Reading order · Mystery & thriller
Inspector Rebus Reading Order
Inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin has 25 main books (1987–2024). Start with Knots and Crosses (1987) and read the numbered books in order.
By Ian Rankin
Inspector Rebus books in order
Your reading speed
- 4 h 26 min
- 4 h 40 min
- 5 h 19 min
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- 5 h 1 min
- 6 h 3 min
- 5 h 36 min
- 6 h 27 min
- 8 h 58 min
- 7 h 25 min
- 8 h 16 min
- 7 h 51 min
- 8 h 41 min
- 8 h 18 min
- 7 h 42 min
#15
Fleshmarket Alley
2004
—- 8 h 16 min
- 7 h 20 min
- 6 h 49 min
- 6 h 49 min
- 6 h 27 min
- 5 h 36 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 5 h 45 min
- 5 h 53 min
- 5 h 36 min
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Inspector Rebus: common questions
- How many books are in the Inspector Rebus series?
- There are 25 main books in Inspector Rebus. The most recent main book listed here is Midnight and Blue (2024).
- What order should I read Inspector Rebus in?
- Read Inspector Rebus in its numbered order: Knots and Crosses, Hide and Seek, Tooth and Nail, Strip Jack, and so on. Fleshmarket Alley was published in the UK as Fleshmarket Close.
- What is the first Inspector Rebus book?
- The first book is Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin, published in 1987.