Ian Rankin's Inspector John Rebus novels in chronological order

• Knots and Crosses (1987)
• Hide & Seek (1990)
• Tooth & Nail (1992, previously published as Wolfman)
  • The three novels above are published as Rebus: the Early Years

• 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: Three Great Novels: Strip Jack - The Black Book - Mortal Causes

• Let it Bleed (1995)
• Black & Blue (1997)
• The Hanging Garden (1998)
  • The three novels above are published as Rebus:Three Great Novels: Let it Bleed - Black & Blue - The Hanging Garden

• Death is not the End (1998)
• Dead Souls (1999)
• Set in Darkness (2000)
• The Falls (2001)
  • The three books above are published as Rebus: Capital Crimes

• Resurrection Men (2002)
• Beggars Banquet (short stories, 2002)
• A Question of Blood (2003)
• Fleshmarket Close (2004)
• The Naming of the Dead (2006)
• Exit Music (2007)
• Standing in Another Man's Grave (2012)
• Saints of the Shadow Bible (2013)
• The Beat Goes On (2014)
• Even Dogs in the Wild (2015)
• Rather be the Devil (2016)

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