Ian Rankin leaves Rebus and Edinburgh for DS Gillian Gish in The Heights

Ian Rankin introduces DS Gillian Gish in The Heights, scheduled for release in October 2026. The London detective, embedded in Tottenham and caring for her mother, investigates a death in a Knightsbridge tower aimed at the highest end of the property market. Rankin has written 26 Rebus books and called Edinburgh potentially stifling.