Character · Edinburgh’s underworld · 19 books
Big Ger Cafferty
Morris Gerald “Big Ger” Cafferty is Edinburgh’s leading crime boss and Rebus’s oldest enemy. Clever, violent and oddly fond of the detective who keeps trying to put him away, he shares more with Rebus than either man likes to admit.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Black Book (1993)
- Latest appearance
- Midnight and Blue (2024)
- Books
- 19 (9 major, 10 minor)
- Series
- Rebus
- Author
- Ian Rankin
- Circle
- Edinburgh’s underworld
Where to meet Big Ger Cafferty
Big Ger Cafferty first appears in The Black Book (1993), in a major role, book 5 of the Rebus series.
Every book with Big Ger Cafferty
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1993MThe Black Bookmajor role · RebusFirst appearanceBuy
- 1994·Mortal Causesminor role · RebusBuy
- 1995·Let It Bleedminor role · RebusBuy
- 1997MBlack and Bluemajor role · RebusBuy
- 1998MThe Hanging Gardenmajor role · RebusBuy
- 1999·Dead Soulsminor role · RebusBuy
- 2000MSet in Darknessmajor role · RebusBuy
- 2002·Resurrection Menminor role · RebusBuy
- 2004·Fleshmarket Closeminor role · RebusBuy
- 2006MThe Naming of the Deadmajor role · RebusBuy
- 2007MExit Musicmajor role · RebusBuy
- 2012·Standing in Another Man’s Graveminor role · RebusBuy
- 2013·Saints of the Shadow Bibleminor role · RebusBuy
- 2015MEven Dogs in the Wildmajor role · RebusBuy
- 2016MRather Be the Devilmajor role · RebusBuy
- 2018·In a House of Liesminor role · RebusBuy
- 2020·A Song for the Dark Timesminor role · RebusBuy
- 2022MA Heart Full of Headstonesmajor role · RebusBuy
- 2024·Midnight and Blueminor role · RebusBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| John RebusEdinburgh detective, later retired and working cold cases | 19 |
| Siobhan ClarkeDetective who rises from Rebus’s junior to lead investigator | 19 |
| Gill TemplerRebus’s former lover, later his boss | 11 |
| Malcolm FoxComplaints officer, later in Major Crimes | 7 |
| BrilloRebus’s dog | 6 |
| Darryl ChristieYoung gangster rising to rival Cafferty | 4 |