Rebus: Long shadows

Detective Inspector John Rebus (Charles Lawson, Coronation Street) is retired, but the shadows of his former life still follow him through the streets of Edinburgh. Whiskey helped, but now he’s denying himself that pleasure. When the daughter of a murder victim appears outside his flat, he’s back on the case and off the wagon…

Ian Rankin‘s novels have dominated the detective fiction market, and its television series ensured the detective’s legendary status. Now, alongside award-winning playwright Rona Munro (The James Plays), Rankin is bringing his beloved creation to the stage for the very first time.