Order of Ian Rankin Books
Ian Rankin is a Scottish author of crime fiction. Rankin’s goal in life was not always to write crime fiction. He originally thought he would be compared to the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson rather than to be considered part of the Tartan Noir genre. He is best known for his Inspector Rebus novels, which are set in Edinburgh. Many of the books have been adapted to a television series on the British channel ITV, starring John Hannah and later Ken Stott as Inspector Rebus.
Ian Rankin became a published author in 1986 when The Flood was released. His next novel, Knots and Crosses was the beginning of the Inspector Rebus character. Since then, most of his work has been in the Rebus series, although he has also written some standalone books and a new series featuring Malcolm Fox. Below is a list of all of Ian Rankin’s novels in publication order and in chronological order (when necessary):
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Publication Order of Inspector Rebus Books
Publication Order of Inspector Rebus Short Stories/Novellas
| A Good Hanging | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death is Not the End | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Good Hanging and Other Stories | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In the Nick of Time | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Beat Goes On | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Long Shadows (Play) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Jack Harvey Books
| Witch Hunt | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood Hunt | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bleeding Hearts | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Malcolm Fox Books
| The Complaints | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Impossible Dead | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Jack Laidlaw Books
(with William McIlvanney)
| Laidlaw | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Papers of Tony Veitch | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Strange Loyalties | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Dark Remains | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Flood | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Watchman | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Westwind | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Doors Open | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| A Deep Hole | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Cool Head | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Meet and Greet | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rise | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Plays
| Dark Road | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Beggars Banquet | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Rebus's Scotland | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books
| Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder on Christmas Eve | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder on a Winter's Night | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder in the Falling Snow | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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| Anthology series. | ||||
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Witch Hunt, Bleeding Hearts and Blood Hunt were written under the pseudonym of Jack Harvey.
One City also contains contributions by Alexander McCall Smith and Irvine Welsh. Ox-Tales: Earth also contains contributions by Kate Atkinson, Jonathan Buckley, Jonathan Coe, Hanif Kureishi, Marti Leimbach, Marina Lewycka, Vikram Seth, Nicholas Shakespeare and Rose Tremain. Dark Entries is co-authored with Werther Dell’Edera. Dark Road is co-authored by Mark Thomson.
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