1. Ian Rankin - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Ian Rankin OBE, DL. (born April 28, 1960, in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland, UK) is a British author and one of the bestselling crime writers in the United http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

Ian Rankin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Ian Rankin Ian Rankin OBE , DL. (born April 28 , in Cardenden Fife Scotland UK ) is a British author and one of the best-selling crime writers in the United Kingdom . His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels . He also written several pieces of literary criticism Contents Background Writing Documentaries Awards ... edit Background Rankin's standard biography states that before becoming a full-time novelist he worked as grape-picker, swineherd, taxman, alcohol researcher, hi-fi journalist, college secretary and punk musician. ; his CV omits a stint as Literature tutor at the University of Edinburgh where he retains an involvement with the James Tait Black Memorial Prize . After graduating from Edinburgh University he moved to London for four years and then rural France for six while he developed his career as a novelist. He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath (which has recently been rebuilt). He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Miranda and their two sons Jack and Kit. Rankin also used to live near the Commonwealth swimming pool. He has stated on a number of occasions that one of his favourite novels is Rivals by Jilly Cooper citation needed edit Writing Rankin did not set out to be a crime writer. He thought his first novels

2. Ian Rankin Ian Rankin at www.contemporarywriters.com Bestselling crime-writer Ian Rankin was born in Fife, Scotland, in 1960. He was educated at Edinburgh University http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth02A17M435212626443

3. BBC Radio 4 - Factual - Desert Island Discs Ian Rankin Ian Rankin is an awardwinning writer of crime fiction and the creator of the Scottish detective John Rebus who has featured in 17 novels to date. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs_20060716.shtml

@import url(/radio4/styles/factual_rnav_new.css); @import '/includes/tbenh.css'; Home TV Radio Talk ... Radio 4 PROGRAMME FINDER: A-Z Directory Listen Again Download/Podcast What's On Listings ... Presenters PROGRAMME GENRES: Arts and Drama Science History Factual TOP PROGRAMMES THIS WEEK: The Archers Today Programme Woman's Hour In Our Time ... Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! Desert Island Discs MISSED A PROGRAMME? Go to the Listen Again page This Week's Guest: Ian Rankin 16 July 2006 Repeated 21 July 2006 Ian's Choice Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Ian Rankin. Ian Rankin is an award-winning writer of crime fiction and the creator of the Scottish detective John Rebus who has featured in 17 novels to date. Born in Fife , Rankin came from a working class background in a coal-mining town where he says he spent most of his childhood trying to 'look like he fitted in'. In his bedroom he would live out a fantasy life, writing poems, stories and creating strip-cartoons. He admits there are many parallels between himself and Rebus - they lived at the same Edinburgh address, both are fond of a drink and now they even share the same taste in music, though unlike Rebus, Rankin has never smoked. However all that is about to change; Rebus has reached the age of retirement in the police force and Rankin's next novel will be the last in the series. 1. Double Barrell

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Ian Rankin Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. Vai a: Navigazione cerca Ian Rankin Fife 28 aprile ) ¨ uno scrittore scozzese ˆ il primo della sua famiglia a frequentare le scuole superiori. Molto apprezzato dal suo insegnante di lingua inglese, gi  al liceo Rankin inizia a scrivere le prime poesie e numerosi racconti e, incoraggiato ad ampliare i suoi interessi letterari, si iscrive all'Universit  di Edimburgo , dove consegue la laurea in Letteratura inglese , nonch© specializzato in Letteratura americana e scozzese Lo scrittore James Ellroy lo ha definito "Il re incontrastato del giallo scozzese". Vince l' Edgar Award nel per il romanzo Morte grezza , e nel per il romanzo Casi sepolti . Nel vince il Macallan Gold Dagger per Morte grezza Vive ad Edimburgo, in Scozia, con moglie e due figli. La prosa di Rankin ¨ concisa ed evocativa, i personaggi ben disegnati, i dialoghi convincenti, le trame eccitanti, ma le sue qualit  pi¹ apprezzate sono la capacit  di comprendere le debolezze umane, la deprivazione affettiva, la grettezza e l'odio, e l'abilit  di descrivere in che modo la corruzione sappia infiltrarsi in tutti gli strati della societ . Indice Premi Letterari Bibliografia Serie dell'ispettore John Rebus Altri romanzi ... modifica Premi Letterari Nel vince il premio Edgar Award con il romanzo Black and Blue Nel vince il premio Gold Dagger Award con il romanzo Black and Blue Nel vince il premio Silver Dagger Award con il romanzo Dead Souls Nel vince il premio Edgar Award con il romanzo Resurrection Men Nel vince il premio

