What is the name of the Edinburgh Detective created by Ian Rankin?
Ian Rankin case, as covered in Jean-Xavier Lestrade's documentary series "Death on the Staircase". The same year he collaborated with folk musician Jackie Leven on the album "Jackie Leven Said". In 2007, Rankin appeared in programmes for BBC Four exploring the origins of his alter-ego character, John Rebus. Titled "Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh" and "Ian Rankin Investigates Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde," Rankin looks at the origins of the character and the events that led to his creation. In the TV show "", he takes a trip through Edinburgh with writer/cook Anthony Bourdain. Rankin is the singer in the six-piece band Best
Ian Rankin Ian Rankin Ian James Rankin, (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Rankin was born in Cardenden, Fife. His father, James, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, Isobel, worked in a school canteen. He was educated at Beath High School, Cowdenbeath. His parents were horrified when he then chose to study literature at university, expecting him to study for a trade. Encouraged by his English teacher, he persisted and graduated in 1982 from the University of Edinburgh, where he also worked on a doctorate on Muriel Spark but did not