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Sir Ian James Rankin OBE DL FRSE FRSL FRIAS [2] (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Early life [ edit ]
Ian Rankin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The Inspector Rebus books are a series of detective novels by the Scottish author Sir Ian Rankin. The novels, centred on Detective Inspector John Rebus, are mostly based in and around Edinburgh. They are considered an important contribution to 'Tartan Noir'.
Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series. He was born in 1947 in Fife and left school at the age of fifteen to join the Army.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.
The author has been made a knight in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. ... Ian Rankin was made an OBE in 2002 (Ben Curtis/PA) The University of Edinburgh graduate, 62, is known across the world for ...
Orion Books: Publication date. 2002: Publication place: Scotland: ... Resurrection Men is a 2002 novel by Ian Rankin. It is the thirteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels.
Novelist Sir Ian Rankin has been announced as the first ever guest programmer for an “epic” crime writing festival. Sir Ian is working with the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing ...
A Heart Full of Headstones is the 24th installment in the Inspector Rebus series written by Ian Rankin. The title comes from the song "Single Father" by Jackie Leven, four lines of which are quoted on the last page of the novel. [1] The novel is set during the period when COVID-19 is a threat but lockdown has ended, probably in 2022. [2]
In a series of books and short stories by Ian Rankin, beginning with Knots and Crosses published in 1987 and ending with Exit Music in 2007, John Rebus is a detective in the Lothian and Borders Police force, stationed in Edinburgh. After the first book, he is promoted from Detective Sergeant to Detective Inspector.