5. Ian Rankin - Wikipedia, Wolna Encyklopedia Ian Rankin (ur. 28 kwietnia 1960, w Fife, Szkocja) — szkocki pisarz, jeden z najbardziej poczytnych autorów opowie ci kryminalnych w Wielkiej Brytanii, http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

Ian Rankin Z Wikipedii Skocz do: nawigacji szukaj Ian Rankin (ur. 28 kwietnia , w Fife Szkocja ) — szkocki pisarz, jeden z najbardziej poczytnych autor³w opowieści kryminalnych w Wielkiej Brytanii , znany r³wnież na świecie. W roku otrzymał nagrodę literackÄ Galaxy British Book Awards za powieść kryminalnÄ The Naming of the Dead edytuj Tw³rczości literacka Do stycznia 2007 roku Rankin wydał przynajmniej 21 powieści, w tym: KsiÄ Å¼ki o inspektorze Rebus Supełki i krzyżyki Knots and Crosses Hide and Seek Tooth and Nail (1992 - pierwsze publikacja pod tytułem Wolfman Strip Jack The Black Book Mortal Causes Let it Bleed Black and Blue WiszÄ cy ogr³d The Hanging Garden Martwe dusze Dead Souls Z głębi mroku Set in Darkness Kaskady The Falls Odrodzeni Resurrection Men A Question of Blood Zaułek szkielet³w Fleshmarket Close The Naming of the Dead KsiÄ Å¼ki o Jacku Harvey'u Witch Hunt Bleeding Hearts Blood Hunt Tomiki opowiadań o Rebusie: Rebus — The Early Years [Knots and Crosses, Hide and Seek, Tooth and Nail] Rebus — The St. Leonards Years

6. Ian Rankin – Groups At Last.fm The Ian Rankin group has 94 members at Last.fm. Top artists include Muse, The Shins and Feist. This is Ian Rankin’s Scotland’s most successful http://www.last.fm/group/Ian Rankin

Music Users Listen Events ... Upload music and videos You are not logged in Log in Help English Ian Rankin Overview Discussions Articles Members ... Charts Loading… Welcome to the group page of Britain’s most popular contemporary crime writer. Ian Rankin was writing lyrics for his own imaginary band as a boy. He was buying T.Rex records at eleven, Alex Harvey and Zappa at fourteen and playing for a band called The Dancing Pigs at seventeen. His taste in music is varied and eclectic and has worked its way into the heart and soul of his novels and their titles – Beggars Banquet Let it Bleed The Falls , to name but a few. Music is a vital subtext to the books, setting tone and pace and providing multiple footnotes for the many devoted music fans amongst his readers. For example check this excerpt from his break-out book Black and Blue (recognise the album anyone?): “Allan Mitchison was in a fridge at the Cowgate. He’d died strapped to a chair. Rebus didn’t know why. Pet Shop Boys: ‘It’s a Sin’. Segue to the Glimmer Twins: ‘Fool to Cry’. Mitchison’s flat hadn’t been so different to Rebus’s own in some respects: under-used, more a base than a home. He downed the rest of his drink, poured another, downed that too, and pulled the duvet off the floor and up to his chin. Another day down.” The title of Rankin’s latest novel

7. Ian Rankin - Wikipedia Translate this page NAME, Rankin, Ian. ALTERNATIVNAMEN, Jack Harvey. KURZBESCHREIBUNG, schottischer Krimi-Schriftsteller. GEBURTSDATUM, 28. April 1960 http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

