Ian Rankin
AuthorBio
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
Ian RankinJohn Rebus
Ian RankinEdinburgh's Greatest Hits
Jim ByersThe People's City
Anne HamiltonDaggers Drawn
Maxim JakubowskiThe Dark Remains
William McIlvanneyA Song for the Dark Times
Ian RankinWestwind
Ian RankinIn a House of Lies
Ian RankinRebus: Long Shadows
Ian RankinTen Year Stretch
Martin EdwardsBookshop Mysteries
John HarveyRather Be the Devil
Ian RankinMeet and Greet
Ian RankinThe Travelling Companion
Ian RankinA Collection of Inspector Rebus Novels
Ian RankinEven Dogs in the Wild
Ian RankinThe Beat Goes On
Ian RankinEyes Wide Open
Andy PowellStranded
Val McDermid