{"product_id":"book-keoc","title":"Rebus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight full-cast dramatisations starring Ron Donachie as Ian Rankin’s legendary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e detective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Rebus is Edinburgh’s most famous fictional detective – a hard-drinking, music-loving maverick with a defiant disregard for authority and a stubborn determination to get to the truth. Alongside his loyal colleague and friend Siobhan Clarke, he traverses Scotland’s dark and dangerous underworld investigating violent crimes – many of them involving his sparring partner and nemesis, notorious gangster Ger Cafferty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese eight thrilling dramas find him tackling suspicious deaths, serial killers and stone-cold cases. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrip Jack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, he probes the disappearance of an MP’s wife and the discovery of two dead bodies; while \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e sees him delving into an unsolved murder – with the help of a notebook full of coded clues. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack and Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e finds him travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow and then Aberdeen as he pursues the psychopathic copycat behind the ‘Johnny Bible’ killings. Meanwhile, in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the dour DI follows a trail of corpses found during construction at the new Scottish Parliament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wealthy banker’s daughter goes missing in \u003cb\u003eThe Falls\u003c\/b\u003e, and the only leads are a series of carved wooden dolls inside miniature coffins and a cryptic online role-playing game. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eResurrection Men,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e as an investigation into the murder of an Edinburgh art dealer begins, Rebus is ordered to undergo ‘retraining’ – and carries out a secret undercover mission of his own. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Question of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e sees him enquiring into a school shooting, only to find himself the main suspect in a house fire. And in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleshmarket Close\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Rebus’ skills are put to the test when the teenage sister of a rape victim vanishes, two skeletons are found in a pub cellar and an illegal immigrant is murdered on a city housing estate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Donachie\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Rebus, with \u003cb\u003eGayanne Potter\u003c\/b\u003e as Siobhan Clarke, \u003cb\u003eGary Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSandy Neilson\u003c\/b\u003e as Cafferty and a supporting cast including \u003cb\u003eLiam Brennan, Steven McNicoll, Iain Robertson, Brian Ferguson, Sarah Collier, Paul Young\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKenny Blyth\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Ian Rankin 1992 (\u003ci\u003eStrip Jack\u003c\/i\u003e), 1993 (\u003ci\u003eThe Black Book\u003c\/i\u003e), 1995 (\u003ci\u003eBlack and Blue\u003c\/i\u003e), 2000 (\u003ci\u003eSet in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e), 2001 (\u003ci\u003eThe Falls, Resurrection Men\u003c\/i\u003e), 2003 (\u003ci\u003eA Question of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e), 2004 (\u003ci\u003eFleshmarket Close\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Ian Rankin\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Chris Dolan and Bert Coules\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Bruce Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eContents:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrip Jack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack and Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Falls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eResurrection Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Question of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleshmarket Close\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50115834544432,"sku":"BDkeoc","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/683238-keoc-Square.jpg?v=1757016405","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-keoc","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}