Ian Rankin aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche Ian Rankin Ian Rankin 28. April in Cardenden, Fife , Schottland) ist ein Schriftsteller und Krimi-Autor. Rankin erschuf die Figur des Inspector John Rebus , welcher in Bezug auf seine Popularit¤t bei den Lesern mittlerweile mit Henning Mankells Kommissar Wallander verglichen wird. Die Krimis entwickeln geschickt einen immer komplizierteren Plot , dabei wird die schottische Hauptstadt Edinburgh (wo die meisten Krimis spielen) als trostlose Stadt mit vielen inh¤renten Konflikten gezeigt. Rankin verfasst auch Romane unter dem Pseudonym Jack Harvey . Er lebt mit seiner Frau und zwei Kindern in Edinburgh Inhaltsverzeichnis Auszeichnungen Werke Die John Rebus Romane andere Romane ... Bearbeiten Auszeichnungen CWA Gold Dagger f¼r Palle-Rosenkrantz-Preis f¼r Deutscher Krimipreis – International, Platz 2 f¼r Puppenspiel The Falls und Verschl¼sselte Wahrheit The Black Book Finnischer Krimipreis f¼r die John-Rebus-Reihe Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best Novel f¼r Resurrection Men Deutscher Krimipreis – International, Platz 1

8. Ian Rankin - Wikipédia Translate this page Ian Rankin est un auteur écossais de romans policiers né le 28 avril 1960 à Cardenden, petit village de Fife. L action de ses romans se passe le plus http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

Ian Rankin Un article de Wikip©dia, l'encyclop©die libre. Aller   : Navigation Rechercher Ian Rankin est un auteur ©cossais de romans policiers n© le 28 avril   Cardenden, petit village de Fife L'action de ses romans se passe le plus souvent   Edimbourg et met en sc¨ne l'inspecteur Rebus, personnage bourru quelque peu port© sur la bouteille, accro de la cigarette , fan de musique rock des ann©es 1970 et dont on peut suivre l'©volution de sa carri¨re au fil des romans. Sommaire Livres de la s©rie Inspecteur John Rebus Romans publi©s sous le pseudonyme de Jack Harvey R©compenses Liens externes ... modifier Livres de la s©rie Inspecteur John Rebus Knots and Crosses L'©trangleur d'Edimbourg , Le Livre de poche, 2004. Hide and Seek Le Fond de l'enfer , Le Livre de poche, 2004. Tooth and Nail (1992 - publi©   l'origine sous le titre Wolfman Rebus et le loup-garou de Londres , Le Livre de poche, 2005. Strip Jack Pi¨ge pour un ©lu , Le Livre de poche, 2005. The Black Book Le Carnet noir , Gallimard "folio policier", 2000. Mortal Causes Causes mortelles , Gallimard "folio policier", 2002.

9. BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | Newsnight Review | Ian Rankin Ian Rankin is known for his series of crime novels featuring Detective Inspector John Rebus. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/panel/2016770.stm

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10. Authors: Ian Rankin Ian Rankin. AN RANKIN I grew up in a small coalmining town in central Scotland. I was always interested in stories. Even though the town had no book http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/authors/71/2645/index.html

Critical Praise Author! Author! Article Ian Rankin AN RANKIN "I grew up in a small coal-mining town in central Scotland. I was always interested in stories. Even though the town had no book stores (and my parents were not great readers), I made full use of the local library. It was mind-boggling to me that (at the age of 11 or 12) I could not gain access to a movie theatre to see such classics as 'The Godfather', 'A Clockwork Orange' or 'Straw Dogs', yet no one stopped me from borrowing these titles from my library. Books seemed to have about them a whiff of the illicit and the dangerous. That was all the encouragement I needed. I went to university in 1978, joined a punk band (on vocals), and continued to write a lot of song lyrics and poems. However, I found that my poems were actually 'telling stories', and so started to write short stories. A few of these found publication and even won some awards. Then one story raged out of control and became my first novel. It was never published, but that didn't matter: I was now a novelist. I stumbled on Detective Inspector John Rebus by accident while attempting to write an update of 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde': Rebus would be my Jekyll, his Hyde a character from his past. Along the way, I discovered that a cop is a good 'tool', a way of looking at contemporary society, its rights and wrongs. Rebus, I decided, would stick around. Meantime, I finished unviersity, moved to London for four years (where I worked first as a college secretary, later as a hi-fi/audio journalist), then rural France for six years. Both my sons were born in France. By the time the oldest had reached school age, we'd decided to move back to Scotland. I now live and work in Edinburgh, and the Rebus novels have gone from strength to strength in terms of sales and recognition.

