VJ Books Presents Author Ian Rankin!
  Ian Rankin was born in Cardenden, Scotland in 1960. He earned a degree in Literature from the University of Edinburgh, much to the chagrin of his parents. He started, but never finished a PhD in Scottish Literature.
Rankin was first published at age 26, but he was not immediately successful. He and his wife struggled to get by for years, even as he continued publishing books. Before and during this period in his life, Ranking worked a series of very different jobs, from swineherd to magazine journalist to grape-picker to tax collector to researcher. Eventually his Rebus books gained critical acclaim, and his resulting popularity allowed him to turn to writing full time. Rankin is best known for his Rebus and Malcolm Fox series, but has also written several stand-alone novels, including Doors Open (2008), which was adapted to television, and co-authored a play which premiered at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in 2013.
Rankin has lived in England, Scotland, and France. In addition to writing, he is a regular contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, and has presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts and Rankin on the Staircase. He also appeared in Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh and Ian Rankin Investigates Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Rankin is also a musician, having been part of a punk band called the Dancing Pigs and, more recently the singer for Best Picture.
Rankin was honored with an OBE for services to literature, and holds honorary degrees from the universities of Hull, Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh and The Open University. He lives in Edinburgh, with his wife and their two sons.
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Ian Rankin Bibliography
Inspector Rebus Series
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Knots and Crosses - 1987
- Hide and Seek - 1991
- Tooth and Nail - 1992
- Strip Jack - 1992
- A Good Hanging - 1992
- The Black Book - 1993
- Mortal Causes - 1994
- Let it Bleed - 1995
- Black and Blue - 1997
- The Hanging Garden - 1998
- Dead Souls - 1999
- Set in Darkness - 2000
- The Falls - 2001
- Resurrection Men - 2002
- A Question of Blood - 2003
- Fleshmarket Close - 2004
- The Naming of the Dead - 2006
- Exit Music - 2007
- Standing in Another Man's Grave - 2013
- Saints of the Shadow Bible - 2014
- Even Dogs in the Wild - 2016
- Rather Be the Devil - 2016
- In a House of Lies - October 2018 (UK), January 2019 (US)
- Rebus: Long Shadows: The New Play - June 2019 (with Rona Munro)
Collections
- The Beat Goes On (Rebus short stories collection) - 2015
Malcom Fox Series
- The Complaints - 2009
- The Impossible Dead - 2011
- Standing In Another Man’s Grave - 2012
- Saints Of The Shadow Bible - 2013
Other Novels
- The Flood - 1986
- Watchman - 1988
- Westwind - 1990
- A Good Hanging and Other Stories (short stories) - 1992
- Beggars Banquest (short stories) - 2002
- Doors Open - 2008
- A Cool Head - 2009
- Dark Entries (graphic novel) - 2009
- Dark Road (stage play with Mark Thompson) - 2014
Writing as Jack Harvey
- Witch Hunt - 1993
- Bleeding Hearts - 1994
- Blood Hunt - 1995
Non-Fiction
- Rebus's Scotland: A Personal Journey - 2005
Ian Rankin Awards
- Chandler-Fulbright Award
- Edgar Award for Resurrection Men - 2004
- Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards (4) including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005
- Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz Prize
- French Grand Prix du Roman Noir
- Germany’s Deutscher Krimipreis
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