Ian Rankin talks about the new Rebus novel

There's more information about Ian Rankin here... http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/5814-1/Author-Ian-Rankin.htm

The year 2007 marks Detective Inspector John Rebus's last year in the Scottish police force. Forced to retire by both the law and his - relieved - superiors, Rebus knows that his time in the blue ranks must now come to an end.

But how will the irascible detective deal with this grim terminus? Particularly with his nemesis, Ger Cafferty, still walking the streets of Edinburgh. And how will John's protege and friend Siobhan Clarke move forward with the old relic finally gone?

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, as well as receiving two Dagger Awards for the year's best short story and the Gold Dagger for Fiction. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh.

A contributor to BBC2's 'Newsnight Review', he also presented his own TV series, 'Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts', on Channel 4 in 2002. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.

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[TVCriticAmy]

@computers734 That's the one I've just finished! x

[TVCriticAmy]

*cries* I've only read the first six Rebus novels, starting the seventh this week. I'm dreading the final novel! :( x

[kjsh987]

rebus rocks. i got black & blue.superb novel

[Sheepo2k7]

@headman844 no because there is no continuing story , it's a new case every book.

[headman844]

I've just discovered Ian Rankin and want to get in to the Rebus novels but live in the US and can't find the first one. Is it important to read them in order or not?

[computers734]

Love Ian Rankins books! Im reading mortal causes at the mo and i cant put the bloody thing down.

[UK1774]

I do like book series that keep a proper time line. Steve Corella's kids being teenagers after 50 years realtime is just plain stupid.

[ZachClooney]

Does Ian Rankin really write the first draft of his novels on a laptop?

[clazza01]

i watched Rebus this evening on television - black books part 1 of 4. I am hooked and i shall buy an Ian Rankin book next week

I AM HOOKED!

[SeeBeeEss]

I've met him several times, serving him at his local Tesco. Got a signed copy of Hide and Seek from him and all, top bloke!