11. Ian Rankin - Wikipedia, Den Fria Encyklopedin Rankin gjorde litterär debut 1987 och är mest känd för sina böcker med huvudpersonen Inspector Rebus och som huvudsakligen utspelar sig i Edinburgh. http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

Ian Rankin Wikipedia Hoppa till: navigering s¶k Ian Rankin med en av sina b¶cker. Ian Rankin f¶dd 28 april i Fife Skottland , ¤r en skotsk kriminalf¶rfattare Rankin gjorde litter¤r debut 1987 och ¤r mest k¤nd f¶r sina b¶cker med huvudpersonen Inspector Rebus och som huvudsakligen utspelar sig i Edinburgh redigera Bibliografi (utgivet p¥ svenska) Svarta sinnen 1998 (Originaltitel 1997, Rebus #8) Den h¤ngande tr¤dg¥rden 2000 (Originaltitel The hanging garden , Rebus #9) F¶rlorade sj¤lar 2001 (Originaltitel Dead Souls , Rebus #10) N¤r m¶rkret faller 2002 (Originaltitel Set in Darkness , Rebus #11) Fallen 2003 (Originaltitel The Falls , Rebus #12) Botg¶rarna 2004 (Originaltitel Resurrection Men , Rebus #13) Blodsband 2005 (Originaltitel A Question of Blood , Rebus #14) Adress Fleshmarket Close 2006 (Originaltitel Fleshmarket Close , Rebus #15) I de d¶das namn 2007 (Originaltitel The Naming of the dead , Rebus #16) redigera Priser och utm¤rkelser The Gold Dagger Edgarpriset (f¶r, Botg¶rarna redigera Externa l¤nkar Om romanerna Denna artikel om en f¶rfattare ¤r bara p¥b¶rjad . Hj¤lp till genom att fylla i mer Den h¤r artikeln ¤r h¤mtad fr¥n http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

12. Ian Rankin - Wikipedia Translate this page Rankin heeft bekendgemaakt dat hij na het schrijven van zijn laatste Rebus boek, in november 2006, gaat beginnen aan het meerdelige stripverhaal Hellblazer. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

Ian Rankin Uit Wikipedia, de vrije encyclopedie Ga naar: navigatie zoeken Ian Rankin Fife 28 april ) is een Schots schrijver van detectiveromans Rankin is vooral bekend als schrijver van een zich in Edinburgh afspelende reeks misdaadromans met inspecteur John Rebus in de hoofdrol. Een aantal van deze boeken is bewerkt voor de televisie, met John Hannah en Ken Stott (vanaf ) als vertolker van het personage van Rebus. Rankin heeft bekendgemaakt dat hij na het schrijven van zijn laatste Rebus boek, in november 2006 , gaat beginnen aan het meerdelige stripverhaal Hellblazer. De schrijver woont in Edinburgh met zijn vrouw Miranda en hun twee zoons Jack en Kit. Kit lijdt aan het zeldzame syndroom van Angelman Inhoud Bibliografie Inspecteur Rebus Jack Harvey Overig werk ... bewerk Bibliografie bewerk Inspecteur Rebus Hide and Seek (1991); Blindeman A Good Hanging and Other Stories (1992); De gehangene (korte verhalen) Strip Jack (1992); Strip Jack of Ontmaskering The Black Book (1993); Zwartboek Mortal Causes (1994); Vuurwerk Let it Bleed (1996); Laat maar bloeden Black and Blue (1997); Gerechtigheid

13. Ian Rankin - The Official Site For The Rebus Novels And Their Author This is the website for anyone looking for information about ian rankin, filled with news from ian about his books and his life, as well as the latest http://www.ianrankin.net/

Welcome to Rebus's world! This is the official site for the Rebus novels and their author. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep you up to date with all things Rebus, as well as saying something about ongoing and future projects. Just as soon as I get back from the Oxford Bar. Exit Music - is this the end for Rebus? How will it end in the 'final' Inspector Rebus novel? See a video clip from Ian Crime Scene Edinburgh: major new exhibition on Rankin and Rebus The Naming of the Dead wins Worldbooks Crime Thriller of the Year Award 2007 ... Rebus on TV site by pedalo limited

14. Ian Rankin - An Orion Author Find information about ian rankin including Author Profile, books, Audio CDs, Audio Tapes, Author interviews, Author Profile, Author QandA and Reviews. http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/5814-0/author-Ian-Rankin.htm

Jump to book subject area navigation Jump to general navigation Jump to start of page content Fiction ... Audio Search Books Authors Extracts Send to a friend 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. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for 'Resurrection Men'. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh.

