Why are we still reading Sherlock Holmes in 2025? I have been thinking about this question repeatedly.
He is cold, rarely emotional, except when investigating cases; he never cries, struggles with socializing, is full of superiority, and can sometimes be a little mean. For modern readers, he seems to be an old-fashioned character.
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“Rebus is out there right now, on some Edinburgh Street,” Ian Rankin said in an interview.
Detective Inspector John Rebus, created by the Edinburgh author Ian Rankin, is not a reasoning genius who “fights for truth and truth” like Sherlock Holmes. He is more rebellious, stubborn, rude, and even corrupt, but he is also more real and more “Edinburgh”…
