Bøger af Ian Rankin

Knots and Crosses introduces gifted mystery novelist Ian Rankin, a fascinating locale and the most compellingly complex detective hero at work today.Inspector John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. Once John Rebus served in Britain's elite SAS. Now he's an Edinburgh cop who hides from his memories, misses promotions and ignores a series of crank letters. But as the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn't just one cop trying to catch a killer, he's the man who's got all the pieces to the puzzle....

In this scorching crime hook-up, number one bestseller Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvanney join forces for the first ever case of DI Laidlaw, Glasgow's original gritty detective

This selection in Scottish Gaelic from Ian Rankin's crime stories is taken from the collections A GOOD HANGING (1992) and BEGGARS BANQUET (2002). Playback, The Dean Curse, Seeing Things, Auld Lang Syne and The Gentlemen's Club - and Trip Trap, Facing the Music, Window of Opportunity, No Sanity Clause and Someone Got to Eddie.

Weary, wary, hard-drinking Detective John Rebus returns in author Ian Rankin's internationally acclaimed, award-winning series. As complex and unpredictable as the brooding mists that envelop his Edinburgh beat, Rebus is ever resourceful and determined--but this time, vulnerable and challenged as never before, with complications in his personal life, and events that shake him to the depths of his being.... A colleague's suicide. Pedophiles. A missing child. A serial killer. You never know your luck, muses Rebus. Driven by instinct and experience, he searches for connections, against official skepticism. But at night, unsoothed by whiskey, Rebus faces his ghosts--and the prospect of his daughter's possibly permanent paralysis. Soldiering through dank, desperate slums and the tony flats of the Scottish chic, Rebus uncovers a chain of crime, deceit, and hidden sins--knowing it's himself he's really trying to save.... Ian Rankin's Dead Souls is "e;crime writing of the highest order"e; (Daily Express).

Special edition of the award-winning Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES - includes exclusive extra material.'Britain's best crime novelist' DAILY EXPRESS'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee ChildIn the 1960s, the infamous Bible John terrorised Scotland when he murdered three women, taking three souvenirs. Thirty years later, a copycat is at work, dubbed Johnny Bible. DI John Rebus's unconventional methods have got him in trouble before - now he's taken away from the inquiry and sent to investigate the killing of an off-duty oilman. But when his case clashes head-on with the Johnny Bible killings, he finds himself in the glare of a fearful media, whilst under the scrutiny of an internal enquiry. Just one mistake is likely to mean losing his job - and quite possibly his life.

Sometimes murder is the easy way out...A brilliant Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.'Britain's No.1 crime writer' Daily Mirror'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee ChildA mugging gone wrong ... or murder?A dissident Russian poet is found dead - at the same time a delegation of Russian businessmen arrives in town. For some, it is crucial that the case is closed quickly, clinically and with the minimum of attention.But DI Rebus and DS Siobhan Clarke believe this is something more than a random attack - especially after a particularly nasty second killing. Then, a brutal and premeditated assault on a local gangster puts Rebus in the frame - and he may not survive long enough to solve anything...

Including brand new material, this is the complete collection of Rebus short stories from the SUNDAY TIMES No.1 bestseller.

'A must-have for all Rebus fans' DAILY EXPRESS Ian Rankin's guide to the places in Scotland that have provided inspiration for his bestselling Inspector Rebus novels. From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

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.

I et kondemneringsmodent hus i en Edinburgh-forstad bliver en junkie fundet død med en lille pose heroin på sig. Overdosis - et dødsfald, som normalt knapt nok når at blive til en sag. Tilfældigvis bliver det den nyligt forfremmede vicekriminalkommissær John Rebus, der kommer til at stå for undersøgelsen af gerningsstedet. Og noget er galt. Hvorfor ligger liget i den mærkeligt korsfæstelsesagtige stilling med et par stearinlys ved sin side? Og hvad betyder den sataniske graffiti med den femtakkede stjerne omgivet af to koncentriske cirkler? Rebus har masser af tid, da han af sin chef bliver sat i spidsen for en antinarko-kampagne, sponsoreret af nogle af byens spidser. Et job, han hader og gør alt for at komme udenom. Derfor kaster han hele sin energi ind i opklaringen af junkiens dødsfald, og lidt efter lidt hvirvler snavset op. Rebus kommer til i bogstavelig forstand at stå i lort til op over albuerne, og stanken spreder sig fra byens finere kvarere. Dette er andet bind i serien om John Rebus.

A masterclass in cat-and-mouse espionage suspense - and the last lost novel - from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin...

The brilliant new Rebus novel from the author of No.1 besteller EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD. Narrated by James Macpherson

First performed at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre, the first stage play from the SUNDAY TIMES No.1 bestselling author of SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE.

Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Ian Rankin returns with his gripping new Rebus novel. Unabridged edition, and features a bonus interview with Ian Rankin and James MacPherson.

Rebus returns . . .

Malcolm Fox returns in the stunning second novel in Ian Rankin's series...

The sixteenth Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' DAILY MIRROR.

The 8th Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling, award-winning author.

A brilliant Rebus novel from the master of British crime.

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.

En bestialsk kvindemorder hjemsøger London. Politiet står på bar bund og må hente hjælp udefra. Valget falder på kriminalkommissær John Rebus fra Edinburgh, der noget ufortjent har fået ry for at være ekspert i seriemord. Hårdt presset af sin chef accepterer Rebus jobbet - og bliver kastet ud i et af sit livs værste mareridt. »Fremragende moderne krimi, der bekræfter John Rebus´ position som en af de mest fascinerende hovedpersoner i den moderne kriminallitteratur. Rankin fortjener mange læsere.« - Niels Lillelund, Jyllands-Posten

Det trækker op til bandekrig mellem den skrupelløse opkomling, Tommy Telford, og byens ukronede gangsterkonge, Big Ger Cafferty. I krigens kølvand følger drab, narko og indsmugling af bosniske piger som sexslaver. Kriminalkommissær John Rebus bliver personligt involveret i flere af sagerne.

In Europe, the Americans are pulling out their troops in a tide of isolationism. Britain, torn between loyalties to America and the continent, is caught betwixt and between. In America, a space shuttle crashes on landing, killing all but one of the crew on-board: A British man named Mike Dreyfuss, who will become vilified by the US press and protesters. Halfway across the world, Martin Hepton, an English ground control technician watches as they lose contact with the most advanced satellite in Europe. A colleague of Hepton's who suspects something strange is going on is signed off sick, and never comes back. But there is much more at stake than anyone realizes, and many more people on their trail than they can possibly evade.

The stage debut for the legendary detective John Rebus in this brand new, original story by Ian Rankin, written alongside the award-winning playwright Rona Munro. From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

A specially designed collector's hardback set of KNOTS AND CROSSES, BLACK AND BLUE and EXIT MUSIC with exclusive extra material only available in this box set.

A classic Ian Rankin from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'No one in Britain writes better crime novels today' Evening Standard