Rebus book 20 · 2015
Even Dogs in the Wild
A retired lawyer is murdered in Edinburgh, and Big Ger Cafferty receives a threat with the same wording. Siobhan Clarke brings the retired Rebus in to talk to his old enemy, while Malcolm Fox joins a Glasgow team watching a crime family.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ian Rankin
- Series
- Rebus, book 20 of 25
- Published
- 2015
- Setting
- Set in Edinburgh
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Even Dogs in the Wild
7 recurring or key characters from Ian Rankin’s chart. Introduces Deborah Quant and Brillo.
Lead 1
- John RebusEdinburgh detective, later retired and working cold cases
Major 4
- Siobhan ClarkeDetective who rises from Rebus’s junior to lead investigator
- Malcolm FoxComplaints officer, later in Major Crimes
- Big Ger CaffertyMorris Gerald Cafferty, Edinburgh crime boss
- Darryl ChristieYoung gangster rising to rival Cafferty
Minor and cameo 2
- Deborah QuantFirst appearancePathologist and Rebus’s partner
- BrilloFirst appearanceRebus’s dogRebus takes him on
Also featuring these characters
Other Ian Rankin books that share the most characters with Even Dogs in the Wild.
- In a House of Lies2018 · Rebus · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Song for the Dark Times2020 · Rebus · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Heart Full of Headstones2022 · Rebus · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Standing in Another Man’s Grave2012 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon