Inspector Rebus reading order

A plan for the whole series

24 volumes, 8,989 pages, about 165 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2022. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

10 stages, with 9 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around July 23, 2027, about 7 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026

   • 1. Knots and Crosses1987 · 233 pages · 4 h
   • 2. Hide and Seek1991 · 284 pages · 5 h
   • 3. Tooth and Nail1992 · 304 pages · 6 h
   • 4. Strip Jack1992 · 256 pages · 5 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 4, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 217 habout 3 weeksby December 27, 2026

   • 5. The Black Book1993 · 288 pages · 5 h
   • 6. Mortal Causes1994 · 278 pages · 5 h
   • 7. Let It Bleed1995 · 386 pages · 7 h
4. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 31, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 314 h19 daysby January 18, 2027

   • 8. Black & Blue1997 · 394 pages · 7 h
   • 9. The Hanging Garden1998 · 368 pages · 7 h
6. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by January 22, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 418 habout 3 weeksby February 15, 2027

   • 10. Dead Souls1999 · 527 pages · 10 h
   • 11. Set in Darkness2000 · 448 pages · 8 h
8. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by February 19, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 517 habout 3 weeksby March 14, 2027

   • 12. The Falls2001 · 496 pages · 9 h
   • 13. Resurrection Men2002 · 440 pages · 8 h
10. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by March 18, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 614 h19 daysby April 5, 2027

    • 14. A Question of Blood2003 · 368 pages · 7 h
    • 15. Fleshmarket Close2004 · 399 pages · 7 h
12. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by April 10, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 716 habout 3 weeksby May 1, 2027

    • 16. The Naming of the Dead2006 · 472 pages · 9 h
    • 17. Exit Music2007 · 400 pages · 7 h
14. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by May 5, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 817 habout 3 weeksby May 27, 2027

    • 18. Standing in Another Man's Grave2012 · 465 pages · 9 h
    • 19. Saints of the Shadow Bible2013 · 439 pages · 8 h
16. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by June 1, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 920 habout 4 weeksby June 27, 2027

    • 20. Even Dogs in the Wild2015 · 368 pages · 7 h
    • 21. Rather Be the Devil2016 · 320 pages · 6 h
    • 22. In a House of Lies · 384 pages · 7 h
18. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by July 6, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
19. 10
    Stage 1012 h16 daysby July 23, 2027

    • 23. A Song for the Dark Times · 336 pages · 6 h
    • 24. A Heart Full of Headstones2022 · 336 pages · 6 h
20. The end of the series

    July 23, 2027

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