Saints of the Shadow Bible

Saints of the Shadow Bible
	First edition
Author	Ian Rankin
Country	Scotland
Language	English
Series	Inspector Rebus
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Orion Books
Publication date	7 November 2013
Media type	Print
Pages	336
ISBN	1409144747
OCLC	60794519
Preceded by	Standing in Another Man's Grave
Followed by	Even Dogs in the Wild

Saints of the Shadow Bible is the nineteenth instalment in the bestselling Inspector Rebus series of crime novels, published in 2013.^[1]^[2]^[3]

When Rebus starts at Summerhill police station and is "learning the ropes" from Detective Inspector Stefan Gilmour, he realised that Gilmour's dead hero Charlie Cruikshank has suppressed evidence that could have exonerated Joseph Blay, who was hanged. But Rebus said to Gilmour that he will not take the matter to "The Complaints" as "what good would that do?". So Gilmour says "Welcome to the Saints of the Shadow Bible, John" and after a moment's hesitation Rebus returns the handshake.^[4]

References[]

^ "Ian Rankin's official website - Books - Saints of the Shadow Bible". Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^ "Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin – review". The Guardian. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^ "Saints of the Shadow Bible, By Ian Rankin - Review". The Independent. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^ Dead and Buried (short story)

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[1] "Ian Rankin's official website - Books - Saints of the Shadow Bible". Retrieved 21 February 2014.

[2] "Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin – review". The Guardian. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

[3] "Saints of the Shadow Bible, By Ian Rankin - Review". The Independent. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

[4] Dead and Buried (short story)

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v t Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series
Novels	Knots and Crosses Hide and Seek Tooth and Nail Strip Jack The Black Book Mortal Causes Let it Bleed Black & Blue The Hanging Garden Dead Souls Set in Darkness The Falls Resurrection Men A Question of Blood Fleshmarket Close The Naming of the Dead Exit Music Standing in Another Man's Grave Saints of the Shadow Bible Even Dogs in the Wild Rather Be the Devil In a House of Lies A Song for the Dark Times
Characters	John Rebus
Television	Rebus "The Black Book" "A Question of Blood" "Strip Jack" "Let It Bleed" "Resurrection Men" "The First Stone" "The Naming of the Dead" "Knots and Crosses"
Stage	Long Shadows

v t Works by Ian Rankin
Novels	The Flood (1986) Knots and Crosses (1987) Watchman (1988) Westwind (1990) Hide and Seek (1991) Tooth and Nail (1992) Strip Jack (1992) The Black Book (1993) Witch Hunt (1993) Mortal Causes (1994) Bleeding Hearts (1994) Let It Bleed (1995) Blood Hunt (1995) Black & Blue (1997) The Hanging Garden (1998) Dead Souls (1999) Set in Darkness (2000) The Falls (2001) Resurrection Men (2002) A Question of Blood (2003) Fleshmarket Close (2004) The Naming of the Dead (2006) Exit Music (2007) Doors Open (2008) A Cool Head (2009, Quick Reads) The Complaints (2009) The Impossible Dead (2011) Standing in Another Man's Grave (2012) Saints of the Shadow Bible (2013) Even Dogs in the Wild (2015) Rather Be the Devil (2016) In a House of Lies (2018) A Song for the Dark Times (2020) The Dark Remains (2021; with William McIlvanney)
Short story collections	A Good Hanging and Other Stories (1992) Beggars Banquet (2002) The Beat Goes On (2014)
Plays	Dark Road (2013) Long Shadows (2018)
Short stories	Death is Not the End (1998)
Related articles	Inspector Rebus