15. Ian Rankin At Tangled Web UK Includes author profile, introductions to the works, ordering details, articles and a bibliography. http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/irankin.html

16. Interview | Ian Rankin Gives interview, discussing crime writing and the background to some of the novels. Also has an author profile. http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/ianrankin.html

Dead Souls by Ian Rankin Published by St. Martin's Minotaur 320 pages, 1999 Set In Darkness by Ian Rankin Published by Orion Books 320 pages, 2000 Ian Rankin's John Rebus Series Tooth and Nail (1992; originally published in the UK as Wolfman A Good Hanging and Other Stories (1992) short stories Strip Jack The Black Book Mortal Causes Let It Bleed Black and Blue The Hanging Garden Death Is Not the End (1998) novella Dead Souls Set In Darkness "What I didn't know at the time was that this police station was investigating a child abduction, which was very similar to what I was describing; eventually, seven kids were taken and killed. These cops see a lunatic come into the station with this spurious story about writing a novel and they immediately cast me as a suspect." Being Ian Rankin has become hard work. Between dashing about on international publicity tours, speaking before crime writers' associations and struggling with a three-part BBC-TV cop drama (set in a fictional fishing community north of Aberdeen, Scotland), the author finds less and less free time nowadays to devote to the continuing adventures of Edinburgh Detective Inspector John Rebus. However, it's his Rebus books the newest of which, Set In Darkness , is due out in Great Britain in February that have brought Rankin, at just under 40 years of age, extraordinary acclaim. On both sides of the Atlantic.

17. Authors On The Web - Ian Rankin Bibliography ian rankin on Bookreporter.com rankin, ian. John Rebus Series Knots and Crosses (1987) Hide and Seek (1991) Tooth and Nail (1992) Strip Jack (1992) http://www.authorsontheweb.com/features/lists/li-rankin-ian.asp

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19. Writers' Rooms: Ian Rankin | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Books Writers rooms ian rankin This photograph is very much of its time. There is, however, method in the seeming chaos. Trust me. ian rankin http://books.guardian.co.uk/graphic/0,,2083181,00.html

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20. Bookreporter.com - Author Profile: Ian Rankin Provides a biography, an interview, a bibliography, and commentary on some of the novels. http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-rankin-ian.asp

var gDcsId = "dcs30w0vc10000chxa0maatv9_2u6z"; Author Roundtable: Authors on Their Recurring Characters Author Bibliography Click here to find more Ian Rankin ... Audible.com Books by Ian Rankin WATCHMAN THE NAMING OF THE DEAD BLEEDING HEARTS BLOOD HUNT ... RESURRECTION MEN Ian Rankin BIO An Alumnus of the Year at Edinburgh University, he has also been awarded two honorary doctorates, one from the University of Abertay Dundee and one, more recently, from the University of St Andrews. He was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Golden Jubilee Birthday Honours List in June 2002 and is now the UK's number one best-selling crime writer. Ian Rankin lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two sons. Back to top. PAST INTERVIEW November 17, 2000 Touted as the "king of tartan noir," by crime fiction writer James Ellroy, author Ian Rankin is moving up the ranks of mystery, both in his home of Edinburgh, Scotland and internationally. Bookreporter.com Writer Ann Bruns is a huge fan of the Inspector Rebus series that has made Rankin famous and was thrilled to read his latest, SET IN DARKNESS. In this interview, find out the future fate of his aging character, what the tourist industry of Edinburgh has to say about his fiction, what originally drew him to noir, and much more. TBR: Your literary credits are impressive, ranging from two Golden Daggers to the prestigious Chandler-Fulbright Award. In 1999 your novels comprised 8 of the top 10 Scottish bestsellers. Does this put a certain amount of pressure on you to continue writing your popular Rebus series or does your incredible success in crime fiction open the door for you to return to spy novels and thrillers or try new Mysterys?

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