Ian Rankin is the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages and have been adapted for radio, the stage and the screen. Rankin is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards, including the Diamond Dagger, the UK's most prestigious award for crime fiction. In the United States, he has won the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the German Deutscher Krimipreis. He is the recipient of honorary degrees from universities across the UK, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, and has received an OBE for his services to literature. Website: IanRankin.net X: @Beathhigh Facebook: IanRankinBooks
Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers * THE TIMES * A complex mystery novel, as you would expect from Rankin, one of a handful of truly outstanding British mystery writers ... Terrific * OBSERVER * Ian Rankin is a genius -- Lee Child Britain's No.1 crime writer * DAILY MIRROR * No one writes more gripping stories than Rankin * TLS * One of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse * DAILY MAIL * One of the most beguiling characters in the history of crime fiction * THE TIMES *