Ian Rankin

The Scottish author Ian Rankin (born 1960) is one of the UK's best-selling crime writers, and one of the world's foremost writers in the genre. He was born in Fife, and is best known for his Inspector Rebus novels, set in Edinburgh.

Novels

To date he has written at least 21 novels, including:

Inspector Rebus novels

• Knots and Crosses (1987)
• Hide and Seek (1991)
• Wolfman (1992) (aka Tooth and Nail)
• A Good Hanging (1992) - short stories
• Strip Jack (1992)
• The Black Book (1993)
• Mortal Causes (1994)
• Let it Bleed (1996)
• Black and Blue (1997)
• The Hanging Garden (1998)
• Dead Souls (1999)
• Set in Darkness (2000)
• The Falls (2001)
• Resurrection Men (2002)
• A Question of Blood (2003)

Jack Harvey novels

• Witch Hunt
• Bleeding Hearts
• Blood Hunt (2002)

Other Books

• The Flood (1986)
• Beggars Banquet (collection featuring both Rebus and other short stories)
• Watchman