Audiobooks by Ian Rankin

Rebus: Eight Full-Cast BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

"Eight full-cast dramatisations starring Ron Donachie as Ian Rankin’s legendary detective John Rebus is Edinburgh’s most famous fictional detective – a hard-drinking, music-loving maverick with a defiant disregard for authority and a stubborn determination to get to the truth. Alongside his loyal colleague and friend Siobhan Clarke, he traverses Scotland’s dark and dangerous underworld investigating violent crimes – many of them involving his sparring partner and nemesis, notorious gangster Ger Cafferty. These eight thrilling dramas find him tackling suspicious deaths, serial killers and stone-cold cases. In Strip Jack, he probes the disappearance of an MP’s wife and the discovery of two dead bodies; while The Black Book sees him delving into an unsolved murder – with the help of a notebook full of coded clues. Black and Blue finds him travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow and then Aberdeen as he pursues the psychopathic copycat behind the ‘Johnny Bible’ killings. Meanwhile, in Set in Darkness, the dour DI follows a trail of corpses found during construction at the new Scottish Parliament. A wealthy banker’s daughter goes missing in The Falls, and the only leads are a series of carved wooden dolls inside miniature coffins and a cryptic online role-playing game. In Resurrection Men, as an investigation into the murder of an Edinburgh art dealer begins, Rebus is ordered to undergo ‘retraining’ – and carries out a secret undercover mission of his own. A Question of Blood sees him enquiring into a school shooting, only to find himself the main suspect in a house fire. And in Fleshmarket Close, Rebus’ skills are put to the test when the teenage sister of a rape victim vanishes, two skeletons are found in a pub cellar and an illegal immigrant is murdered on a city housing estate. Ron Donachie stars as Rebus, with Gayanne Potter as Siobhan Clarke, Gary Lewis and Sandy Neilson as Cafferty and a supporting cast including Liam Brennan, Steven McNicoll, Iain Robertson, Brian Ferguson, Sarah Collier, Paul Young and Kenny Blyth. Text copyright © Ian Rankin 1992 (Strip Jack), 1993 (The Black Book), 1995 (Black and Blue), 2000 (Set in Darkness), 2001 (The Falls, Resurrection Men), 2003 (A Question of Blood), 2004 (Fleshmarket Close) Written by Ian Rankin Dramatised by Chris Dolan and Bert Coules Produced and directed by Bruce Young Contents: Strip Jack The Black Book Black and Blue Set in Darkness The Falls Resurrection Men A Question of Blood Fleshmarket Close © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Ian Rankin (Author), Full Cast, Gayanne Potter, Ron Donachie (Narrator)

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Bookshop Mysteries: Five Bibliomysteries by Bestselling Authors

"Dead Dames Don't Sing by John Harvey: Looking for a big payday but finding big trouble instead, ex-London-cop-turned-private-investigator Jack Kiley attempts to uncover the true origins of a controversial, pseudonymously written pulp novel. The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin: A young Scotsman in Paris is drawn into a shocking mystery that resides within the pages of an unpublished manuscript allegedly penned by Robert Louis Stevenson. Mystery, Inc. by Joyce Carol Oates: When an obsessive collector of bookstores discovers a charming new shop, he decides he must have it at any cost—even if he has to commit murder. Remaindered by Peter Lovesey: For some nefarious reason, the widow and former associates of a slain gangster are determined to keep the Precious Finds Bookstore open following the unfortunate demise of the shop's owner. The Book Thing by Laura Lippman: Private investigator Tess Monaghan must help the irascible proprietor of a Baltimore children's bookstore keep her business afloat by unmasking an elusive and utterly ingenious book thief."

Ian Rankin, John Harvey, Joyce Carol Oates, Laura Lippman, Peter Lovesey (Author), Hillary Huber, James Cameron Stewart, Joel Richards (Narrator)

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Bibliomysteries Volume 2

"A must-listen collection of fifteen bibliomysteries by bestselling and award-winning authors Bibliomysteries Volume 2 includes: ● 'Remaindered' by Peter Lovesey ● 'The Compendium of Srem' by F. Paul Wilson ● 'The Sequel' by R. L. Stine ● 'Mystery, Inc.' by Joyce Carol Oates ● and many others"

Bradford Morrow, Carolyn Hart, Denise Mina, Elizabeth George, F. Paul Wilson, Ian Rankin, James Grady, James W. Hall, Joyce Carol Oates, Lyndsay Faye, Megan Abbott, Peter Lovesey, R.L. Stine, Stephen Hunter, Thomas Perry (Author), Christina Delaine, Matt Godfrey (Narrator)

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[Swedish] - Den svarta boken

