Ian Rankin News
CRIME SCENE EDINBURGH
‘The past was certainly important to Edinburgh. The city fed on its past like a serpent with its tail in its mouth’ The Black Book There is more to Edinburgh than its history, architecture […]
Read MoreA VINYL GUY IN A DIGITAL WORLD
MUSIC AND REBUS As a music obsessive, it follows that Ian’s favourite bands and their music would appear throughout the Rebus novels. But Rankin’s taste is not necessarily Rebus’s taste, after all, they are […]
Read MoreTHE PATH FROM RANKIN TO REBUS
IAN’S LITERARY INFLUENCES ‘As a kid, I sought out stories of all kinds’ (Ian writing in Rebus’s Scotland) The young Ian Rankin devoured books borrowed from his local library such as A Clockwork Orange, The Godfather and One […]
Read MoreIAN REVEALS THE TITLE OF THE 20TH REBUS NOVEL
JOHN REBUS WILL RETURN THIS AUTUMN In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Ian has revealed that his new novel featuring John Rebus will be called Even Dogs in the Wild. It is the 20th book […]
Read MoreIAN ON WATCHMAN
From the age of 12 until I was nearly 30, I kept a page-a-day diary, and reading through the years 1986-88 has allowed me to place Watchman in its historical context. I got the idea […]
Read MoreIAN RANKIN ELECTED AS A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH
AUTHOR IS AMONG 56 PEOPLE CHOSEN TO JOIN THE ORGANISATION Ian Rankin was named as one of 56 distinguished individuals elected to become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, it was announced […]
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