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Rankin, Ian 1960- (Jack Harvey, Ian James Rankin)

PERSONAL:

Born April 28, 1960, in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland; son of James and Isobel Rankin; married Miranda Harvey; children: two sons. Education: University of Edinburgh, M.A. (with honors), 1982. Hobbies and other interests: Times crossword, rock music, seedy bars.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Edinburgh, Scotland. Agent—Dominick Abel, 146 W. 82nd St., No. 1B, New York, NY 10024; Curtis Brown Group Ltd., Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, England.

CAREER:

Author. Appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Edinburgh, Scotland, 2007. Has worked variously as a swineherd, a taxman, viticulturist, hi-fi journalist, and folktale collector.

MEMBER:

International Association of Crime Writers, Society of Authors, Crime Writers' Association (president, 1999-2000).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Hawthornden fellow, 1987; Chandler-Fulbright fellowship in detective fiction, 1991-92; Dagger Award for best short story, Crime Writers' Association, 1994, for "A Deep Hole," 1996, for "Herbert in Motion"; Gold Dagger Award, Crime Writers' Association, 19

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Ian Rankin


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Bestselling crime-writer Ian Rankin was born in Fife, Scotland, in 1960. He was educated at Edinburgh University. On graduating he worked for the civil service, later working as a researcher and journalist. Ian Rankin is married with two sons, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Series

John Rebus

Books:

Midnight and Blue, October 2024
Hardcover / e-Book
A Heart Full of Headstones, October 2022
Inspector John Rebus
Hardcover / e-Book
A Song for the Dark Times, October 2021
Inspector Rebus #23
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
A Song for the Dark Times, October 2020
A Rebus Novel
Hardcover / e-Book
In a House of Lies, January 2019
Rebus #22
Hardcover / e-Book
Even Dogs in the Wild, January 2016
John Rebus #20
Paperback / e-Book
Saints of the Shadow Bible, January 2014
John Rebus #19
Hardcover / e-Book
Standing In Another Man's Grave, January 2013
John Rebus #18
Hardcover /
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Ian Rankin

Scottish author (born 1960)

For other people named Ian Rankin, see Ian Rankin (disambiguation).

Sir Ian James RankinOBE 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

Rankin was born in Cardenden, Fife. His father, James, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, Isobel, worked in a school canteen.[3] He was educated at Beath High School, Cowdenbeath. His parents were horrified when he then chose to study literature at university, as they had expected him to study for a trade.[3] Encouraged by his English teacher, he persisted and graduated in 1982 from the University of Edinburgh, where he also worked on a doctorate on Muriel Spark but did not complete it.[4] He has taught at the university and retains an involvement with the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.[5] He lived in Tottenham, London, for four years and then rural France for six while he developed his career as a novelist.[6] Be

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