Resurrection Men

This article is about the novel. For the television episode, see Resurrection Men (Rebus). For people who engage in the practice of body snatching, see body snatching. For other uses, see Resurrection man.
Resurrection Men

First edition
Author Ian Rankin
Country Scotland
Language English
Genre Detective fiction
Publisher Orion Books
Publication date
2002
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 440 pp
ISBN 0-7528-2131-8
OCLC 50215352
Preceded by The Falls
Followed by A Question of Blood

Resurrection Men is a 2002 novel by Ian Rankin. It is the thirteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2004.

Plot summary

Detective Inspector John Rebus is thrown off a murder inquiry, just days after the brutal death of an Edinburgh art dealer, for throwing a cup of tea at DCS Gill Templer. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for 'retraining' - this is his 'Last Chance Saloon'.

He is put with a team of officers in similar circumstances and together they are given an unsolved case to work on. This turns out to be one in which many of the team are already involved, and they all have their own secrets that they wish to keep hidden. Rebus is asked to act as a go-between for Edinburgh gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty, and newly promoted DS Siobhan Clarke, while working the case of the murdered art dealer, is brought closer to Cafferty than she ever expected.

As always the cases are all linked and Rebus must use his trusted friends to uncover the truth before the truth uncovers him.

The title is a reference to the body-snatchers of the 19th century, who were known as 'resurrectionists' or 'resurrection men'.


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