"Då en nära kollega blir brutalt överfallen dras John Rebus in i ett fall som inbegriper en hotellbrand, en oidentifierad kropp och en sedan länge bortglömd natt av skräck och mord. Förföljd av farliga gestalter ur det förflutna och plågad av de kodade hemligheterna i sin kollegas anteckningsbok måste Rebus få ihop bitarna i det mest komplexa och förvirrande av pussel. Men det är inte alla som vill att pusslet ska lösas - kanske inte ens Rebus själv ... Den svarta boken är den femte romanen i den hyllade serien om kommissarie John Rebus och ges nu för första gången ut på svenska, i översättning av Nils Larsson. IAN RANKIN är en skotsk författare som blivit känd världen över för sin romanserie om kommissarie John Rebus. Ian Rankin har bland annat belönats med en Edgar Award, en CWA Gold Dagger, en CWA Diamond Dagger och en Chandler-Fulbright Award, och räknas i dag till kriminallitteraturens största namn."

Ian Rankin (Author), Mats Eklund (Narrator)

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[Swedish] - Strip Jack

"Gregor Jack, en högt ansedd ledamot av det skotska parlamentet, har allt. Han är ung, rik och charmerande, och har en vacker hustru - Elizabeth. Men han har också en garderob överfull av skelett, och när han åker fast under en polisrazzia på en av Edinburghs bordeller börjar hans korthus rasa. John Rebus kopplas in - och anar att det är en fälla. Gregor Jacks hustru försvinner. Rebus avslöjar en härva av orgier, fylleslag och falsk vänskap. Och så hittas Elizabeths illa misshandlade kropp i en närliggande flod. Rebus får ett nytt uppdrag: att hitta en mördare som har alla ess på hand. IAN RANKIN är en skotsk författare som blivit känd världen över för sin romanserie om kommissarie John Rebus. Ian Rankin har bland annat belönats med en Edgar Award, en CWA Gold Dagger, en CWA Diamond Dagger och en Chandler-Fulbright Award, och räknas i dag till kriminallitteraturens största namn. Strip Jack är den fjärde romanen i den hyllade serien om kommissarie John Rebus."

Ian Rankin (Author), Mats Eklund (Narrator)

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[Swedish] - Näbbar och klor

"De kallar honom Vargmannen för att han tar en tugga av sina offer, och för att de hittade det första offret på den ensliga Wolf Street i East End. Scotland Yard är ivriga att hitta mördaren och kommissarie Rebus kallas in för att hjälpa till. Men hans motsvarighet på Scotland Yard, George Flight, är inte förtjust i den extra inblandningen, och Rebus finner sig i en situation där han blir tvungen att hantera rasfördomar såväl som en galnings våldsattacker. När en attraktiv kvinnlig psykolog erbjuder Rebus en seriemördar-profil av Vargmannen kan han inte annat än tacka ja: det vore en alltför bra möjlighet att missa. Men genom att hitta en allierad kan han samtidigt ha gett sina fiender en lätt angreppspunkt. ”Näbbar och klor” är tredje romanen om John Rebus. IAN RANKIN är en skotsk författare som blivit känd världen över för sin romanserie om kommissarie John Rebus. Ian Rankin har bland annat belönats med en Edgar Award, en CWA Gold Dagger, en CWA Diamond Dagger och en Chandler-Fulbright Award, och räknas i dag till kriminallitteraturens största namn."

Ian Rankin (Author), Mats Eklund (Narrator)

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The Deathwatch Journal: An original story for BBC Radio 4

"A gripping original story for BBC Radio 4 by award-winning crime writer Ian Rankin, written for the landmark Radio 4 Book at Bedtime slot Saughton Prison, Edinburgh. 1962. Prison guard Thomas Scott watches over a condemned man sentenced to hang for the murder of his wife. His prisoner is a guilty man, that’s for sure. William Telfer has done enough bad things in his life. And Scott has been in his job long enough to know that guilty men often proclaimed their innocence right up until the moment the noose was placed around their necks. But as they wait out the days until his execution, Scott begins to suspect that Telfer is innocent of this murder. An innocent man could be hanged by the neck until dead. And his jailer doesn’t know what to do about it… To find out the truth, Scott must explore Edinburgh’s darkest corners. And he is running out of time. From the best-selling author of the Rebus novels, this original story asks what you would do in the face of doubt, and in the search for justice. (This release contains additional material not included in the radio broadcast, plus an extended postscript.)"

Ian Rankin (Author), Jimmy Chisholm (Narrator)

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A Deep Hole

Ian Rankin (Author), Paul Thornley (Narrator)

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The Falls: Inspector Rebus, Book 12

"A missing student, a six-inch coffin containing a wooden doll, and mysterious role playing games on the Internet are the intriguing elements of the latest case to challenge Inspector Rebus. The missing student comes from an influential family and Rebus begins to get a bad feeling about the case. Whilst Rebus follows up a link with the distant past, his DC Siobhan Clarke tackles the Internet challenges set by the mysterious Quizmaster."

Ian Rankin (Author), Samuel Gillies (Narrator)

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