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The Black Book

(1993)
(The fifth book in the Inspector Rebus series)
A novel by Ian Rankin

It all happened because John Rebus was in his favorite Edinburgh massage parlour reading the Bible... So opens the latest Rebus mystery and within a few pages the hapless Rebus has lost a lover, found an unwanted brother, been reacquaintedwith a dangerous ghost from the past, and witnessed the black comedy of life in a blood soaked Edinburgh butcher's shop. Or as Rebus puts it, 'just one of those weeks'.

Genre: Mystery

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Used availability for Ian Rankin's The Black Book

Hardback Editions

December 1994 : USA Hardback

Title: The Black Book: An Inspector Rebus Novel
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-883402-77-8 / 978-1-883402-77-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Otto Penzler Books
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

September 1994 : UK Hardback

Title: Black Book (Windsor Selections S.)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7451-7723-9 / 978-0-7451-7723-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

August 1993 : UK Hardback

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-85797-080-2 / 978-1-85797-080-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
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Paperback Editions

2011 : UK Paperback

Title: Ian Rankin The Black Book
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4072-3502-8 / 978-1-4072-3502-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

August 2009 : USA Paperback

Title: The Black Book: An Inspector Rebus Novel (Inspector Rebus Novels, 5)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-312-56564-X / 978-0-312-56564-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

August 2008 : UK Paperback

Title: The Black Book: An Inspector Rebus Novel:5 (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7528-8357-7 / 978-0-7528-8357-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

June 2007 : UK Paperback

Title: The Black Book *Custom*
Author(s):
ISBN: 1-4072-0701-6 / 978-1-4072-0701-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: ORION
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September 2006 : UK Paperback

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7528-8105-1 / 978-0-7528-8105-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

September 2005 : UK Paperback

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7528-7724-0 / 978-0-7528-7724-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2000 : USA Mass Market Paperback

Title: THE BLACK BOOK
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-312-97675-5 / 978-0-312-97675-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

August 1994 : UK Paperback

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-85797-413-1 / 978-1-85797-413-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

Audio Editions

October 2014 : USA Audio CD

Title: The Black Book (Inspector Rebus Series)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4805-2360-7 / 978-1-4805-2360-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2014 : USA MP3 CD

Title: Black Book, The (Inspector Rebus Series)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4805-2403-4 / 978-1-4805-2403-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2013 : USA Audio CD

Title: The Black Book (Inspector Rebus Series)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4805-2355-0 / 978-1-4805-2355-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2013 : USA Audio CD

Title: The Black Book (Inspector Rebus Series)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4805-2359-3 / 978-1-4805-2359-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2013 : USA MP3 CD

Title: The Black Book (Inspector Rebus Series)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4805-2356-9 / 978-1-4805-2356-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2013 : USA MP3 CD

Title: The Black Book (Inspector Rebus Series)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4805-2357-7 / 978-1-4805-2357-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2013 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Black Book: An Inspector Rebus Novel, Book 5
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon

November 2011 : UK Audio CD

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4091-4307-4 / 978-1-4091-4307-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon UK

October 2011 : UK Audio CD

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 1-4091-4148-9 / 978-1-4091-4148-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon UK

April 2011 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Black Book
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon

April 2011 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Black Book
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon AU

April 2011 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Black Book
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon UK

December 2008 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Black Book: Inspector Rebus, Book 5
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
Availability: Amazon AU

December 2008 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Black Book: Inspector Rebus, Book 5
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
Availability: Amazon UK

November 2008 : UK Audio CD

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7528-9722-5 / 978-0-7528-9722-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

January 2007 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Black Book: Inspector Rebus, Book 5
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
Availability: Amazon

January 2007 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Black Book: Inspector Rebus, Book 5
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
Availability: Amazon AU

January 2007 : Canada Audio edition

Title: The Black Book: Inspector Rebus, Book 5
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
Availability: Amazon CA

August 2005 : UK Audio CD

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7528-7324-5 / 978-0-7528-7324-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon UK

October 2000 : UK Audio Cassette

Title: The Black Book
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7528-3827-X / 978-0-7528-3827-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

October 2000 : UK Audio Cassette

Title: The Black Book (A Rebus Novel)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7528-3266-2 / 978-0-7528-3266-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon UK

June 1995 : UK Audio Cassette

Title: The Black Book: Complete & Unabridged (Inspector Rebus)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
ISBN: 0-7451-6514-1 / 978-0-7451-6514-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Chivers Press
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

Kindle Editions

March 2011 : USA Kindle edition

Title: The Black Book: An Inspector Rebus Mystery (Inspector Rebus series Book 5)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Availability: Amazon

December 2008 : Canada Kindle edition

Title: The Black Book
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon CA

December 2008 : Australia, UK Kindle edition

Title: The Black Book (Inspector Rebus 5)
Author(s): Ian Rankin
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon UK Amazon AU