Rebus has been portrayed by john hannah and ken stott for television, with ron donachie playing the character. Then rebuss protege, detective sergeant brian holmes, is severely beaten and rebus ties the attack to holmess interest in the central hotel body. An inspector rebus mystery ebook written by ian rankin. Ian rankin, james macpherson, ian rankin, orion publishing group limited. From his beginnings as a young detective constable in dead and buried, right up to his dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in the. The best books in ian rankins inspector rebus series novel. Ian rankin also writing as jack harvey is a scottish mystery author best known for his inspector rebus series which currently includes 21 novels and several short stories the latest novel was published in 2016 with the title rather be the devil. An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 5 kindle edition by ian rankin. He is also the author of the complaints and doors open. Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secrets of his colleagues notebook, rebus must piece together the most complex and confusing of jigsaws. With this latest actionpacked adventure of edinburghs inspector john rebus, rankin steps into the company of accomplished fellow british procedural writers. The inspector rebus series of books are a series of crime fiction novels written by acclaimed scottish author ian rankin. Television adaptations of the series are known as rebus, in which inspector rebus was played by john hanna.
The stories revolve around, as you would expect, the character of detective inspector john rebus, and are mainly focused in. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. When a young woman goes missing near his native edinburgh, scotland, rebus finds himself just one small cog in the huge wheel of an inquiry set in motion by her powerfully rich father. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the black book. Here are the ian rankin books in order for his inspector rebus series, as well as his other.
Buy a discounted paperback of the black book online from australias leading online. The inspector is convinced a member of the scottish parliament is responsible. The black book the free library of philadelphia overdrive. The worldweary policeman investigates the grisly crimes that mar edinburghs historic streets in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the black book. The fifth novel featuring inspector john rebus, available for the first time as an e book and with an exclusive introduction by author ian rankin. Hardboiled inspector rebus has been described as the. The inspector is convinced a member of the scottish parliament is. Now hes an edinburgh cop who hides from his memories and misses promotions. Inspector rebus is a character and series of detective fiction novels by scottish author ian rankin. The black book bucks county free library overdrive. The body of a missing prostitute is found, and the circumstances echo an unsolved murder from twenty years before. With ken stott, claire price, jennifer black, gregor gillespie. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read black and blue.
Early on his partner brian holmes is assaulted outside his new favourite restaurant the heartbreak cafe. The episode was loosely based on the ian rankin novel of the same name. Rebus is convinced that the prime suspect from the earlier case has struck again. Rebus the black book tv episode 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Rebus is bound and determined to find answers to this unsolved murder. Inspector john rebuss superiors dont have any enthusiasm for his investigation of the case. When a close colleague is brutally attacked, inspector john rebus is. The main theme or focus for rebus is the burning down of the central hotel 5 years ago. The black book is a 2006 episode of stvs rebus television series. Buy a discounted paperback of the black book online from australias leading online bookstore.
Things turned very personal for detective inspector john rebus when he reopened an old investigation in the black book an investigation that some people wanted halted, at any cost. When the central hotel, a place of decidedly unsavory reputation, burned to the ground in a mysterious fire, the edinburgh police were unable to disguise their delight. Ian rankins maverick detective, inspector rebus, investigates an unsolved murder, with the help of a notebook full of coded clues. Ian rankins inspector john rebus novels in chronological. Set in edinburgh, the mercurial detective inspector john rebus s investigations lead him through the citys ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The police procedural series is considered to fall into the scottish tartan noir subgenre. It introduces some of the more regular characters in the series. Ian rankins the black book is the 5th of his inspector john rebus series set in edinburgh. A good hanging and other stories 1992 strip jack 1992 the black book 1993 mortal causes 1994 the three novels above are published as rebus. A collection of inspector rebus novels ian rankin macmillan. It is the first book to feature siobhan clarke and morris gerald.
Each of the novels is linked by returning characters, such as siobhan clarke and big ger cafferty, but you can start reading the rebus books at any point in the series, you dont need to have read the earlier books to enjoy the later ones. Rebus gets tossed from the house he shares with his doctor girlfriend early on, due to his work obsession and general unreliability. It was the first episode broadcast in the shows third season, and starred ken stott in the title. To solve brutal murders, he enters the grittiest sides of edinburgh, the dark heart of contemporary scotland which lurks. Synopsis when a close colleague is brutally attacked, inspector john rebus is drawn into a case involving a. Although in his early thirties when he wrote this tale, rankin shapes rebus with a worldweary cast, delivering a startlingly interior view of his middleaged detective. Rankin has already established rebus as a loner that works best on the edges and this book builds on that.
With this latest actionpacked adventure of edinburghs inspector john rebus, rankin steps into the company of accomplished fellow british procedural writers john. But not everyone wants the puzzle solved perhaps not even rebus himself. Rebus pursues raeburn, while his colleagues investigate other lines of enquiry. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the chandlerfulbright award. Based on the novels by ian rankin, this gritty crime drama stars bafta award winner john hannah four weddings and a funeral and laurence and olivier award winner ken stott the hobbit as gruff scottish detective john rebus. While holmes is unable to communicate, rebus finds holmess black book of notes and begins to decipher. If ordered before the 23rd of april, this product should arrive by mothers day unless it is going to regional australia other titles by ian rankin. A body, or what was left of a body, was found in the smoldering ashes. The black book by ian rankin overdrive rakuten overdrive. When the central hotel, a place of decidedly unsavory reputation, burned to the ground in a mysterious fire.
An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 5 kindle edition by rankin, ian. It was the first episode broadcast in the shows third season, and starred ken stott in the title role. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. When a close colleague is brutally attacked, inspector john rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified. Bbc radio 4s has released several dramatizations including the falls, resurrection men, strip jack, the black book and black and blue. They are assisted by the eponymous black book, a manuscript containing sketches and coded text, purportedly sent to them by killer himself. The top five best john rebus novels the dorset book detective. Rebus has been portrayed by john hannah and ken stott for television. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the chandlerfulbright. The inspector is convinced a member of the scottish parliament is responsible but his efforts to secure a conviction are hampered by the arrival of a highflying copper drafted in by his. Two very different actors have taken on the role of john rebus for tv.
The black book is a 1993 crime novel by ian rankin, the fifth of the inspector rebus novels. The black book is the fifth ian rankin book to feature rebus his edinburgh based detective and was a very enjoyable read. The black book when a close colleague is brutally attacked, inspector john rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a longforgotten night of terror and murder. The body of a missing prostitute is found, and the circumstances recall an unsolved murder from twenty years before. With ken stott, robert cavanah, jennifer black, claire price.
The black book five years ago, a mysterious fire burned edinburghs seed central hotel to ashes. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career. Buy the black book inspector rebus novels book online at. The detective inspector john rebus character is based in edinburgh. The black book is the fifth in the inspector rebus series, published first in 1993. Unlike other series, the character does age with time, as the character turned 60. This one features edinburgh dci rebus and a new officer, siobhan clarke, a young woman with a fabulous memory and a fitting personality. The inspector is convinced a member of the scottish parliament is responsible but his efforts to secure a conviction are hampered by the arrival of a highflying. It features a mysterious attack on rebus s colleague, leading him to reinvestigate a five year old mysterious fire and murder. Buy the black book inspector rebus novels book online at best prices in india on. Detective inspector john rebus is the protagonist in the inspector rebus series of detective novels by the scottish writer ian rankin, ten of which have so far been televised as rebus. Inspector john rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long. An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 5. To solve brutal murders, he enters the grittiest sides of edinburgh, the dark heart of contemporary scotland which lurks behind the elegant and historic buildings.
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