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Inspector Rebus audiobooks in order

Edinburgh across nearly forty years. Rebus ages in real time, hits mandatory retirement partway through, and keeps turning up anyway.

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Ian RankinIan RankinNarrated by James Macpherson, with Ian Rankin credited alongside him on The Beat Goes On · 26 books, including a short-story collectionPhoto: Roger Green · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

Which order should you listen in?

Publication order, and here it genuinely matters — Rebus ages, the city changes around him, and his relationships with Siobhan Clarke and Big Ger Cafferty develop across the whole run. Black & Blue is the usual recommendation if you want to sample before committing to the whole run. The Beat Goes On collects the Rebus short stories, with new material, and is listed at its 2014 publication; it can be dipped into at any point once you know the characters.

On screen: TV series, From 2000. Every series here that has been adapted for the screen →

Inspector Rebus in publication order

  1. 1Knots and CrossesKnots and Crosses (1987)Read by James Macpherson · 6h 25m unabridged
  2. 2Hide and SeekHide and Seek (1991)Read by James Macpherson · 8h 1m unabridged
  3. 3Tooth and NailTooth and Nail (1992)Read by James Macpherson · 8h 51m unabridged
  4. 4Strip JackStrip Jack (1992)Read by James Macpherson · 9h 52m unabridged
  5. 5The Black BookThe Black Book (1993)Read by James Macpherson · 9h 47m unabridged
  6. 6Mortal CausesMortal Causes (1994)Read by James Macpherson · 9h 27m unabridged
  7. 7Let It BleedLet It Bleed (1996)Read by James MacPherson · 10h 13m unabridged
  8. 8Black & BlueBlack & Blue (1997)Read by James Macpherson · 15h 3m unabridged
  9. 9The Hanging GardenThe Hanging Garden (1998)Read by James Macpherson · 11h 42m unabridged
  10. 10Dead SoulsDead Souls (1999)Read by James Macpherson · 14h 29m unabridged
  11. 11Set in DarknessSet in Darkness (2000)Read by James Macpherson · 14h 16m unabridged
  12. 12The FallsThe Falls (2001)Read by James Macpherson · 16h 11m unabridged
  13. 13Resurrection MenResurrection Men (2002)Read by James Macpherson · 14h 39m unabridged
  14. 14A Question of BloodA Question of Blood (2003)Read by James Macpherson · 13h 1m unabridged
  15. 15Fleshmarket CloseFleshmarket Close (2004)Read by James Macpherson · 14h 10m unabridged
  16. 16The Naming of the DeadThe Naming of the Dead (2006)Read by James Macpherson · 14h 20m unabridged
  17. 17Exit MusicExit Music (2007)Read by James Macpherson · 12h 51m unabridged
  18. 18Standing in Another Man's GraveStanding in Another Man's Grave (2012)Read by James Macpherson · 11h 23m unabridged
  19. 19Saints of the Shadow BibleSaints of the Shadow Bible (2013)Read by James MacPherson · 10h 41m unabridged
  20. 20The Beat Goes On (short stories)The Beat Goes On (short stories) (2014)Read by James Macpherson, Ian Rankin · 20h 27m unabridged
  21. 21Even Dogs in the WildEven Dogs in the Wild (2015)Read by James Macpherson · 11h 10m unabridged
  22. 22Rather Be the DevilRather Be the Devil (2016)Read by James Macpherson · 10h 48m unabridged
  23. 23In a House of LiesIn a House of Lies (2018)Read by James Macpherson · 11h 39m unabridged
  24. 24A Song for the Dark TimesA Song for the Dark Times (2020)Read by James Macpherson · 11h 1m unabridged
  25. 25A Heart Full of HeadstonesA Heart Full of Headstones (2022)Read by James Macpherson · 11h 42m unabridged
  26. 26Midnight and BlueMidnight and Blue (2024)Read by James Macpherson · 10h 22m unabridged

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