John Rebus

Detective Inspector John Rebus is the archetypal flawed, hard-drinking, music-obsessed detective of 'Tartan Noir' and the absolute defining character of Ian Rankin's career. Operating out of Edinburgh, Rebus is a deeply cynical yet profoundly moral man who is just as likely to clash with his bureaucratic superiors as he is with the city's criminal masterminds. A former SAS soldier haunted by his past, he views the hidden, crumbling, rain-slicked history of Edinburgh as a reflection of human nature itself. Complex, uncompromising, and painfully human, Rebus is one of the most recognizable and enduring figures in modern crime fiction.