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A convict is brutally murdered in his locked cell deep in the heart of Scotland’s most infamous prison. Sleeping in a cell across the floor lies John Rebus, the equally notorious detective. Stripped of his badge and estranged from his police family, he is now fighting for his own life—protected by an old nemesis but always one wrong move away from the shank. As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even this legendary figure struggles to keep his head.

An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme. Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. But as Rebus investigates, he must deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love.

The Rise is a gleaming residential tower, newly constructed from steel and blackened glass, that stands on some of London’s most prestigious real estate. Looming imposingly over Hyde Park, only multi-millionaires need apply for one of its sumptuous apartments. But when the young night concierge is found murdered in the building’s lobby, the elite residents quickly find their gilded lifestyles under unwelcome police scrutiny.

Rebus ist zurück! John Rebus kann es nicht lassen! Nach fünf Jahren in Rente geht der Quertreiber und ehemalige Detective Inspector wieder auf Verbrecherjagd, diesmal im zivilen Einsatz. Der eigensinnige Schotte raucht nach wie vor kräftig und bestellt seinen Malt in der Oxford Bar - allen ärztlichen Bedenken zum Trotz. Vorgesetzte ignoriert John schlicht, und falls das nicht möglich ist, legt er sich mit ihnen an. So kollidiert Rebus mit dem internen Ermittler Malcolm Fox.

Gravy worked in the graveyard - hence the name. He was having a normal day until his friend Benjy turned up in a car Gravy didn't recognise. Benjy had a bullet hole in his chest, but lived just long enough to ask Gravy to hide him and look after his gun. Gravy had looked after things for Benjy before, but never a gun. When Gravy looked in the car he found blood, a balaclava, and a bag stuffed with money. Gravy's not too bright but he wants to help his friend. So Gravy finds himself caught up in the middle of a robbery gone wrong....

Die Beamten der "Internen Ermittlungen" haben innerhalb der Polizei keinen leichten Stand, schließlich nehmen sie ihre eigenen Kollegen ins Visier...

Schottland ist starr vor Entsetzen: Drei Frauen, brutal misshandelt und erwürgt, sind dem Serienmörder bereits zum Opfer gefallen. Erste Spuren führen Detective Inspector John Rebus von Edinburgh nach Glasgow und Aberdeen. Doch auch der alte Bible John hat sich aufgemacht, den in seinen Augen unwürdigen Nachahmer zu stellen, und John Rebus bleibt wenig Zeit, die Ermordung eines Mörders zu verhindern...

Miles Flint observiert und belauscht Verdächtige für den britischen Geheimdienst. Als ihm kurz hintereinander zwei folgenschwere Fehler unterlaufen, räumen ihm seine Vorgesetzten noch eine letzte Chance ein. Miles soll die Verhaftung von IRA-Terroristen überwachen, was sich für ihn bald als Todesfalle entpuppt. Ab jetzt kämpft er nicht nur um sein Leben, sondern auch darum, die Verschwörung gegen ihn aufzudecken.

John Rebus ist zurück im aktiven Polizeidienst. Einziger Wermutstropfen: Degradiert zum Detective Sergeant muss er nun seinem ehemaligen Schützling Siobhan Clarke zuarbeiten. Die beiden untersuchen gerade einen Autounfall, als bekannt wird, dass die staatsanwaltschaft einen 30 Jahre zurückliegenden Fall aus Rebus' Vergangenheit neu aufrollen will. Damals war Rebus' Team beschuldigt worden, Beweise in einem Mordfall manipuliert zu haben.

Rebus ist zurück! John Rebus kann es nicht lassen! Nach fünf Jahren in Rente geht der Quertreiber und ehemalige Detective Inspector wieder auf Verbrecherjagd, diesmal im zivilen Einsatz. Der eigensinnige Schotte raucht nach wie vor kräftig und bestellt seinen Malt in der Oxford Bar - allen ärztlichen Bedenken zum Trotz. Vorgesetzte ignoriert John schlicht, und falls das nicht möglich ist, legt er sich mit ihnen an.

Bombs are exploding in London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint, a spy. The job appeals to Miles. He doesn't want action; he wants, just for once, not to botch a case. Having lost one suspect, Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irishwoman. His marriage and home seem ready to crumble. But Miles is given one last chance for redemption: a trip to Belfast, which becomes a flight of terror and murder. Can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?

Inspector John Rebus must disinter all four cases to nail just one killer who might just lead back to the infamous Bible John. And do it while facing the glare of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from Glasgow's Mr Big, and with TV cameras at his back investigating a miscarriage of justice. One mistake is likely to mean an unpleasant and not particularly speedy death or, worse still, losing his job.

In Rebus's Scotland Ian Rankin uncovers the Scotland that the tourist never sees, highlighting the places that inspired the settings for the Inspector Rebus novels. Rankin also reveals the story of Rebus and how he came into being, who he is, and what his - and Rankin's - Scotland is like.

For the right man, all doors are open ... Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence. A chance encounter at an art auction offers him the opportunity to do just that as he settles on a plot to commit a "perfect crime".

An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme. Is it a racist attack, or something else? Rebus is drawn into the case, but he has other problems: his old police station has closed, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. As Rebus investigates, he must visit an asylum seekers' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love. Meanwhile, Siobhan has problems of her own.

Gregor Jack, MP, well-liked, young, married to the fiery Elizabeth - to the outside world a very public success story. But Jack's carefully nurtured career plans take a tumble after a "mistake" during a police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel.

A student has gone missing in Edinburgh - completely out of character. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of extremely well-to-do and influential bankers. There's almost nothing to go on, until Detective Inspector John Rebus gets an unmistakable gut feeling that there's more to this than just another runaway spaced out on unaccustomed freedom, or worse. Two leads emerge: a carved wooden doll in a toy coffin, found in the student's home village, and an Internet role-playing game.

A shooting incident at a private school just north of Edinburgh. Two 17-year olds killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. As Detective Inspector John Rebus puts it, "there's no mystery"...except the why. But this question takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself, Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer, and finds he is not alone.

Mary Miller is an outcast, believed by some to have occult powers, and is the mother of a bastard son, Sandy. Mary finds herself caught up in a faltering affair with a local schoolteacher while Sandy falls in love with a strange gypsy girl.

Winner of the British Book Awards, Crime Thriller of the Year, 2007.
It's now a crucial time for Rebus. His superiors are getting increasingly impatient with his erratic behaviour, and his relationship with Siobhan becomes ever more complicated. And, most worryingly of all, as Rebus grows older, he is starting to feel closer to the criminals he fights than the force he works for.