Rankin, Rebus and making crime pay

Described by the legendary detective writer James Ellroy as the “King of Tartan Noir", Ian Rankin is about as well-known as modern fiction writers get.

His first Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses, was published in 1987 and the Rebus books have now been translated into 22 languages. His books adorn the shelves of almost every bookshop in the western world, and when it comes to crime fiction, only a handful of writers have ...