Black & Blue

novel by Ian Rankin
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3612973
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Black & Blue

Summary

Black & Blue is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black & Blue authored Ian Rankin[3].
  • Black & Blue's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Black & Blue was published by Orion Publishing Group[5].
  • Black & Blue's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • Black & Blue followed Let It Bleed[7].
  • Black & Blue was followed by The Hanging Garden[8].
  • Black & Blue's part of the series is recorded as Inspector Rebus[9].
  • Black & Blue's country of origin is recorded as Scotland[10].
  • Black & Blue was released on 1997[11].
  • Black & Blue's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126687713[12].
  • Black & Blue's narrative location is recorded as Edinburgh[13].
  • Black & Blue's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ca7fc4fb-b56e-46d3-871a-2f893d0e1e47[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Black & Blue authored Ian Rankin[3]. It was published by Orion Publishing Group[5].

Publication

Black & Blue was released on 1997[11]. Its genre is detective fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Inspector Rebus[9].

Subject and Themes

Black & Blue's part of the series is recorded as Inspector Rebus[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Black & Blue followed Let It Bleed[7]. It was followed by The Hanging Garden[8].

Why It Matters

Black & Blue ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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