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    Sir Ian James Rankin OBE DL FRSE FRSL FRIAS (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels...
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    2024 TV series Rebus, adapted from the Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin. Richard Rankin was born as Richard Harris on 4 January 1983 in Rutherglen, Scotland...
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  • television series based on the Inspector Rebus novels by Sir Ian Rankin, and starring Richard Rankin in the titular role. The episodes are written by Gregory...
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    Rebus books are a series of detective novels by the Scottish author Sir Ian Rankin. The novels, centred on Detective Inspector John Rebus, are mostly based...
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  • Ian Rankin (born 1960) is a Scottish crime author. Ian Rankin may also refer to Ian Rankin (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer Iain Rankin (born...
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    from the "sixth Stone", Ian Stewart. The lyrics to Aidan Moffat & the Best-Of's song "The Sixth Stone" were written by Ian Rankin about Stewart. The song...
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    Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Sir Ian Rankin, ten of which have so far been televised as Rebus. The novels are mostly...
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  • Crosses) is a 1987 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the first of the Inspector Rebus novels. It was written while Rankin was a postgraduate student at the...
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  • Headstones is the 24th installment in the Inspector Rebus series written by Ian Rankin. The title comes from the song "Single Father" by Jackie Leven, four lines...
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    has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors including Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, Nemir Kirdar, and Quentin Tarantino. Orion Books was...
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  • Hide and Seek is a 1991 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the second of the Inspector Rebus novels. This novel is not to be confused with James Patterson's...
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  • drama series based on the Inspector Rebus novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. The series, produced by STV Studios for the ITV network, was broadcast...
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    number of public figures, including SNP MSP Nicola Sturgeon, authors Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh, paid tribute noting both his inspirational writing and...
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  • Black & Blue is a 1997 crime novel by Ian Rankin. The eighth of the Inspector Rebus novels, it was the first to be adapted in the Rebus television series...
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  • in the internationally bestselling Inspector Rebus series, written by Ian Rankin. It was published on 6 September 2007. The book is named after the Radiohead...
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  • The Black Book is a 1993 crime novel by Ian Rankin, the fifth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It is the first book to feature Siobhan Clarke and Morris...
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    Iain Banks (redirect from Ian M. Banks)
    Scottish literature has left the building." Authors, including Neil Gaiman, Ian Rankin, Alastair Reynolds and David Brin also paid tribute in blogs and elsewhere...
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    singer-songwriter Isaiah Rankin, English footballer Ian Rankin (disambiguation), several people including Ian Rankin, Scottish crime author J. Lee Rankin, U.S. Solicitor...
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  • pseudonym of Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee Qiu Xiaolong (1953–) Ian Rankin (1960–) Satyajit Ray (1921–1992) Kathy Reichs Ruth Rendell (1930–2015)...
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  • Ian Rankin (born 5 September 1979 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former professional and semi-professional footballer and former manager of Blantyre Victoria...
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  • Lies is the 22nd instalment in the Inspector Rebus series written by Ian Rankin. In a House of Lies entered the hardback chart at No. 1 on the first week...
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  • Times is the 23rd installment in the Inspector Rebus series written by Ian Rankin. The phrase "dark times" was meant to refer to the era of Brexit, autocratic...
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  • List of Inspector Rebus characters (category Ian Rankin characters)
    the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin. They are all fictional characters that have appeared in more than one...
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    Candia McWilliam Yann Martell George Monbiot Toni Morrison Harold Pinter Ian Rankin J. K. Rowling Salman Rushdie Darren Shan Susan Sontag Zadie Smith Andrew...
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  • to receive it. Previous winners of the award include Scottish writer Ian Rankin. Georgina Powers Phreak (1998, Victor Gollancz) Frame Grabber (1992, Constable...
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    raising their two daughters. Nearby lived the authors J. K. Rowling, Ian Rankin, and Kate Atkinson. An amateur bassoonist, he co-founded The Really Terrible...
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  • Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards. In September and October 2013, she appeared as Alexandra McArthur in Dark Road, co-written by Ian Rankin, at the Royal...
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  • Strip Jack is a 1992 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the fourth of the Inspector Rebus novels. The title refers to the popular card game "Strip Jack Naked"...
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  • Glasgow: The Scottish Football Association. pp. 34–5. Rankin, Ian (July 2007). "Rebus". Ian Rankin. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved...
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  • The Hanging Garden is a 1998 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the ninth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It was the second episode in the Rebus television...
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