The Black Book
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The Black Book is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, known for its dark Edinburgh setting and intricate, long-buried secrets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryMovement | Tartan Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMysteryType |
cold case
ⓘ
unsolved crime ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brian Holmes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siobhan Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ hardback ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasInspectorRebusSeriesContinuity |
develops Rebus’s character arc
ⓘ
expands recurring Edinburgh setting ⓘ |
| hasItemInPlot |
black notebook
ⓘ
mysterious notebook ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | Tartan Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
long-buried secrets
ⓘ
memory and the past ⓘ organized crime ⓘ police corruption ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
ⓘ
gritty ⓘ noir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesCreator | Ian Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Inspector John Rebus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, interwoven plotlines
ⓘ
dark depiction of Edinburgh ⓘ exploration of Edinburgh’s criminal underworld ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Inspector Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation | Lothian and Borders Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| publisher | Orion Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInInspectorRebus | fifth novel ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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