The Falls: From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

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Get Shortie" (1999) (Rebus; published in Crime Wave 2, Deepest Red, June; not included in the UK and US editions of The Beat Goes On: The Complete Rebus Stories) Publication Listing for How I Write: The Secret Lives of Authors". isfdb.org. Internet Speculative Fiction Database . Retrieved 12 January 2013. Summer Rites" (1984) (published in Cencrastus, No. 18 - actually a section of Rankin's first novel)

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A complex mystery novel, as you would expect from Rankin, one of a handful of truly outstanding British mystery writers... Terrific.” — Observer Not Just another Saturday" (August 2005) (Rebus; written for SNIP, a charity organisation; people in attendance of the event were provided with a "typescript" of the story) In 2009 Rankin stated on Radio Five Live that he would start work on a five- or six-issue run on the comic book Hellblazer, although he may turn the story into a stand-alone graphic novel instead. The Vertigo Comics panel at WonderCon 2009 confirmed that the story would be published as a graphic novel, Dark Entries, the second release from the company's Vertigo Crime imprint. [12] [13] [14]There are enough decent scenes and lots of tension (personal and otherwise) to mildly hold the reader's interest, and there is some decent resolution.

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A suspenseful, professional-grade north country procedural whose heroine, a deft mix of compassion and attitude, would be welcome to return and tie up the gaping loose end Box leaves. The unrelenting cold makes this the perfect beach read. His latest novel is crowded but not slow. It is a very skilful entertainment, which moves from a maze of Internet mind-games to a fighting finish, not short on blows and blood. Its clues are as learned and crossword-puzzling as any in John Buchan; some are less soluble than Buchan's" - Karl Miller, Times Literary Supplement He discovers that the man was a photographer who hid some pictures taken at a private club called The Hyde. He discovers that the club is a front for an illegal boxing ring. Rebus arrests the Hyde’s owner and other conspirators of the fight club, but they all mysteriously die in police custody. Rebus now finds himself facing a massive cover up. Television Adaptations Rankin's brilliant evocation of a moody Edinburgh, deeply human characters and labyrinthine plot give dimension to this always absorbing series. With his stubborn insistence on tying up the frayed ends of every knotty clue, and iconoclastic refusal to be a team player, hard-drinking Rebus is a bane to his superiors but a blessing to readers.... Readers won't be able to skim this dark, densely written novel, but they won't want to. Artfully placed red herrings, a large cast of multifaceted characters and a gripping pace will keep them engrossed. And Rebus is a character whose devils and idiosyncrasies will leave them eager for more.” — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)The Acid Test" (1999) (Rebus; published in EQMM, August; not included in the UK and US editions of The Beat Goes On: The Complete Rebus Stories)

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John Rebus once served in Britain's elite SAS. Now he's an Edinburgh cop who hides from his memories and misses promotions. 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. Plot. John Rebus discovers the body of a drug addict amongst two burned candles, and a five-pointed star. While other detectives brush off the murder, Rebus pursues the murder. Rebus finds a young woman named Tracy who recalls the dead man’s last words as “hide!” University of Edinburgh Honorary Degrees 2002/03". University of Edinburgh. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012.Lawson, Mark (28 January 2005). "Why mixing art and news adds drama". BBC. BBC . Retrieved 28 February 2021. The Inspector Rebus series is now considered major contributors of the Tartan Noir genre; crime fiction rooted in the Scottish tradition. In 2009, Ian Rankin donated his short story “Fieldwork” to the Ox-Tales project, which features four collections of UK stories. In 2009 Rankin wrote Dark Entries, a graphic novel, in which a man struggles to escape a reality television show for Hell. The Inspector Rebus Series The focus on the police, with prominent roles for Rebus' colleagues and a good deal of office politics, is welcome. WC: Vertigo - Innovative and Provocative". Comic Book Resources. 1 March 2009 . Retrieved 2 March 2009. Duin, Steve (7 April 2009). "Ian Rankin vs. Brian Azzarello". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009 . Retrieved 13 April 2009.