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Ian Rankin


Scotland (b.1960)

aka Jack Harvey

Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents.
 

Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
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Midnight and Blue
(Inspector Rebus, book 25)
Series
Inspector Rebus
   1. Knots and Crosses (1987)
   2. Hide and Seek (1990)
   A Good Hanging (1992)
   3. Tooth and Nail (1992)
     aka Wolfman
   4. Strip Jack (1992)
   5. The Black Book (1993)
   6. Mortal Causes (1994)
   7. Let It Bleed (1995)
   8. Black and Blue (1997)
   9. The Hanging Garden (1998)
   10. Dead Souls (1999)
   10.5. Death is Not the End (1998)
   11. Set in Darkness (2000)
   12. The Falls (2001)
   13. Resurrection Men (2001)
   14. A Question of Blood (2003)
   15. Fleshmarket Close (2004)

     aka Fleshmarket Alley

   16. The Naming Of The Dead (2006)
   17. Exit Music (2007)
   18. Standing in Another Man's Grave (2012)
   19. Saints of the Shadow Bible (2013)
   In the Nick of Time (2014) (with Peter James)
   The Beat Goes On (2014)
   20. Even Dogs in the Wild (2015)
   21. Rather Be the Devil (2016)
   Long Shadows (2018) (with Rona Munro)
   22. In a House of Lies (2018)
   23. A Song For the Dark Times (2020)
   John Rebus: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
   24. A Heart Full of Headstones (2022)
   A Game Called Malice (2023) (with Simon Reade)
   25. Midnight and Blue (2024)
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Jack Harvey Novels (as by Jack Harvey)
   1. Witch Hunt (1993)
   2. Bleeding Hearts (1994)
   3. Blood Hunt (1995)
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Malcolm Fox
   1. The Complaints (2009)
   2. The Impossible Dead (2011)
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Roy Grace (with Peter James)
   10.5. In the Nick of Time (2014)
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Novels
   The Flood (1986)
   Watchman (1988)
   Westwind (1990)
   Doors Open (2007)
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Collections
   Herbert in Motion (1997)
   Beggars Banquet (2002)
   Complete Short Stories (2005)
   One City (2006) (with Alexander McCall Smith and Irvine Welsh)
   Ox-Tales: Earth (2009) (with others)
   Crimespotting (2009) (with others)
   The People's City (2022) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   A Deep Hole (2005)
   Meet and Greet (2016)
   The Rise (2023)
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Plays show
 
Graphic Novels show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Ian Rankin recommends
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The Last Passenger (2023)
The Last One

Will Dean
"Astonishing."
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Central Park West (2023)
James Comey
"Hard to believe Central Park West is a first novel. It reeks of authenticity and the plot goes like a train. The courtroom scenes are tense and the cast of characters vivid and compelling. This is the sort of debut publishers dream of."
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Broken Light (2023)
Joanne Harris
"Chilling, enchanting, and thought-provoking."

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Anthologies containing stories by Ian Rankin
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Murder in a Heatwave (2023)
(Vintage Murders, book 7)
edited by
Cecily Gayford

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Awards
Dagger Awards Best Novel winner (1997) : Black and Blue
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1998) : Black and Blue
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (1999) : Dead Souls
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (2004) : Resurrection Men
BCA Crime Thriller of the Year Best Novel winner (2007) : The Naming Of The Dead
BCA Crime Thriller of the Year Best Novel nominee (2008) : Exit Music
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2014) : Standing in Another Man's Grave
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2015) : Saints of the Shadow Bible
McIlvanney Prize Best Novel nominee (2016) : Even Dogs in the Wild
McIlvanney Prize Best Novel nominee (2017) : Rather Be the Devil


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