Ian Rankin

The fifteenth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'It's another Rebus novel you can't put down, and Rankin at his most powerful' CHOICE

The tenth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES. 'Britain's best crime novelist' DAILY EXPRESS

The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide... From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

A fantastic stand-alone heist thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES. 'You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough' RED

'Unmissable Rankin, as gripping and involving as any Rebus story' CHOICE; 'A brilliant book' GUARDIANFrom the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

The very first Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES. 'Britain's best crime novelist' Express

The fifth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child

The sixth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES. 'An outstanding creation' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

The third Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'No one writes better crime novels' EVENING STANDARD

Ingen kan lide ’Klagerne’ – de politifolk, som har til opgave at undersøge andre politifolk. Complaints and Conduct Department hedder afdelingen i Edinburgh, der er politiets specialenhed for interne affærer. Her arbejder Malcolm Fox. Han har netop afsluttet en stor sag om en række brodne kar i korpset og burde egentlig være tilfreds med sig selv. Men Fox er hjemsøgt af problemer på hjemme­fronten. Hans syge far får det værre og værre, og hans søster bliver mishandlet af sin voldelige kæreste. Samtidig har Malcolm Fox fået en ny opgave. Det forlyder, at den unge og dygtige politimand Jamie Breck har fingrene i noget rigtigt snavs, men der findes ingen beviser. Efterhånden som Fox graver sig ned i sagen, må han erkende, at Breck rummer flere facetter, og da der bliver begået et grusomt mord lidt for tæt på Fox, bliver denne viden direkte farlig. Fox er blevet en brik i et kompliceret spil om magt, og mere end hans karriere står på spil.

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. Samtidig arbejder han på en sag om en pensioneret professor fra universitetet i Edinburgh, der måske i virkeligheden er en eftersøgt krigsforbryder og hovedansvarlig for en grufuld SS-massakre i en fransk landsby i 1944. Da Rebus’ egen datters liv bringes i fare, indgår han en pagt med djævelen, og hans eneste motiv bliver hævn." 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, Jyllandsposten"Toppen af britisk krimi-litteratur. De hængtes have bør finde en stor dansk læserskare!" Holger Ruppert, B. T." En effektiv og anbefalelelsesværdig nattesøvnsdræber." Bo Tao Michaëlis, Politiken"Ian Rankin er i en klasse for sig selv. Rebus-bøgerne er anderledes, spændende og ikke til at lægge fra sig." Mie Petersen, Kristeligt Dagblad"Ian Rankin er et af de allerbedste nyere navne i britisk kriminallitteratur." Hans Larsen, Ekstra BladetNiende bog i serien om John Rebus.

Keskellä Edinburghin talvea ruumiita alkaa kasaantua John Rebusin eteen: kaksi itsemurhaa, murha ja vangin mysteerikuolema Skotlannin suurimpiin kuuluvassa vankilassa. Kun Rebusin tutkimuksissa paljastuu kaupungin poliittisen eliitin salaliitto, kaikki hänelle tärkeät asiat – työ, hänen oma ja jopa nuoren tyttärensä henki – ovat äkkiä vaarassa. Vaikka Rebus huomaakin tallanneensa isoille varpaille, hän ei suostu antamaan periksi. Jotkut hänen vihamiehistään vaikuttavat olevan lain yläpuolella mutta eivät välttämättä silti oikeuden ulottumattomissa.

It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk: a dissident Russian poet has been murdered in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. Rebus discovers that an elite delegation of Russian businessmen is in town, looking to expand its interests. And as Rebus's investigation gains ground, someone brutally assaults a local gangster with whom he has a long history. Has Rebus overstepped his bounds for the last time? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, controversial career, will Rebus even make it that far?

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.

When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Inspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he's been sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops. While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain evidence of a drug heist orchestrated by three of his classmates. But the group has been assigned an unsolved murder that may have resulted from Rebus's own mistake. Now Rebus can't determine if he's been set up for a fall or if his disgraced classmates are as ruthless as he suspects. When Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke discovers that her investigation of an art dealer's murder is tied to Rebus's inquiry, the two-protege and mentor-join forces. Soon they find themselves in the midst of an even bigger scandal than they had imagined-a plot with conspirators in every corner of Scotland and deadly implications about their colleagues. With the brilliant eye for character and place that earned him the name "the Dickens of Edinburgh," Ian Rankin delivers a page-turning novel of intricate suspense.

Da det engang så fine Central Hotel i Edinburgh brændte ned til grunden, var det gerådet i dybt økonomisk uføre, og årsagen til branden blev aldrig opklaret. Ingen interesserede sig for det gamle fallitbo. Da der fem år senere bliver fundet et forkullet lig i ruinerne med en kugle i kraniet, bliver Rebus nære kollega Brian Holmes sat på sagen. Kort efter bliver Holmes usædvanligt brutalt overfaldet, og mens han kæmper for sit liv, begynder Rebus stik mod sine overordnedes ordrer at interessere sig for den gamle hotelbrand. Rebus finder Brian Holmes' notesbog, der indeholder kryptiske notater om sagen, og mens han langsomt afdækker oplysningerne fra 'den sorte bog' begynder han at lægge brikkerne til et puslespil, som nogle meget magtfulde kræfter med alle midler vil forhindre ham i at lægge." Rebus er jo sin egen, forbrydelserne trives godt i det skotske, og det hele er ganske forrygende og pokkers stemningsfuld læsning fra start til slut." Information"Ian Rankins krimi 'Den sorte bog' er en speget og ganske fremragende affære. ... Rebus er her i 1993 klart et oldebarn af Philip Marlowe, ja hele Rankins stilistiske elan og stilsikre replikker er opdateret og senmoderne Raymond Chandler i kilt og tartan."? ? ? ? ? Bo Tao Michaëlis, Politiken"Rankin demonstrerer igen sine mesterlige evner som plotmager. Han håndterer snildt historier om en hjemvendt pædofil-dømt, knivstikkeri ved en slagter, en gammel hotel-og mordbrand, en overvågningsoperation og overfaldet på en kollega." Mogens Rude, Jydske VestkystenFemte bog i serien om John Rebus.

Three friends descend upon an art auction in search of some excitement. Mike Mackenzie-retired software mogul, bachelor and fine art enthusiast-wants something that money can't buy. Fellow art-lover Allan Cruickshank is bored with his banking career and burdened by a painful divorce. And Robert Gissing, an art professor, is frustrated that so many paintings stay hidden in corporate boardrooms, safes and private apartments. After the auction-and a chance encounter with crime boss Chib Calloway-Robert and Allan suggest the liberation of several paintings from the National Gallery, hoping Mike will dissuade them. Instead, he hopes they are serious. As enterprising girlfriends, clever detectives, seductive auctioneers and a Hell's Angel named Hate enter the picture, Ian Rankin creates a highly-charged thriller, a faced-past story of second guesses and double crosses that keep changing the picture, right until the harrowing finish.

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