Ian Rankin Book Series in Order

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Ian Rankin, or Sir Ian James Rankin, was born on 28th April 1960. He is a Scottish crime author, primarily known for his popular novel-Inspector Rebus books.

Inspector Rebus Books in Order (23 Books)

  1. Knots and Crosses (1987)
  2. Hide and Seek (1990)
  3. Tooth and Nail (1992)
  4. Strip Jack (1992)
  5. The Black Book (1993)
  6. Mortal Causes (1994)
  7. Let It Bleed (1995)
  8. Black and Blue (1997)
  9. The Hanging Garden (1998)
  10. Dead Souls (1999)
  11. Set in Darkness (2000)
  12. The Falls (2001)
  13. Resurrection Men (2001)
  14. A Question of Blood (2003)
  15. Fleshmarket Alley (2004)
  16. The Naming of the Dead (2006)
  17. Exit Music (2007)
  18. Standing in Another Man’s Grave (2012)
  19. Saints of the Shadow Bible (2013)
  20. Even Dogs in the Wild (2015)
  21. Rather Be the Devil (2016)
  22. In a House of Lies (2018)
  23. A Song for the Dark Times (2020)

Inspector Rebus Short Stories in Order (6 Books)

  1. A Good Hanging (1992)
  2. A Good Hanging and Other Stories (1992)
  3. Death is Not the End (1998)
  4. In the Nick of Time (2015)
  5. The Beat Goes On (2014)
  6. Long Shadows (2019)

Jack Harvey Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. Witch Hunt (1993)
  2. Bleeding Hearts (1994)
  3. Blood Hunt (1995)

Malcolm Fox Books in Order (2 Books)

  1. The Complaints (2009)
  2. The Impossible Dead (2011)

Jack Laidlaw Books in Order (1 Book)

  1. The Dark Remains (2021)

Standalone Novels in Order (4 Books)

  1. The Flood (1986)
  2. Watchman (1988)
  3. Westwind (1990)
  4. Doors Open (2008)

Novels in Order (2 Books)

  1. A Cool Head (2009)
  2. Meet and Greet (2016)

Plays in Order (1 Book)

  1. Dark Road (2013)

Short Story Collections in Order (1 Book)

  1. Beggars Banquet (2002)

Non-Fiction Books in Order (1 Book)

  1. Rebus’s Scotland (2005)

Murderous Christmas Stories Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season (2017)
  2. Murder on Christmas Eve (2017)
  3. A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season (2018)

World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books in Order (5 Books)

  1. The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 (2000)
  2. The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 (2001)
  3. The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 (2001)
  4. The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 (2003)
  5. The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 (2004)

Anthologies in Order (10 Books)

  1. Master’s Choice: Mystery Stories by Today’s Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them (2000)
  2. One City (2005)
  3. Dangerous Women (2005)
  4. The Penguin Book of Crime Stories (2008)
  5. Ox-Tales: Earth (2010)
  6. Crimespotting (2010)
  7. The Killer Cookbook (2012)
  8. FaceOff (2014)
  9. Jawbreakers (2014)
  10. Daggers Drawn (2022)

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