About
Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Born in Cardenden, Fife, Rankin studied English at the University of Edinburgh. After graduating, he worked as a tax inspector before becoming a full-time writer in 1991. Rankin's Rebus novels feature a world-weary detective investigating crimes in Edinburgh. The first novel in the series, "Knots and Crosses," was published in 1987 and introduced readers to John Rebus. The series has been widely praised for its realistic portrayal of police work and its complex characters. Rankin has won numerous awards for his work, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award four times. In 2004, he was awarded the OBE for his services to literature. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Book Series by Ian Rankin
Inspector Rebus Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Knots and Crosses | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hide and Seek | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tooth and Nail / Wolfman | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Strip Jack | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Black Book | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mortal Causes | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Let It Bleed | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Black and Blue | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hanging Garden | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Souls | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Set in Darkness | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Falls | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Resurrection Men | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Question of Blood | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fleshmarket Alley / Fleshmarket Close | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Naming of the Dead | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Exit Music | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Standing in Another Man's Grave | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Saints of the Shadow Bible | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Even Dogs in the Wild | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rather Be the Devil | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| In a House of Lies | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Song for the Dark Times | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Heart Full of Headstones | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Midnight and Blue | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Inspector Rebus Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| A Good Hanging | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death is Not the End (Short Story) | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Good Hanging and Other Stories | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Nick of Time (Short Story) ( With: Peter James) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Beat Goes On | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Shadows (Play) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Jack Harvey Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Witch Hunt | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Hunt | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bleeding Hearts | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
Malcolm Fox Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Complaints | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Impossible Dead | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Jack Laidlaw Series with William McIlvanney
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Laidlaw ( By: William McIlvanney) | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Papers of Tony Veitch ( By: William McIlvanney) | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Strange Loyalties ( By: William McIlvanney) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Remains ( With: William McIlvanney) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
Ian Rankin Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Flood | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Watchman | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Westwind | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Doors Open | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
Ian Rankin Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| A Deep Hole (Short Story) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Cool Head (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Meet and Greet (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Rise | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Ian Rankin Plays
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Road | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Ian Rankin Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Beggars Banquet | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
Ian Rankin Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Rebus's Scotland | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Hellblazer Graphic Novels
30th Anniversary Celebration ( By: Neil Gaiman, Paul Jenkins, Alan Moore, Garth Ennis)
2018
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous Habits ( By: Jamie Delano) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bloodlines ( By: Garth Ennis, William Simpson) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fear and Loathing ( By: Garth Ennis) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Damnation's Flame ( By: Garth Ennis) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fear Machine ( By: Jamie Delano) | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hard Time (Short Story) ( By: Brian Azzarello) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Freezes Over ( By: Brian Azzarello) | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Good Intentions (Short Story) ( By: Brian Azzarello) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Son of Man (Short Story) ( By: Garth Ennis) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haunted ( By: Warren Ellis) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Setting Sun (Short Story) ( By: Warren Ellis) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Highwater ( By: Brian Azzarello) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rare Cuts ( By: Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, Jamie Delano) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| All His Engines (Short Story) ( By: Mike Carey) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gift ( By: Mike Carey) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lady Constantine (Short Story) ( By: Andy Diggle) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Papa Midnite (Short Story) ( By: Mat Johnson) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Empathy is the Enemy ( By: Denise Mina) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Devil You Know ( By: Jamie Delano) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Red Right Hand (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Family Man ( By: Jamie Delano) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Joyride ( By: Andy Diggle) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Laughing Magician (Short Story) ( By: Andy Diggle) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Entries | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Roots of Coincidence (Short Story) ( By: Andy Diggle) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Scab (Short Story) ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hooked (Short Story) ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| India (Short Story) ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bloody Carnations ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Original Sins ( By: John Ridgway, Jamie Delano) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phantom Pains ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Devil's Trenchcoat ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death and Cigarettes ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tainted Love ( By: Garth Ennis) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shoot ( By: Brian Azzarello) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rake at the Gates of Hell ( By: Garth Ennis) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Critical Mass ( By: Paul Jenkins) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| In The Line Of Fire ( By: Paul Jenkins) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Last Man Standing ( By: Paul Jenkins) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| How to Play with Fire ( By: Sean Phillips) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wild Card ( By: Mike Carey) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Out of Season ( By: Mike Carey) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| 30th Anniversary Celebration ( By: Neil Gaiman, Paul Jenkins, Alan Moore, Garth Ennis) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Systems of Control ( By: Mike Carey) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Regeneration ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| No Future ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sectioned ( By: Peter Milligan, Si Spencer) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Another Season ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Curse of the Constantines ( By: Peter Milligan) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Chronological Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Murderous Christmas Stories Series
Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season
2016
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder on Christmas Eve | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder on a Winter's Night | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder in the Falling Snow | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Mysterious Profiles Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Rambo ( By: David Morrell) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Elvis Cole and Joe Pike ( By: Robert Crais) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Taylor ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Reacher ( By: Lee Child) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Parker ( By: John Connolly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hieronymus Bosch ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lincoln Rhyme ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alex Delaware ( By: Jonathan Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tess Monaghan ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Resnick ( By: John Harvey) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus ( By: Faye Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Inspector Morse ( By: Colin Dexter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dismas Hardy ( By: John Lescroart) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bob Lee Swagger ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aloysius X. L. Pendergast ( By: Douglas Preston) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lou Boldt (Short Story) ( By: Ridley Pearson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spenser ( By: Robert B. Parker) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlotte and Thomas Pitt ( By: Anne Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| John Rebus | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mallory ( By: Carol O'Connell) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jane Whitefield (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ian Rutledge (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amos Walker (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Precious Ramotswe (Short Story) ( By: Alexander McCall Smith) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Maisie Dobbs (Short Story) ( By: Jacqueline Winspear) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lincoln Lawyer (Short Story) ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ben Kincaid (Short Story) ( By: William Bernhardt) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Repairman Jack (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Joe Pickett (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Diamond (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nathan Heller (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Ian Rankin Anthologies
Master's Choice: Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them
2000
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Master's Choice: Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| One City | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dangerous Women | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crime Scenes Revisited: Scottish Popular Fiction | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Penguin Book of Crime Stories | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ox-Tales: Earth | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crimespotting | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best of Barcelona INK | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Killer Cookbook | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| FaceOff | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jawbreakers | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ten Year Stretch | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| First Edition: Celebrating 21 Years of Goldsboro Books | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Daggers Drawn | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
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