Rebus book 25 · 2024
Midnight and Blue
Rebus is serving time in prison, surrounded by men he helped put there. When a prisoner is found dead in his locked cell, Rebus starts asking questions from the inside, while Siobhan Clarke works a case of her own outside.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ian Rankin
- Series
- Rebus, book 25 of 25
- Published
- 2024
- Setting
- Set in Edinburgh
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Midnight and Blue
4 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 2
- BrilloRebus’s dog
- Big Ger CaffertyMorris Gerald Cafferty, Edinburgh crime boss
Also featuring these characters
Other Ian Rankin books that share the most characters with Midnight and Blue.
- A Song for the Dark Times2020 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- In a House of Lies2018 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Rather Be the Devil2016 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Even Dogs in the Wild2015 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon