Rebus book 7 · 1995
Let It Bleed
A kidnapping case ends with the deaths of the two young suspects, but Rebus is not satisfied. In the depths of an Edinburgh winter his questions lead into the dealings of the city council, a prison and Scottish business.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ian Rankin
- Series
- Rebus, book 7 of 25
- Published
- 1995
- Setting
- Set in Edinburgh
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Let It Bleed
5 recurring or key characters from Ian Rankin’s chart.
Lead 1
- John RebusEdinburgh detective, later retired and working cold cases
Major 1
- Siobhan ClarkeDetective who rises from Rebus’s junior to lead investigator
Minor and cameo 3
- Gill TemplerRebus’s former lover, later his boss
- Brian HolmesDetective, Rebus’s early partner
- Big Ger CaffertyMorris Gerald Cafferty, Edinburgh crime boss
Also featuring these characters
Other Ian Rankin books that share the most characters with Let It Bleed.
- The Black Book1993 · Rebus · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Hanging Garden1998 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Souls1999 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Set in Darkness2000 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon