Death Is Not The End is a 1998 novella by crime-writer Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin, OBE, DL , is a Scottish crime writer. His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels. He has also written several pieces of literary criticism.-Background:He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath...

. It features his popular protagonist Inspector John Rebus. Originally published as a standalone volume, it is now available in the Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet (book)

Beggars Banquet is the second collection of short stories by crime writerIan Rankin.It features 21 stories written between 1991 and 2000. The collection features the novella Death Is Not the End which was later expanded into the novelDead Souls...

short story collection. The story from the novella was later expanded as part of a sub-plot to the full-length Rebus novel Dead Souls

Dead Souls (1999 novel)

Dead Souls is a 1999 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the tenth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It was the third episode in the Rebus television series starring John Hannah, airing in 2001.-Plot summary:...

. The novella gets its title from the Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

 song of the same name

Down in the Groove

Down in the Groove is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 25th studio album, released by Columbia Records in May 1988.A highly collaborative effort, it was Dylan's second consecutive album to receive almost unanimous negative reviews...

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