Ian Rankin introduced Detective John Rebus in his 1987 novel Knots and Crosses. Since then, Rankin has published another two dozen books in the series and has sold almost 40 million books to date. Unsurprisingly, he’s now Sir Ian Rankin. This week, Michael sits down with Ian at Sydney Writers’ Festival for discussion about his latest Rebus book, Midnight and Blue.

 

Reading list:

Knots and Crosses, Ian Rankin, 1987

Black and Blue, Ian Rankin, 1997

The Hanging Garden, Ian Rankin, 1998

Standing in Another Man's Grave, Ian Rankin, 2012

Midnight and Blue, Ian Rankin, 2025

 

A Killing Kindness, Reginald Hill, 1980

In the Woods, Tana French, 2007

The Broken Shore, Peter Temple, 2005

 

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 

 

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