John Rebus

The New York Times –bestselling author tells the story behind Inspector Rebus, the hard-edged Edinburgh cop and “superbly drawn character” ( The Times , London). In this short work, Edgar and Diamond Dagger Award winner Ian Rankin delves into DI John Rebus’s origins as a character, as well as his own origins as a writer. While author and character share a love of literature and a deep affection for Scotland’s capital city, they differ in other ways, as Rankin entertainingly testifies, while reve