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It''s late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk: a dissident Russian poet has been murdered in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. Rebus discovers that an elite delegation of Russian businessmen is in town, looking to expand its interests. And as Rebus''s investigation gains ground, someone brutally assaults a local gangster with whom he has a long history. Has Rebus overstepped his bounds for the last time? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, controversial career, will Rebus even make it that far?

New York Times bestselling author Ian Rankin returns to his legendary detective—it’s not the first time Rebus has taken the law into his own hands, though it may be the last. John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. But what drove a good man to cross the line? Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke may well find out. Clarke is tasked with the city’s most explosive case in years, an infamous cop, at the center of decades of misconduct, has gone missing. Finding him will expose not only her superiors, but her mentor John Rebus. And Rebus himself may not have her own interests at heart, as the repayment of a past debt places him in the crosshairs of both crime lords and his police brethren. One way or another, a reckoning is coming – and John Rebus may be hearing the call for last orders…

The second Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES. ''Ian Rankin is a genius'' Lee Child A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict - until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists. Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind... **** Ian Rankin''s A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023

Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer - who might just lead back to the infamous Bible John. And he''s doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from Glasgow''s Mr Big. As if this wasn''t enough, there are TV cameras at his back investigating a miscarriage of justice, making Rebus a criminal in the eyes of a million or more viewers. Just one mistake is likely to mean an unpleasant and not particularly speedy death or, worse still, losing his job.

The world is watching. And a killer is waiting... When Detective Inspector John Rebus starts looking into the apparent suicide of an MP, he is abruptly told to drop the case. Why? Because the leaders of the G8 are gathering in Scotland, and Rebus'' bosses want him well out of the way. But Rebus never was one to follow orders... With the help of Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke - who has a very personal reason for hunting down a riot cop - both Rebus and Clarke are set on a collision course against their own force. And - with the eyes of the world on them - they soon uncover evidence that a serial killer may be waiting in the wings... ''Staggering ... At the top of his game'' Daily Mail ''Masterly ... Rankin''s finest novel'' Scotsman ''The best crime novel you''ll read this year'' Sunday Telegraph

"He’s gone…" When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst – and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. He wasn’t the best father – the job always came first – but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective? As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast – and a small town with big secrets – he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn’t want to find… A thrilling new Rebus novel about crime, punishment, and redemption, from the Edgar Award-winning "genius" of the genre (Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)

Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children.

Discover how it all began in the very first Rebus novel from ''Britain''s No.1 crime writer'' Daily Mirror ''And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?'' ''That sort of thing'' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer. And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses - taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve. **** Ian Rankin''s A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023

From #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin, an unlucky spy gets one last chance at redemption. Miles Flint is a spy who has been making some serious mistakes. His last assignment led to the death of a foreign official in London, and after getting too close to his current subject he wound up in police custody. But something is wrong at the agency that has nothing to do with Miles'' errors. Why did his last suspect know more about Miles'' assignment than Miles did? Why have so many operatives recently resigned? Despite the Director''s assurances, Miles begins his own investigation, to the dismay of his colleagues and even his own wife. Then Miles is sent to Belfast on a routine mission, a mission that confirms his darkest suspicions -- and threatens his life.

Inspector Rebus investigates the disappearance of a member of Parliament''s wife after her husband was caught in a police raid on an Edinburgh brothel.

The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide... From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES ''This is, quite simply, crime writing of the highest order'' DAILY EXPRESS ''The unopposed champion of the British police procedural'' GUARDIAN A student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She''s not just any student, though, but the daughter of well-to-do and influential bankers. There''s almost nothing to go on until DI John Rebus gets an unmistakable gut feeling that there''s more to this than just another runaway spaced out on unaccustomed freedom. Two leads emerge: a carved wooden doll in a toy coffin, found in the student''s home village, and an internet role-playing game. The ancient and the modern, brought together by uncomfortable circumstance... **** Ian Rankin''s A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023

While investigating the murders of two teenagers at an Edinburgh boarding school by a reclusive former soldier, Inspector Rebus faces possible suspension when the man stalking his partner dies in a fire Rebus is suspected of setting.

"Rankin is a master storyteller, and his Rebus novels are a national treasure." — The Guardian Tooth and Nail is another outstanding entry in the internationally acclaimed, award winning, bestselling Inspector Rebus series of novels. Scottish homicide detective John Rebus has been sent from "North of the Border" to help London police catch a serial killer, thanks to a supposed expertise in the modus operandi of serial killers. His Scotland Yard opposite number, George Flight, isn''t too happy at yet more interference. It''s bad enough having several Chief Inspectors on your back without being hounded at every turn by an upstart Jock. Rebus is going to have to deal with racial prejudice as well as the predations of a violent maniac. When he''s offered a serial killer profile of the Wolfman by an attractive psychologist, it''s too good an opportunity to turn down. But in finding an ally, he may have given his enemies an easy means of attack. Teamed with a London cop he wants to trust but can''t, Rebus gets a break when a beautiful psychologist develops a bizarre but surprisingly portrait of the killer. Now it''s only a question of who is going to get busted first: the cop with the accent who breaks all the rules—or the psychopath painting London with blood . . . Praise for Ian Rankin and the Detective Rebus novels "Ian Rankin is a genius" —Lee Child "Ian Rankin is up there among the best crime novelists at work today." —Michael Connelly "A beautifully written series." — New York Times Book Review "Crime fiction at its best." — Washington Post Book World "Ian Rankin is a novelist of great scope, depth, and power." — The New York Times "A superior series of novels—addictive, brilliantly written, and altogether rewarding." — The Washington Post "John Rebus is one of the great creations in modern crime fiction." — The Daily Telegraph "The Rebus series stands as one of the great achievements in modern mystery writing." — The Globe and Mail "The Rebus books are a masterclass in plotting, character, and atmosphere." — The Scotsman "Ian Rankin''s Edinburgh is a modern noir masterpiece of place, character, and atmosphere." — Los Angeles Times "Rebus remains one of the most distinctive characters in crime fiction." — The Times Literary Supplement "[Rebus] is probably the most interesting man in detective fiction." — Kirkus Reviews

Inspector Rebus of the Edinburgh police investigates a five year old murder case while being reunited with a newly found brother.

Inspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he''s been sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops. While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain evidence of a drug heist orchestrated by three of his classmates. But the group has been assigned an unsolved murder that may have resulted from Rebus''s own mistake. Now Rebus can''t determine if he''s been set up for a fall or if his disgraced classmates are as ruthless as he suspects. When Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke discovers that her investigation of an art dealer''s murder is tied to Rebus''s inquiry, the two-protege and mentor-join forces. Soon they find themselves in the midst of an even bigger scandal than they had imagined-a plot with conspirators in every corner of Scotland and deadly implications about their colleagues. With the brilliant eye for character and place that earned him the name "the Dickens of Edinburgh," Ian Rankin delivers a page-turning novel of intricate suspense.

In the dark days and biting windstorms of an Edinburgh winter, two drop-out kids dive off the towering Forth Road Bridge. A civic office is spattered by a grisly gun-blast. Two suicides and a murder that just don''t add up, unless John Rebus can crunch the numbers. Following a trail that snakes through stark alleys and sad bars, shredded files and lacerated lives, Rebus finds himself up against an airtight, murderous conglomerate on the make in every arena of power. It''s leeching the life and soul out of his city and, if it can, him too... It may be Inspector Rebus'' toughest case ever in "Let It Bleed," from brilliant crime writer Ian Rankin.