Ian Rankin

A missing private investigator is found locked in a car hidden deep in the woods. Worse still - both for his family and the police - the body was in an area that had already been searched 10 years ago....

John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he's going to join them... In this tense, gripping game of cat and mouse, 'The King of Crime' (Express) returns to his much-loved creation, the inimitable John Rebus.

Struggling through another Edinburgh winter Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers....

DI Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork but an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause....

Edinburgh is about to become the home of the first Scottish parliament in 300 years....

Over the years, Ian Rankin has amassed an incredible portfolio of short stories....

When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire....

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....

A student has gone missing in Edinburgh - completely out of character....

John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. Although it's not the first time the legendary detective has taken the law into his own hands, it might be the last....

Rebus is off the case - literally. A few days into the murder inquiry of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up at a colleague....

Gregor Jack, MP, well-liked, young, married to the fiery Elizabeth - to the outside world a very public success story....

Its 25 years since John Rebus appeared on the scene, and 5 years since he retired. But 2012 sees his return in Standing in Another Man’s Grave....

A murder has been committed - but as the victim was a rapist, recently released from prison, no one is too concerned about the crime....

Malcolm Fox and his team are back. They've been sent to Fife to investigate whether fellow cops covered up for a corrupt colleague, Detective Paul Carter....

In this short thriller from bestselling author Ian Rankin, murder comes to London’s most exclusive high-rise—and every resident is a suspect....

'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you....

DI Rebus is up to his neck in a gang war that threatens his family and his career.....

A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat....

Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer - who might just lead back to the infamous Bible John....