The brilliant new REBUS novel from the author of No.1 besteller EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD.
Some cases never leave you.
For John Rebus, forty years may have passed, but the death of beautiful, promiscuous Maria Turquand still preys on his mind. Murdered in her hotel room on the night a famous rock star and his entourage were staying there, Maria's killer has never been found.
Meanwhile, the dark heart of Edinburgh remains up for grabs. A young pretender, Darryl Christie, may have staked his claim, but a vicious attack leaves him weakened and vulnerable, and an inquiry into a major money laundering scheme threatens his position. Has old-time crime boss Big Ger Cafferty really given up the ghost, or is he biding his time until Edinburgh is once more ripe for the picking?
In a tale of twisted power, deep-rooted corruption and bitter rivalries, RATHER BE THE DEVIL showcases Rankin and Rebus at their unstoppable best.
Packed with incident and intrigue, and Rankin's thriller plotting is sublime as ever ... Rebus remains a remarkably lived-in and mesmerising figurehead of the genre - INDEPENDENT on EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD
Along come reminders of why Rankin, and Rebus, take their place at the head of the pack ... you fall in love with the series all over again - THE TIMES on EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD
Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
Masterminds | Have you ever been in a bar fight?
Masterminds | Police work in crime novels
Masterminds | Getting stuck: Where's the twist?
Masterminds | Research and discovery when writing
Masterminds | Rebus changing over time
Masterminds | Rebus' health issues
Masterminds | If Rebus were real . . .
Rather Be the Devil | Reading by Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Rather Be The Devil | Introduction by author Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Standing in Another Man's Grave - by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin discusses his latest book, The Impossible Dead
Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
Masterminds | Have you ever been in a bar fight?
Masterminds | Police work in crime novels
Masterminds | Getting stuck: Where's the twist?
Masterminds | Research and discovery when writing
Masterminds | Rebus changing over time
Masterminds | Rebus' health issues
Masterminds | If Rebus were real . . .
Rather Be the Devil | Reading by Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Rather Be The Devil | Introduction by author Ian Rankin #Rebus30
Standing in Another Man's Grave - by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin discusses his latest book, The Impossible Dead
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first novel The Flood was published in 1986, while his first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987. The Rebus series is now translated into twenty-two languages and the books are bestsellers on several continents. Ian has received an OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his wife and two sons.