knows something about literary tours and driving past famous people's houses. Rankin is touring the U.S. promoting "Exit Music," the 17th novel in a series featuring Edinburgh detective John Rebus. He ...

Edinburgh Insp. John Rebus is far and away the greatest creation of best-selling author Ian Rankin, but neither the brooding, dogged detective nor his creator is well-served by this amateurish book.

Sir Ian Rankin has said he is “honoured” to receive a knighthood, but is not sure what his star character John Rebus would make of it. The author has been made a knight in the Queen’s Birthday Honours ...