When 23-year-old Damon Mee... Ian Rankin, Author, Rankin, Author St. Martin's Press $24.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-312-20293-4 Edinburgh's Det. Insp. John Rebus is beset by troubles from the past and ...

The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre You can always depend on Chris Brookmyre to surprise you – no two books of his are the same. The Cracked Mirror starts off looking like a homage to Agatha ...

Ian Rankin is the best-selling author of the Inspector Rebus mysteries and other books. A multiple-award winner, the Edinburgh-based novelist has received an OBE and knighthood for his service to ...

John Rebus, the Edinburgh police inspector who has continually pushed the legal envelope over the course of two dozen novels ...

The author of the bestselling Rebus novels says the death of his mother when he was just 19 may have led him to his most famous character. In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Scotland News, Sir ...

Ian Rankin’s new Rebus novel Midnight and Blue is published by Orion, £25. To order a copy for £21.25 until 15 december, go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937. free UK delivery on ...

1) Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin: Regular readers of this newsletter would know that Rankin is my favourite writer. I have really devoured the books written by him, in particular the ones featuring ...

Muriel Spark makes notes on one of her novels in 1960 Before he became the best-selling author of the Inspector Rebus novels, Ian Rankin spent three years researching a PhD on one of the Scotland ...

starring Richard Rankin, to our audiences in Scotland and across the UK." The first Rebus book, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987 and Sir Ian's detective novels have been translated into 22 ...

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