Ian Rankin talks about the new Rebus novel
There’s more information about Ian Rankin here… http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/5814-1/Author-Ian-Rankin.htm
The year 2007 marks Detective Inspector John Rebus’s last year in the Scottish police force. Forced to retire by both the law and his – relieved – superiors, Rebus knows that his time in the blue ranks must now come to an end.
But how will the irascible detective deal with this grim terminus? Particularly with his nemesis, Ger Cafferty, still walking the streets of Edinburgh. And how will John’s protege and friend Siobhan Clarke move forward with the old relic finally gone?
Ian Rankin:
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents.
Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award, as well as receiving two Dagger Awards for the year’s best short story and the Gold Dagger for Fiction. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh.
A contributor to BBC2’s ‘Newsnight Review’, he also presented his own TV series, ‘Ian Rankin’s Evil Thoughts’, on Channel 4 in 2002. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.
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February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
i watched Rebus …
i watched Rebus this evening on television – black books part 1 of 4. I am hooked and i shall buy an Ian Rankin book next week
I AM HOOKED!
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
I’ve met him …
I’ve met him several times, serving him at his local Tesco. Got a signed copy of Hide and Seek from him and all, top bloke!
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Met Ian Rankin …
Met Ian Rankin today at the Football, he supports the same team as me
He seems just like a normal person tbh but it was cool
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Exit Music was a …
Exit Music was a great read. I always enjoy Rankin novels; he’s a very talented author.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
and maybe a new …
and maybe a new haircut?
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
ahh i just this …
ahh i just this second finished it…i read it in a day!!
The ending for me…..i thought it was good but it made me feel disappointed, the way todd ended up bad…i wanted him to be siv’s assistant
also the fact you never know what happens to caffety 
but altogether it was AMAZING
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Got Exit Music for …
Got Exit Music for my birthday and it’d amazing can’t beleve the ending wow it rocks
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
please help if …
please help if anyone knows where I can find quotes for CD’s symbolising the character of Rebus.Any cd titles.
please help.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
just finished ‘Exit …
just finished ‘Exit Music’ fantastic read!!
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Those teasers are …
Those teasers are almost too much too bear! I can’t wait! I don’t know what I’ll do when Rebus retires, I really appreciated his trials and tribulations so much. My 14 year old daughter has just started “Knots and Crosses”, for her it’s only the beginning. Does it really have to end…?
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
long live rebus!
long live rebus!
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Too bad he has to …
Too bad he has to retire.
But wait a second; writers have ways to get around little inconveniences like rules.
Long live Rebus.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Can’t wait! Will …
Can’t wait! Will Rebus know how to use youtube?