Set in Darkness

Set in Darkness
	First edition
Author	Ian Rankin
Country	Scotland
Language	English
Series	Inspector Rebus
Genre	Detective novel
Publisher	Orion Books
Publication date	2000
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	415 pp
ISBN	0-7528-2129-6
OCLC	60611212
Preceded by	Dead Souls
Followed by	The Falls

Set in Darkness is a 2000 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the eleventh of the Inspector Rebus novels. It won the 2005 Grand Prix du Roman Policier (France)^[1] under the title Du fond des ténèbres. The title comes from the poem "The Old Astronomer" by Sarah Williams. In an interview, Rankin linked the quote to the rise of a restored Scottish Parliament and the redemption of the Inspector in the novel.^[2]

Plot summary[]

The Scottish Parliament is about to reopen in Edinburgh (in 1999) after 300 years. Detective Inspector John Rebus is in charge of liaison, as the new parliament is in his patch. While on a tour of Queensberry House, which is to be incorporated into the new Parliament, a fireplace where legend has it a youth was burned to death is opened up and another, more recent murder victim is found. Then, a prospective MSP called Roddy Grieve is found murdered, and Rebus is expected to find instant answers.

References[]

^ "Ian Rankin". The British Council. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
^ Pierce, K. Kingston (January 2000). "January interviews Ian Rankin: The Accidental Crime Writer". January Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

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[BC-1] "Ian Rankin". The British Council. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

[2] Pierce, K. Kingston (January 2000). "January interviews Ian Rankin: The Accidental Crime Writer". January Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

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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