Death Is Not the End

Death Is Not The End is a 1998 novella by crime-writer Ian Rankin. It features his popular protagonist Inspector John Rebus.

The story from the novella was later expanded as part of a sub-plot to the full-length Rebus novel Dead Souls. The novella gets its title from the Bob Dylan song of the same name; although the introductory page says and with thanks to Nick Cave for the title.

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