Amazon Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)(2012) Amazon The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012) Amazon The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012) Amazon An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012) Amazon Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012) Amazon The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013) Amazon Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013) Amazon The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013) Amazon The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013) Amazon The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014) Amazon What’s in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014) Amazon Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)(2014) Amazon The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014) Amazon The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014) Amazon Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014) Amazon The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014) Amazon It’s in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)(2014) Amazon The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014) Amazon The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015) Amazon The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015) Amazon Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015) Amazon Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015) Amazon Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)(2015) Amazon From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015) Amazon From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015) Amazon The Travelling Companion (2016) Amazon Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016) Amazon Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016) Amazon Dead Dames Don’t Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016) Amazon The Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016) Amazon Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017) Amazon The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018) Amazon Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018) Amazon The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018) Amazon The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018) Amazon The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)(2018) Amazon The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020) Amazon The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)(2022) Amazon The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022) Amazon The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022) Amazon
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)(2012) Amazon The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014) Amazon Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)(2012) Amazon An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012) Amazon Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012) Amazon Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018) Amazon The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012) Amazon The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013) Amazon Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014) Amazon The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013) Amazon The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013) Amazon Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013) Amazon What’s in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014) Amazon It’s in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)(2014) Amazon The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014) Amazon Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)(2014) Amazon The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014) Amazon The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014) Amazon The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014) Amazon The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015) Amazon The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015) Amazon From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015) Amazon Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)(2015) Amazon Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016) Amazon Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015) Amazon Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015) Amazon The Travelling Companion (2016) Amazon The Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016) Amazon Dead Dames Don’t Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016) Amazon Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016) Amazon Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017) Amazon The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018) Amazon The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)(2018) Amazon The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018) Amazon The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018) Amazon The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012) Amazon From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015) Amazon The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020) Amazon The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)(2022) Amazon The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022) Amazon The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022) Amazon
Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season (2016) Amazon Murder on Christmas Eve (2017) Amazon A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season (2018) Amazon Anthology series.
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)(2022) Amazon Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)(2022) Amazon Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child)(2022) Amazon Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly)(2022) Amazon Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)(2022) Amazon Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2022) Amazon Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)(2022) Amazon Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)(2022) Amazon Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)(2022) Amazon Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)(2022) Amazon Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)(2022) Amazon Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)(2022) Amazon Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)(2022) Amazon Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)(2022) Amazon Lou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)(2022) Amazon Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker)(2022) Amazon Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)(2022) Amazon John Rebus (2022) Amazon Mallory (By: Carol O’Connell)(2022) Amazon Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)(2022) Amazon Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile (By: Charles Todd)(2022) Amazon Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2022) Amazon Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)(2022) Amazon Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)(2022) Amazon The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)(2022) Amazon Ben Kincaid (By: William Bernhardt)(2023) Amazon Repairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2023) Amazon
Publication Order of Anthologies The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000) Amazon Master’s Choice: Mystery Stories by Today’s Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them (2000) Amazon The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 (2000) Amazon The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 (2000) Amazon The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction (2004) Amazon One City (2005) Amazon Dangerous Women (2005) Amazon The Penguin Book of Crime Stories (2007) Amazon Ox-Tales: Earth (2009) Amazon Crimespotting (2009) Amazon The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 (2011) Amazon The Best of Barcelona INK (2012) Amazon The Killer Cookbook (2012) Amazon OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters (2014) Amazon FaceOff (2014) Amazon Jawbreakers (2014) Amazon Ten Year Stretch (2018) Amazon First Edition: Celebrating 21 Years of Goldsboro Books (2020) Amazon Daggers Drawn (2021) Amazon
If You Like Ian Rankin Books, You’ll Also Love… Synopsis Ian Rankin’s novels provide readers with a compelling glimpse into the gritty world of crime fiction in Scotland. With a keen eye for detail and a knack for creating complex, multidimensional characters, Rankin’s work captivates audiences around the globe. His stories often revolve around the brooding and introspective Detective Inspector John Rebus, a character who navigates the dark underbelly of Edinburgh’s criminal underworld. Rankin’s writing style is characterized by its atmospheric setting, intricate plots, and moral ambiguity, drawing readers into a world where the line between right and wrong is often blurred. Through his meticulous storytelling and intricate character development, Ian Rankin has solidified his place as a master of the crime fiction genre, leaving readers eagerly anticipating each new release.
Review Summary In evaluating Ian Rankin’s novels, one is struck by the depth of insight into the criminal underworld of Scotland and the intricacies of his characters’ moral dilemmas. Rankin’s writing style captivates readers with its gritty realism and complex portrayals of human nature. The intricate plots, filled with twists and turns, keep readers on the edge of their seats, while his flawed yet relatable characters add depth and authenticity to the stories. Rankin’s ability to explore together suspense, social commentary, and psychological depth sets him apart as a master of the crime genre. Readers looking for compelling narratives that examine the darker aspects of society will find Ian Rankin’s books a rewarding and thought-provoking read.
