Ian rankin

Very early on Ian Rankin made the wise decision to have his character Detective Inspector John Rebus age with the series, fictional time and real-life time marching in step.

Ian Rankin, a popular British crime mystery author

It wasn't easy, being Frank. That's what everybody called him, when they weren't calling him a dirty old tramp or a scrounger or a layabout. Frank, they called him. Only the people at the hostel and at the Social Security bothered with his full name: Francis Rossetti Hyslop. Rossetti, he seemed to remember, not after the painter but after his sister the poet, Christina. Most often, a person - a person in authority - would read that name from the piece of paper they were holding and then look…

Lead star Richard Rankin takes up the mantel from Ken Stott, who played the detective for ITV two decades ago

Ian Rankin

Writer says latest novel Even Dogs in the Wild was partly inspired by a quirky tale told to him in a bar in a small Scottish village.

Ian Rankin is considering a prequel to his Inspector Rebus novels to reveal more about his most famous detective’s past.

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Within the next few days, the author would normally be preparing to start writing his next Rebus book - but to celebrate the anniversary he is embarking on an international tour.