New York Times Bestsellers
Ian Rankin has placed 4 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 5 weeks on the charts.
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
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Saints of the Shadow Bible
Inspector Rebus Series
1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #14 · debuted Feb 2014
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Reading Order
15 series · 206 booksInspector Rebus Short Stories/Novellas
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | A Good Hanging | 1992 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Death is Not the End (Short Story) | 1998 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | A Good Hanging and Other Stories | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | In the Nick of Time (Short Story) ( With: Peter James) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Beat Goes On | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Long Shadows (Play) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Jack Harvey Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Witch Hunt | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Blood Hunt | 1995 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Bleeding Hearts | 2001 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Malcolm Fox Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Complaints | 2009 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Impossible Dead | 2011 | Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2012Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Jack Laidlaw Series with William McIlvanney
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Laidlaw ( By: William McIlvanney) | 1977 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Papers of Tony Veitch ( By: William McIlvanney) | 1983 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Strange Loyalties ( By: William McIlvanney) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Dark Remains ( With: William McIlvanney) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ian Rankin Other Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Flood | 1986 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Watchman | 1988 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Westwind | 1991 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Doors Open | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ian Rankin Short Stories/Novellas
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | A Deep Hole (Short Story) | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | A Cool Head (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Meet and Greet (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Rise | 2023 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ian Rankin Plays
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Road | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ian Rankin Short Story Collections
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beggars Banquet | 2002 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ian Rankin Non-Fiction Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Rebus's Scotland | 2005 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Hellblazer Graphic Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Murder on Christmas Eve | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Murder on a Winter's Night | 2021 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Murder in the Falling Snow | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ian Rankin Anthologies
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About the Author
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.