Rather Be the Devil

Rather Be the Devil
AuthorIan Rankin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Rebus
GenreDetective fiction
PublisherOrion Books
Publication date
3 November 2016
Publication placeScotland
Media typePrint
Pages310
ISBN978-1-4091-5940-7
Preceded byEven Dogs in the Wild 
Followed byIn a House of Lies 
WebsiteAuthor's webpage

Rather Be the Devil is the 21st instalment in the Inspector Rebus series of crime novels, published in November 2016.[1] Rather Be the Devil topped the bestseller charts for hardback fiction.[2] The title was inspired by a John Martyn song from his 1973 album Solid Air.[3]

  1. ^ "Rather Be the Devil - Ian Rankin". orionbooks. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Bestsellers". The Times. No. 72072. Saturday Review. 19 November 2016. p. 27. ISSN 0140-0460.
  3. ^ Miller, Phil (17 March 2016). "Ian Rankin reveals new Rebus novel, to be published in November". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2016.