14 must-read detective books like A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin

Cover of A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin

A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

By: Ian Rankin

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The brand-new John Rebus thriller from the #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin. John Rebus st…

If you liked the detective plot in A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin , here is a list of 14 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin, Jack Harvey

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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

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

4. 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

Cover of Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28) by Peter Robinson

5. 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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6. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Secret Hours book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

Cover of Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13) by Jo Nesbø

7. Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

By: Jo Nesbø

4.20

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Brilliant rogue police investigator Harry Hole is back, this time as an outsider assembling his own… read more

Similar categories in Jo Nesbø's Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Your mother should have treated him better, he was her patron, after all. Just like the parasite that is humanity should treat this planet better."

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

"She was upfront like that, a one man woman, and always had been. Even if Markus was far from being a one woman man. Because it wasn’t about what he thought of her, but about what she thought of herse…"

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

"Have you ever thought about how as children we expect unconditional love from our parents, without giving anything in return? But then we grow up and things change completely. When do you think we st…"

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

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8. 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) by Mark Billingham

9. 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37) by Michael    Connelly

10. Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)

By: Michael Connelly

4.49

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work together to hunt the killer who is Bosch’s “white… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin

11. A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

By: Ian Rankin

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The brand-new John Rebus thriller from the #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin. John Rebus st… read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) by Val McDermid

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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) by Ann Cleeves

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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

16. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) by Peter James

17. Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19)

By: Peter James

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A ruthless crime. A race against time. When a young farmer confronts intruders in the middle of … read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney

18. 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 Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • 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

19. The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebra… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of 1989 (Allie Burns, #2) by Val McDermid

20. 1989 (Allie Burns, #2)

By: Val McDermid

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the new installment to her historical crime series that began with 1979, internationally bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's 1989 (Allie Burns, #2) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) by Mark Billingham

21. The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18)

By: Mark Billingham

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Tom Thorne finally has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by h… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) book and Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

20 Best fiction books like A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin

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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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Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

Peter Robinson

4.09

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A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19)

Deborah Crombie

4.25

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

Ian Rankin

4.20

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