The Black Book (Rankin novel)

The Black Book
First edition
AuthorIan Rankin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Rebus
GenreDetective fiction
PublisherOrion Books
Publication date
1993
Publication placeScotland
Media typePrint
Pages278
ISBN1-85797-080-2
OCLC60513003
Preceded byStrip Jack 
Followed byMortal Causes 

The Black Book is a 1993 crime novel by Ian Rankin, the fifth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It is the first book to feature Siobhan Clarke, and the first one in which Morris Gerald Cafferty appears as a main character. It is also the first book in which Rebus is based at St Leonards police station.