| Ian Rankin: Author's official site. Gives biography, list of published books with details of each, recent news, mailing list form, links, and contact information. |
| BBC: Crime Author Rankin's Stage Role: Gives details of live musical and storytelling performances by the author and Jackie Leven. |
| Bookreporter.com: Ian Rankin: Provides a biography, an interview, a bibliography, and commentary on some of the novels. |
| Bookslut: An Interview With Ian Rankin: Author explains the background to several of his novels, crime writing, the Rebus character, his musical interests, and the city of Edinburgh. |
| Booksnbytes.com: Interview with Ian Rankin: Gives his thoughts on John Rebus, his own life and interests, and crime writing. |
| C21Media: ITV Returns to Rebus: Offers details of the new series of Rebus television programmes. |
| Contemporarywriters.com: Ian Rankin: Has a biography, bibliography, list of awards, and a critical essay on the novels. |
| Daily Snack:Rankin's Realm: Discusses the author's various living accommodations, from childhood to the present, as well as the living arrangements of his Rebus character. |
| Delsdog: Strip Jack: Offers a brief review of the book, along with feedback to that review. |
| Evening Times: MEP Meets Star of TV's Rebus: Story of how a Scottish politician spent time on the set of the second Rebus television series. |
| Guardian Unlimited: A Life in Crime: Author's thoughts on modern crime writing. He also gives a summary of crime fiction in the last 150 years. |
| Guardian Unlimited: Complete Short Stories: Reviews stories in the collection, as well as providing a general introduction to short story writing. |
| Guardian Unlimited: Secrets and Lies: The Impossible World of DI John Rebus: Article on the author's main character. It also includes background on the writing of the novels. |
| Guardian Unlimited: Set In Darkness: Offers a summary of the novel's plot. |
| Hackwriters.com: Resurrection Men: Gives plot and commentary, as well as views on Rebus. |
| iafrica.com:The Magic of Edinburgh: Gives a description of some of the places and sights that the author used in several of his Rebus novels. |
| Ian Rankin: Provides a short biography, as well as an interview with the author, snippets from several media reviews, and plot summaries of his novels. |
| Ian Rankin Quiz: Shows the covers of seven novels, titles removed, and asks for their names. Answers provided. |
| Imdb.com: Ian Rankin: Has list of author's television appearances as well as film adaptations of his novels. |
| Imdb.com: Rebus: Black and Blue (2000) (TV): Offers a list of the cast, along with reader comments and feedback. |
| Imdb.com: Rebus: Dead Souls (2001) TV: Provides details of the cast, a plot summary, and reader comments. |
| Imdb.com: Rebus: Mortal Causes (2001) (TV): A cast list, trivia note, and reader reviews are offered. |
| Imdb.com: Rebus: The Hanging Garden (2000) (TV): User comments and reviews are provided, along with a complete list of the cast. |
| Inspector Rebus Group: Yahoo club for discussion of the books and TV series. Also has bibliography and a photo. |
| Januarymagazine.com: Ian Rankin: Gives interview, discussing crime writing and the background to some of the novels. Also has an author profile. |
| Mystery One Bookstore: Interview With Ian Rankin: Gives details of the Inspector Rebus character, as well as the author's personal life and interests. |
| Mysteryguide.com: Hide and Seek: Gives an outline of the plot as well as a commentary. |
| Scotsman: Opening the File On Life Without Rebus: Discusses the author's plans for the last two Rebus novels, as well as the former's activities in the meantime. |
| Scotsman: Rankin Novels Fail to Detect High Bidders: Describes the auction of several first edition Rebus novels, and the prices fetched for them. |
| Scotsman: Rebus Story Ends Happily for City Charity: Tells of the sale of copies of a signed Rebus short-story to raise money for a Scottish charity. |
| Scotsman:Prime Suspect: A lengthy article by the author about the new housing development named after him, as well as a discussion of the housing of his childhood and that of his character Rebus. |
| Spikemagazine.com: Dead Souls: Review of the novel by Gary Marshall. Also shows picture of the cover. |
| Sunday Herald: Rankin Designs Crash Course in Global Politics for DI Rebus: Describes the role of President Bush and the recent G8 summit in the next Rebus novel. |
| Sunday Herald: Rankin Leads Authors' Assault on Heavy-Handed Arts Policy: Provides his views on the recent Scottish Executive's arts plans, as well as on general arts policies. |
| Sunday Mail: Rebus Will Flee Scottish Cig Ban: Describes how Rebus might react to the ban on cigarette smoking in pubs. |
| Sunday Times: A Strange Case of Detective Spotting: Gives one critic's fictionalised account of how Rebus might respond to his portrayl in the author's novels. |
| The Daily Record: Born to be Rebus: Interview with, and background on, Ken Stott, the latest actor to play Rebus in a television series. |
| The Daily Record: Ian gets the Write Telly Role: Describes the small role that the author will have in a television adaptation of one of his novels. |
| The Daily Record: The Don't Need a Re-Bus Pass: Discusses the possibility of the Rebus character continuing as a police officer, rather than retiring, after the next novel. |
| The Herald: Bowled Over: Describes the awarding of the Walpole Medal of Excellence to the author, along with his reaction to the event. |
| The Herald: Pub Ban Enough to Smoke Out Inspector Rebus: The fate of Detective Rebus is discussed vis-a-vis the introduction of a smoking ban in Edinburgh. |
| The Herald: Rankin Tells of Rebus’s Regret Over G8: Tells of the author's new Rebus novel, still in process, along with the reasons for a probable ending of the Rebus series. |
| The Independent: Crime Writers Are Denied Prizes by Literary Snobs, Says Rankin: Provides the author's views on why crime fiction is not the recipient of more mainstream literary attention. |
| The Scotsman: Ideal Rebus Finally Gets His Lead: An interview with the man who will play Inspector Rebus in the new series of television programmes. Gives his thoughts on the character, as well as his personal background. |
| The Scotsman: Locating the City's Rebus Role: Tells of the locations where the latest Rebus television series will be shot. |
| The Scotsman: New Man On the Case to Pound the Rebus Beat: Profile and background of Ken Stott, who plays Rebus in the latest television series. Also includes parts of an interview with him. |
| The Scotsman: Rankin Detects Rebus Chance After MSP's Retirement Question: Discusses the likelihood that the fictional detective Rebus may not be retired after he soon reaches sixty years of age. |
| The Sunday Mail: I Know All the Darkest Corners Just Like Rebus: The actor John Stott compares his knowledge of Edinburgh with that of Rebus. |
| The Sunday Mail: Rankin's Snob Rap: Gives the author's reactions to those who think crime writing is not as good as other literature. |
| Twbooks: Ian Rankin: Includes author profile, introductions to the works, ordering details, articles and a bibliography. |
| University of Edinburgh: Ian Rankin at The University of Edinburgh: Offers an interview with the author about his time at university. |
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