John Rebus
fictional character
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John Rebus is a fictional character created by Scottish crime novelist Ian Rankin. Rebus is a detective in Scotland's territorial police force, introduced in Rankin's 1987 novel, Knots & Crosses. He is depicted as a rough-edged, authority-flouting investigator whose cases often unfold in the city of Edinburgh, which is portrayed as a textured and secretive place. Despite Rebus's retirement in one novel, he has continued to appear in subsequent installments, making him a long-standing and popular character in crime fiction.1
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