The Oxford Bar of police officers drink there. In "Dirty Work: Ian Rankin and John Rebus Book-By-Book", Ray Dexter and Nadine Carr note that the Oxford Bar would be an improbable local for Rebus due to its geographical location. Other visitors to the bar have included actor Sean Connery and author Colin Dexter. Quintin Jardine's 2009 Bob Skinner novel, "Fatal Last Words", also mentions the Oxford Bar considerably, again due to the connection with the local police force drinking there. There are a few other nods to Rankin too. The Oxford Bar The Oxford Bar is a public house situated on Young Street,
Dalry, Edinburgh is a long steep lane called 'Coffin Lane'. The lane is surrounded by high walls on both sides and has a nefarious reputation, being used as a murder location in several fiction books including the Rebus novel "Let It Bleed" by Ian Rankin. The novel "Crime" by Irvine Welsh also includes reference to Dalry. Dalry is represented by the Edinburgh South West Parliamentary Constituency. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Joanna Cherry who is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Dalry is represented in the Scottish Parliament as part of the Edinburgh Central constituency, which is currently