Ian Rankin in general Reviews

I was first introduced to the books of Ian Rankin a number of years ago by my mum, who is a great fan of his writing. He is, of course, well known and celebrated for his Rebus books, which pit the grumpy and rebellious Detective Inspector John Rebus against the darker and more criminal side of the wonderful Edinburgh he ...  Read the complete review

Edinburgh is one of the most atmospheric places I’ve ever visited. Once the darkness arrives the old town reeks of intrigue, the buildings with their thick stone walls seem to have absorbed the history of the city and every nook and cranny appears to have a secret. And it is that atmosphere which first attracted me to Ian Rankin’s ...  Read the complete review

anyone who has visited edinburgh like myself cannot help but come away from the city with a love for the city and the warmth felt from it.After reading the books of rankin one can be forgiven for viewing a trip to the city with trepidation and fear. Surely this therefore can only be due to rankins ability to create such a eerie and frightening ...  Read the complete review

At one point during 1999, author Ian Rankin held sway over best-sellers list, holding down no less than nine of the twenty available slots. He was said to have been the first author to have accomplished this amazing feat. Although a relative newcomer to his work, I think what is ?drawing me in? is that I see Ian Rankin as a ?social ...  Read the complete review

Ian Rankin novels are consistently outstanding. His Inspector Rebus novels have left him held in high aclaim of being one of the best if not the best crime writer there is. The Rebus novels follow in order from the first novel called Knots & Crosses, through the following novels readers have followed Rebus career, marriage breakdown, ...  Read the complete review

...and that is an example of a Rebus. Not particularly relevant, but once I'd thought of it, I had to write it down. Ian Rankin is best known for the Inspector Rebus books, a set of detective novels, featuring the aforementioned Rebus, a social misfit from Scotland, working in Edinburgh. He as also written three books under ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes, it's not always necessary to start at the beginning. Honest. What rubbish is he talking now, you may well ask. Well, I'm talking about the wonderful opportunity of looking back at the genesis of the characters you may have become so familiar with in their later works. It would probably work just as well re-reading a ...  Read the complete review

How do you write an opinion on a man you admire and make it unbiased? I dunno. But I'll give it a whirl... He was, as his books tell you, born in the Kingdom of Fife. Which immediately tells you he's scottish. He's most famously known as the creator of inspector Rebus (recently seen on the small screen in the form of John Hannah). ...  Read the complete review