17 must-read thriller books like A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23) by Ian Rankin

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A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

By: Ian Rankin

4.13

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

"He’s gone…"   When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not goo…

If you liked the thriller plot in A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23) by Ian Rankin , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Blood Hunt

By: Ian Rankin , Jack Harvey

4.03

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

As a former soldier, Gordon Reeve knows something about killing. So despite the fact that the death… read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's Blood Hunt book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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2. Bleeding Hearts

By: Ian Rankin , Jack Harvey

3.71

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

Michael Weston is paid well to do his work and ask no questions. When you're a professional assassi… read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's Bleeding Hearts book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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3. Witch Hunt

By: Ian Rankin , Jack Harvey

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Witch - infamous, clever, invisible, assassin. Interpol have tried and failed to find her. Now the … read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's Witch Hunt book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

4. Out of Bounds (Inspector Karen Pirie, #4)

By: Val McDermid

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, whose gripping,… read more

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5. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

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6. Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

By: Peter Robinson

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls "the bes… read more

Similar categories in Peter Robinson's Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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7. The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope, #9)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

On the first snowy night of winter, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope sets off for her home in the … read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope, #9) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"And miles to go before I sleep . . ."

-Ann Cleeves, The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope, #9)

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8. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

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9. 1979

By: Val McDermid

3.78

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novel… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's 1979 book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. The Dead of Winter

By: Stuart MacBride

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It was supposed to be an easy job.All Detective Constable Edward Reekie had to do was pick up a dyi… read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's The Dead of Winter book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7)

By: Val McDermid

4.26

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

Val McDermid returns with DCI Karen Pirie in a new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against th… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18) by Peter James

14. Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18)

By: Peter James

4.21

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongs… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. A Winter Grave

By: Peter May

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the plane… read more

Similar categories in Peter May's A Winter Grave book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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16. Taste of Blood (Jane Tennison #9)

By: Lynda La Plante

4.25

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Jane Tennison made a bad choice. She was the one who put in a transfer to the quiet, loca… read more

Similar categories in Lynda La Plante's Taste of Blood (Jane Tennison #9) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. The Dark Remains

By: William McIlvanney

3.84

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

In this scorching crime prequel, New York Times best-selling author Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-w… read more

Similar categories in William McIlvanney's The Dark Remains book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The law's not about justice. It's a system we've put in place because we can't have justice."

-William McIlvanney, The Dark Remains

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18. Not Dark Yet (Inspector Banks, #27)

By: Peter Robinson

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Robinson is an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the… read more

Similar categories in Peter Robinson's Not Dark Yet (Inspector Banks, #27) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23) by Ian Rankin

19. A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

By: Ian Rankin

4.13

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

"He’s gone…"   When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not goo… read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6) by Val McDermid

20. Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6)

By: Val McDermid

4.21

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

From internationally bestselling author Val McDermid comes a propulsive new Karen Pirie thriller th… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"A cold case was a story, constructed piece by piece. Sometimes the pieces arrived in the wrong order so it made no sense at first...at the end, if you found all the pieces, you had a coherent tale. S…"

-Val McDermid, Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6)

Cover of CATFISH: A rookie detective murder mystery (The Norfolk detective mysteries Book 1) by Sadie Norman

21. CATFISH: A rookie detective murder mystery (The Norfolk detective mysteries Book 1)

By: Sadie Norman

4.37

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

A seductive detective mystery set in the summery landscape of England’s east coast…When Norfolk pol… read more

Similar categories in Sadie Norman's CATFISH: A rookie detective murder mystery (The Norfolk detective mysteries Book 1) book and Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

  • crime

18 Best fiction books like A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23) by Ian Rankin

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Blood Hunt

Ian Rankin , Jack Harvey

4.03

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Bleeding Hearts

Ian Rankin , Jack Harvey

3.71

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Witch Hunt

Ian Rankin , Jack Harvey

4.00

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Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

Peter Robinson

4.09

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19 Best fiction books like The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope, #9) by Ann Cleeves

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The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, #3)

Elly Griffiths

3.76

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The Distant Echo (Inspector Karen Pirie, #1)

Val McDermid

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

Peter Robinson

4.09

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The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope, #9)

Ann Cleeves

4.29

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