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Ian Rankin

Inspector Rebus is a series of 26 books by Ian Rankin: 5,588 pages in the 14 with a known length, about 102 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

26
books
5,588
pages in 14 of them
102 hours
to read those 14
205 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Knots and Crosses 1987 4.6 h 2 Hide and Seek 1991 5.0 h 3 Tooth and Nail 1992 5.6 h
4 Strip Jack 1992 length not known
A Good Hanging and Other Stories 1992 length not known
5 The Black Book 1993 7.5 h 6 Mortal Causes 1994 6.4 h 7 Let It Bleed 1995 6.8 h
8 Black & Blue 1997 length not known
9 The Hanging Garden 1998 length not known
10 Dead Souls 1999 7.8 h
11 Set in Darkness 2000 length not known
12 The Falls 2001 10.6 h
13 Resurrection Men 2002 length not known
14 A Question of Blood 2003 length not known
15 Fleshmarket Close 2004 8.2 h 16 The Naming of the Dead 2006 8.7 h 17 Exit Music 2007 7.7 h
18 Standing in Another Man's Grave 2012 length not known
19 Saints of the Shadow Bible 2013 length not known
20 Even Dogs in the Wild 2015 length not known
21 Rather Be the Devil 2016 length not known
22 In a House of Lies 2021 11.4 h 23 A Song for the Dark Times 2020 6.2 h 24 A Heart Full of Headstones 2022 6.2 h
Midnight and Blue length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. 1

    Knots and Crosses 1987 4.6 h

    Edinburgh policeman, John Rebus, must solve murders involving seeming crank letters.

  2. 2

    Hide and Seek 1991 5.0 h

    Inspector Rebus #2

  3. 3

    Tooth and Nail 1992 5.6 h

    Rebes accepts help from Dr Liza Frazer in an attempt to catch the 'Wolfman', a serial killer who takes a bit from his victims and leaves them on Wolf Street.

  4. 4

    Strip Jack 1992 length not known

  5. A Good Hanging and Other Stories 1992 length not known

  6. 5

    The Black Book 1993 7.5 h

  7. 6

    Mortal Causes 1994 6.4 h

    When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and…

  8. 7

    Let It Bleed 1995 6.8 h

    Inspector Rebus #7

  9. 8

    Black & Blue 1997 length not known

  10. 9

    The Hanging Garden 1998 length not known

  11. 10

    Dead Souls 1999 7.8 h

  12. 11

    Set in Darkness 2000 length not known

  13. 12

    The Falls 2001 10.6 h

    Suite à la disparition de la fille d'un riche banquier, on retrouve dans la propriété de celui-ci un cercueil de 20 cm environ contenant une poupée en bois sculpté.

  14. 13

    Resurrection Men 2002 length not known

  15. 14

    A Question of Blood 2003 length not known

  16. 15

    Fleshmarket Close 2004 8.2 h

    Investigator John Rebus pursues a case in Edinburgh's red-light district, where refugees seeking asylum are subject to the most ruthless members of the crime world.

  17. 16

    The Naming of the Dead 2006 8.7 h

    The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one.

  18. 17

    Exit Music 2007 7.7 h

    It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus.

  19. 18

    Standing in Another Man's Grave 2012 length not known

  20. 19

    Saints of the Shadow Bible 2013 length not known

  21. 20

    Even Dogs in the Wild 2015 length not known

  22. 21

    Rather Be the Devil 2016 length not known

  23. 22

    In a House of Lies 2021 11.4 h

  24. 23

    A Song for the Dark Times 2020 6.2 h

  25. 24

    A Heart Full of Headstones 2022 6.2 h

  26. Midnight and Blue length not known

How much is left

After book 1, Knots and Crosses about 98 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 2, Hide and Seek about 93 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 3, Tooth and Nail about 87 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 4, Strip Jack about 87 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After A Good Hanging and Other Stories about 87 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 5, The Black Book about 80 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 6, Mortal Causes about 73 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 7, Let It Bleed about 67 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 8, Black & Blue about 67 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After book 9, The Hanging Garden about 67 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 10, Dead Souls about 59 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 11, Set in Darkness about 59 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 12, The Falls about 48 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 13, Resurrection Men about 48 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 14, A Question of Blood about 48 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 15, Fleshmarket Close about 40 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 16, The Naming of the Dead about 31 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 17, Exit Music about 24 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 18, Standing in Another Man's Grave about 24 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 19, Saints of the Shadow Bible about 24 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 20, Even Dogs in the Wild about 24 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 21, Rather Be the Devil about 24 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 22, In a House of Lies about 12 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 23, A Song for the Dark Times about 6 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 102 hours 27 minutes

14 of 26 books, 5,588 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

205 days (about 30 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.