Rebus, Inspector (Fictitious character)
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Rebus, Detective Inspector (Fictitious character)
Rebus, John, (Fictitious character)
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found: Rankin, Ian Black and blue, 1997:cover (Inspector John Rebus)
found: SACO file, viewed 25 May 2022(heading: Rebus, Inspector (Fictitious character))
found: Wikipedia, viewed 25 May 2022:under Inspector Rebus (The Inspector Rebus books are a series of detective novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. The novels, centred on Detective Inspector John Rebus, are mostly based in and around Edinburgh.) under John Rebus (Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin.)
found: Fantastic Fiction website, viewed 25 May 2022:entry for Ian Rankin (lists titles in the Inspector Rebus series)
found: Ian Rankin website, viewed 25 May 2022(For more than thirty years novelist Ian Rankin has entertained and gripped us with stories of the maverick Detective Inspector Rebus, whose daily grind involves tackling Edinburgh's grim underbelly. John Rebus is one of the most enduring characters in crime fiction, first appearing in Knots & Crosses in 1987.)
found: The Scotsman, viewed online 25 May 2022:article of 24 Nov. 2015 (According to Rankin, who first created the character in 1985, John Rebus was born in 1947 and grew up in Cardenden, Fife, not far from where Rankin himself went to high school. The character secured a position with the Lothian and Borders Police. During the first Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses, Rebus is a detective sergeant, but is soon promoted to detective inspector. He turns down at least one further promotion in the following novels, remaining at the same level until retirement.)
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2022-05-25: new
2022-09-07: revised
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