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Ian Rankin

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Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. He was born in Cardenden, Fife in 1960 and he studied literature at the University of Edinburgh. His first novel, The Flood, was published in 1986. His novel Knots & Crosses, which introduces the infamous character Inspector Rebus, was published the following year.

An internationally recognized author, Rankin has won the Chandler-Fulbright Award, four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger, an Edgar Award, Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir, and Germany’s Deutscher Krimipreis. He has also been elected a Hawthornden Fellow. In 2002, he received an OBE for services to literature.

Rankin currently lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two sons.

 

Ian Rankin Books

A Heart Full of Headstones book cover

A Heart Full of Headstones

Ian Rankin
John Rebus book cover

John Rebus

Ian Rankin
Edinburgh's Greatest Hits book cover

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits

Jim Byers
The People's City book cover

The People's City

Anne Hamilton
Daggers Drawn book cover

Daggers Drawn

Maxim Jakubowski
The Dark Remains book cover

The Dark Remains

William McIlvanney
A Song for the Dark Times book cover

A Song for the Dark Times

Ian Rankin
Westwind book cover

Westwind

Ian Rankin
In a House of Lies book cover

In a House of Lies

Ian Rankin
Rebus: Long Shadows book cover

Rebus: Long Shadows

Ian Rankin
Ten Year Stretch book cover

Ten Year Stretch

Martin Edwards
Bookshop Mysteries book cover

Bookshop Mysteries

John Harvey
Rather Be the Devil book cover

Rather Be the Devil

Ian Rankin
Meet and Greet book cover

Meet and Greet

Ian Rankin
The Travelling Companion book cover

The Travelling Companion

Ian Rankin
A Collection of Inspector Rebus Novels book cover

A Collection of Inspector Rebus Novels

Ian Rankin
Even Dogs in the Wild book cover

Even Dogs in the Wild

Ian Rankin
The Beat Goes On book cover

The Beat Goes On

Ian Rankin
Eyes Wide Open book cover

Eyes Wide Open

Andy Powell
Stranded book cover

Stranded

Val McDermid
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