Doors Open - Ian Rankin

Doors Open - Ian Rankin Before I talk about the book 'Doors Open' written by Ian Rankin let me tell you a little story of my own. Many years ago I was the chief cashier in a branch of a high street bank. It was a small branch with a low foot flow of customers. However, it was in the very wealthy Belgravia area of London so what customers we did have were of the well heeled variety, premiership footballers and senior politicians were regulars. Even if they weren't famous many of our customers were titled and came from famous families. These customers requested a lot of cash over the counter so we would hold rather more in our safe than similar sized ...  Read the complete review

What do you do if you're a best selling crime author who has just closed the door on your most successful character after 17 novels and a lifespan covering 20 years? This is the question that faced Scots author Ian Rankin when he finally closed the door on Detective Inspector John Rebus of the Lothian's and Borders Police back in 2007 with the final novel in the Rebus series, appropriately called "Exit Music". Well, if you're Ian Rankin, you immediately sit down and pen another cracking crime novel, this time without the hard drinking, chain smoking, womanising, Detective Inspector as your leading character; and appropriately you call it ...  Read the complete review