The police never do identify the serial rapists. It was entitled "The First Stone". Each of the novels is linked by returning characters, such asSiobhan ClarkeandBig Ger Cafferty, but you can start reading the Rebus books at any point in the series, and you dont need to have read the earlier books to enjoy the later ones. In some of the later novels, Rebus's nemesis, the gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty, is a point of view character; often the glimpse of his thoughts allows the reader to understand the strange relationship between the two not-quite-retired men. Ian Rankin - "BIG GER" CAFFERTY | Hachette UK Ian Rankin's "Fleshmarket Close" Quiz - Fun Trivia Rebus is asked to act as a go-between for Edinburgh gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty. All rights reserved. Is he finally destined to get his man? In many respects, Rebus & Cafferty are two sides of the same coin. Rebus 2022 - Bookheathen Scribblings Maybe I am. Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023. "Those are basically my memories," explains Rankin. Four seasons have been aired; series 1 starred John Hannah and was made for STV by his own production company, Clerkenwell Films. There is a brief but significant exchange where Rebus says You sound tired, Siobhan. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Now I'm glad to see that Rebus is back and better than ever. The dialogue between Rebus and Cafferty, as ever, is a delight to read, and despite this being a crime novel, the characters are as sharply delineated as ever. : In this book (The Complaints) and its 2011 sequel (The Impossible Dead) Rebus and his colleague (Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke) did not appear. Edinburgh's master of tartan noir, Ian Rankin, revealed his favourite Rebus moments to an audience at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. However, the escalating dispute between upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang soon gives Rebus an escape clause. At a London charity auction, the winner of the chance to appear in a Rebus novel told Rankin "I don't mind what kind of character I am as long as my mate Wee Evil Bob can be mentioned as well". Ben Brown. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.