Ian Rankin: Doors Open (UK 2026)

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FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN
THEY SAY THE DEVIL MAKES WORK FOR IDLE HANDS...
Three friends visit an art auction each in search of something. Self-made mogul Mike Mackenzie completed the rat race, Allan Cruikshank is bored of his banking job, while art professor Robert Gissing is disgusted that so many paintings stay hidden in boardrooms.

One chance encounter is all it takes to light a spark in each: to plot the perfect crime.
The target? The National Gallery of Scotland. The prize? Some of the most valuable artworks around. The risk? None - because the world will never know that a crime was ever committed.

But with such high stakes at play, the heist will descend into second guesses and double crosses, with a deadly sting in the tail...

'Perhaps Rankin's most entertaining book yet' JOHN CONNOLLY

Ian Rankin: Doors Open. THE PERFECT CRIME. THE PERFECT NIGHTMARE... Orion Books, ISBN: 9781398730656 (July, 2026), 387 p., £10.99.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open (UK 2012)

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'Rankin is a master storyteller' -- Guardian
Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for a way to liven up the days when a chance encounter offers him the opportunity to do just that. He is going to commit the perfect crime.

With two friends from the art world, Mackenzie devises a plan to steal some of the most valuable paintings around - without anyone realising a crime ever occurred. But soon after he enters the dark waters of the criminal underworld, he realises it is all too easy to drown...

'Pacy, witty, full of action and splendid dialogue' -- The Times

Ian Rankin: Doors Open. As seen on tv. Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409127895 (December, 2012), 387 p., £7.99.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open (USA 2010)

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Three friends descend upon an art auction in search of some excitement. Mike Mackenzie-retired software mogul, bachelor and fine art enthusiast-wants something that money can't buy. Fellow art-lover Allan Cruickshank is bored with his banking career and burdened by a painful divorce. And Robert Gissing, an art professor, is frustrated that so many paintings stay hidden in corporate boardrooms, safes and private apartments. After the auction-and a chance encounter with crime boss Chib Calloway-Robert and Allan suggest the "liberation" of several paintings from the National Gallery, hoping Mike will dissuade them. Instead, he hopes they are serious.

As enterprising girlfriends, clever detectives, seductive auctioneers and a Hell's Angel named Hate enter the picture, Ian Rankin creates a highly-charged thriller, a faced-past story of second guesses and double crosses that keep changing the picture, right until the harrowing finish.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open. Back Bay Books, ISBN: 9780316078788 (September, 2010), 364 p., $14.99.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
Three friends descend upon an art auction in search of some excitement. Mike Mackenzie-retired software mogul, bachelor and fine art enthusiast-wants something that money can't buy. Fellow art-lover Allan Cruickshank is bored with his banking career and burdened by a painful divorce. And Robert Gissing, an art professor, is frustrated that so many paintings stay hidden in corporate boardrooms, safes and private apartments. After the auction-and a chance encounter with crime boss Chib Calloway-Robert and Allan suggest the "liberation" of several paintings from the National Gallery, hoping Mike will dissuade them. Instead, he hopes they are serious.

As enterprising girlfriends, clever detectives, seductive auctioneers and a Hell's Angel named Hate enter the picture, Ian Rankin creates a highly-charged thriller, a faced-past story of second guesses and double crosses that keep changing the picture, right until the harrowing finish.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open. Little, Brown and Co., ISBN: 9780316024785 (January, 2010), 364 p., $24.99.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for a chance to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence when a chance encounter offers him the opportunity to do just that. He is going to commit the perfect crime.

With two friends from the art world, Mackenzie devises a plan to steal some of the most valuable paintings around - without anyone realising a crime was ever committed. But soon after he enters the dark waters of the criminal underworld, he realises it is all too easy to drown...

'Pacy, witty, full of action, twists and splendid dialogue' -- THE TIMES
'Rankin has produced another stunningly clever plot, and peopled it with convincingly intriguing characters. Can this man do no wrong?' -- DAILY MIRROR
'Rankin is a master storyteller' -- GUARDIAN

Ian Rankin: Doors Open. A Novel. Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409102014 (August, 2009), 328 p., £7.99.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
For the right man, all doors are open...
Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence. A chance encounter at an art auction offers him the opportunity to do just that as he settles on a plot to commit a 'perfect crime'. He intends to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in Edinburgh - the National Gallery of Scotland.

So, together with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to lift some of the most valuable artwork around. But of course, the real trick is to rob the place for all it's worth whilst persuading the world that no crime was ever committed.

But soon after he enters the dark waters of the criminal underworld he realises that it's all too easy to drown...

Doors Open is the brilliant new heist thriller from Ian Rankin, showcasing all the skills that made Rebus the most popular character in modern crime fiction.

Ian Rankin: Doors Open. A Novel. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752890700 (September, 2008), 260 p., £18.99.