Set in Darkness, by Ian Rankin (St. Martin’s, $6.99, paperback): If there were a “McNoir clan,” Ian Rankin would be the laird. His gritty, atmospheric series featuring cynical, flawed detective John ...

Sir Ian Rankin has been called “the king of crime fiction”. His Inspector Rebus books have sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, translated into thirty-seven languages. And yet, as he ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Murrr-derrr, they wrote: From left, Nicci Gerrard, Sir Ian Rankin, Mick Herron, and MC Beaton. Photos / Getty Images Even before Jim Taggart first snarled, “Thuz bin a murrr-durrr” in the early 80s in ...

Ian Rankin embarks on his latest Inspector Rebus crime novel, but reveals that “sitting down and actually writing the books is hard… and it's not getting any easier.” Show more Ian Rankin has been ...

Crime and Scotland go together, fictionally at least. Set aside J.K. Rowling, and the leading, certainly the most popular, Scottish novelists today are crime-writers, with Ian Rankin and Denise Mina ...

Ian Rankin is on a deadline to complete his next Inspector Rebus thriller. How does a bestselling crime writer breathe new life into his most enduring character? Show more Ian Rankin is on a deadline ...

Arguably the most successful and beloved Scottish writer since Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian Rankin has much to celebrate. He turns 47 later this month and, with the publication this week of “The Naming of ...