Rebus book 13 · 2002
Resurrection Men
After losing his temper with his boss, Rebus is sent to the police college at Tulliallan with a group of officers on their last chance. He has his own reasons for being there, while Siobhan Clarke works the murder of an art dealer back in Edinburgh. Winner of the Edgar Award for best novel.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ian Rankin
- Series
- Rebus, book 13 of 25
- Published
- 2002
- Setting
- Set in Edinburgh
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Resurrection Men on screen
- Rebus (2000–2007, series, ITV). John Hannah and then Ken Stott play the Edinburgh detective inspector, working cases that reach from the city’s wealthy New Town to its forgotten estates.
Who is in Resurrection Men
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
- Gill TemplerRebus’s former lover, later his boss
- Big Ger CaffertyMorris Gerald Cafferty, Edinburgh crime boss
Also featuring these characters
Other Ian Rankin books that share the most characters with Resurrection Men.
- Set in Darkness2000 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Fleshmarket Close2004 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Souls1999 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Naming of the Dead2006 · Rebus · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon