Character · Rebus and his circle · 17 books
Gill Templer
Gill Templer is a police officer who was once Rebus’s lover and later becomes his boss. She is good at her job and knows Rebus far too well to be charmed by him.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Knots and Crosses (1987)
- Latest appearance
- Exit Music (2007)
- Books
- 17 (1 major, 16 minor)
- Series
- Rebus
- Author
- Ian Rankin
- Circle
- Rebus and his circle
Where to meet Gill Templer
Gill Templer first appears in Knots and Crosses (1987), in a major role, book 1 of the Rebus series.
Every book with Gill Templer
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1987MKnots and Crossesmajor role · RebusBuy
- 1991·Hide and Seekminor role · RebusBuy
- 1992·Tooth and Nailminor role · RebusBuy
- 1992·Strip Jackminor role · RebusBuy
- 1993·The Black Bookminor role · RebusBuy
- 1994·Mortal Causesminor role · RebusBuy
- 1995·Let It Bleedminor role · RebusBuy
- 1997·Black and Blueminor role · RebusBuy
- 1998·The Hanging Gardenminor role · RebusBuy
- 1999·Dead Soulsminor role · RebusBuy
- 2000·Set in Darknessminor role · RebusBuy
- 2001·The Fallsminor role · RebusBuy
- 2002·Resurrection Menminor role · RebusBuy
- 2003·A Question of Bloodminor role · RebusBuy
- 2004·Fleshmarket Closeminor role · RebusBuy
- 2006·The Naming of the Deadminor role · RebusBuy
- 2007·Exit Musicminor role · RebusBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| John RebusEdinburgh detective, later retired and working cold cases | 17 |
| Siobhan ClarkeDetective who rises from Rebus’s junior to lead investigator | 13 |
| Big Ger CaffertyMorris Gerald Cafferty, Edinburgh crime boss | 11 |
| Brian HolmesDetective, Rebus’s early partner | 5 |
| Jack MortonDetective and Rebus’s friend | 2 |
| Michael RebusRebus’s younger brother, a stage hypnotist | 2 |