In novels published after his retirement at the end of Exit Music, Rebus continues to work with the Edinburgh police, either as a civilian or as a (brief) re-hire. After the first book, he is promoted from Detective Sergeant to Detective Inspector. In a series of books and short stories by Ian Rankin, beginning with Knots and Crosses, published in 1987, and ending with Exit Music in 2007, John Rebus is a detective in the Lothian and Borders Police force, stationed in Edinburgh. Rebus has been portrayed by John Hannah and Ken Stott for Television, with Ron Donachie playing the character for the BBC Radio dramatisations. The novels are mostly set in and around Edinburgh. Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Sir Ian Rankin, ten of which have so far been televised as Rebus.
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