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She remains a useful sidekick of Rebus until Set in Darkness (2000), when she becomes a secondary protagonist with chapters devoted to her cases and perspective. She first appears in The Black Book (1993) as a newly promoted Detective Constable. The relationship between Clarke and Rebus is emotional she is his apprentice but also something of a daughter figure, and there is, during the middle years, some romantic charge in the relationship as well.

As a woman, she faces obstacles to acceptance in the police force, especially since, like Rebus, she enjoys the challenges of solving cases rather than administrative work or networking. She is a devoted follower of the Hibernian Football Club ("Hibs"). Her parents are English and politically active on the left. In the television dramatisations, Clarke was first played by Gayanne Potter, and then by Claire Price.Ĭlarke is much younger than Rebus. Her given name is represented in IPA /ʃɨˈvɔːn/. He is initially introduced as a Detective Sergeant, and is promoted to Detective Inspector early in the series.ĭetective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke ĭetective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke ("Shiv") is Rebus's trusted friend and partner. After serving in Northern Ireland he applied to undergo selection for the SAS, but after a horrendous ordeal in training, left the army and joined the Lothian and Borders Police. He was born in 1947 in Fife and left school at the age of fifteen to join the Army. Main article: Detective Inspector John Rebusĭetective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series.