Ian Rankin

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Ian Rankin (2007)

Ian Rankin , OBE (born April 28, 1960 in Cardenden , Fife , Scotland ) is a British novelist and crime novelist .

Life

Rankin created the character of Inspector John Rebus, who is very popular in the UK . The thrillers develop a complex storyline , with the Scottish capital Edinburgh , where most of the novels are set, shown as a gloomy city with many conflicts.

Rankin also wrote three novels under the pen name Jack Harvey. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two children.

Awards

Works

The John Rebus novels

  • 1987 Knots and Crosses
  • 1991 Hide and Seek
    • The second character, German by Ellen Schlootz, Munich: Goldmann 2001; ISBN 3-442-44608-2
  • 1992 Tooth and Nail , also as: Wolfman
  • 1992 Strip Jack
  • 1993 The Black Book
  • 1993 Mortal Causes
  • 1995 Let it Bleed
    • An icy death, German by Giovanni and Ditte Bandini, Munich: Goldmann 2004; ISBN 3-442-45428-X
  • 1997 Black and Blue
    • The souvenir of the murderer, German by Giovanni Bandini, Munich: Goldmann 2005; ISBN 3-442-44604-X
  • 1998 The Hanging Garden
    • The sins of the fathers, German by Giovanni Bandini, Munich: Goldmann 2006; ISBN 3-442-45429-8
  • 1999 Dead Souls
    • The Souls of the Dead, German by Giovanni Bandini, Munich: Goldmann 2006; ISBN 3-442-44610-4
  • 2000 set in darkness
    • The cold breath of the night, German by Christian Quatmann, Munich: Goldmann 2001; ISBN 3-442-54521-8
  • 2001 The Falls
  • 2002 Resurrection Men
    • Die Tore der Finsternis, German by Claus Varrelmann and Annette von der Weppen, Munich: Goldmann 2003; ISBN 3-442-45833-1
  • 2003 A Question of Blood
    • The children of death, German by Claus Varrelmann, Munich: Goldmann 2004; ISBN 3-442-54550-1
  • 2004 Fleshmarket Close
    • So he should die, German by Heike Steffen and Claus Varrelmann, Munich: Goldmann 2005; ISBN 3-442-54550-1
  • 2006 The Naming of the Dead
    • In the name of the dead, German by Juliane Gräbener-Müller, Munich: Goldmann 2007; ISBN 3-442-54606-0
  • 2007 Exit Music
  • 2012 Standing in Another Man's Grave
  • 2013 Saints of the Shadow Bible
  • 2015 Even Dogs in the Wild
  • 2017 Rather be the Devil
  • 2018 In a House of Lies

Malcolm Fox novels

  • 2009 The Complaints
  • 2011 The Impossible Dead

- Standing in Another Man's Grave , Saints of the Shadow Bible , Even Dogs in the Wild and In a house of lies from the John Rebus series are also Malcolm Fox -Novels.

Other novels

  • 1986 The Flood
  • 1988 Watchman
    • The discrete Mr. Flint, German by Claus Varrelmann, Munich: Goldmann 2006. ISBN 3-442-54623-0
  • 1990 west wind
  • 2008 Doors Open
  • 2009 A Cool Head

Novels published under the pseudonym Jack Harvey

  • 1993 Witch Hunt
    • The Kassandra Conspiracy, German von Bärbel and Velten Arnold, Munich: Goldmann 2008; ISBN 978-3-442-46375-6
  • 1994 Bleeding Hearts
  • 1995 Blood Hunt

Short stories

  • 1992 A Good Hanging and Other Stories
  • 1998 Death Is Not the End (a John Rebus Novella)
  • 2002 Beggars Banquet (contains seven John Rebus stories and Death is not the End )
    • Death is just the beginning, German by Giovanni and Ditte Bandini and Juliane Gräbner-Müller, Munich: Goldmann 2010; ISBN 978-3-442-45605-5
  • 2005 The Complete Short Stories (contains the stories from A Good Hanging and Beggars Banquet as well as the Rebus story Atonement )

Graphic novel

Audio books

Film adaptations

The Rebus series

Scottish television produced the series Rebus from 2000 to 2007 with a total of 14 episodes based on novels and short stories by Ian Rankin. The role of John Rebus played in the first season (four episodes) John Hannah , who was considered a miscast by Rankin, later Ken Stott . (The fourth episode, Mortal Causes , did not air until three years later because of the events of September 11, 2001 in New York .)

  • 2000 Black and Blue (Director: Martyn Friend, Writer: Stuart Hepburn)
  • 2001 The Hanging Garden (Direction: Maurice Phillips, Script: Stuart Hepburn, Ben Brown, Philip Palmer)
  • 2001 Dead Souls (director: Maurice Phillips, script: Stuart Hepburn)
  • 2001 Mortal Causes (Director: Dave Moore, Book: Mark Greig - aired 2004)
  • 2006 The Falls (Director: Matthew Evans, Book: Daniel Boyle - Rankin makes a short appearance as a pedestrian)
  • 2006 Fleshmarket Close (Director: Matthew Evans, Writer : Daniel Boyle)
  • 2006 Black Book (Director: Roger Gartland, Book: David Kane)
  • 2006 A Question of Blood (directed and written by Matthew Evans)
  • 2006 Strip Jack (Director: Matthew Evans, Writer: Robert Murphy)
  • 2006 Let It Bleed (Director: Roger Gartland, Book: David Kane)
  • 2007 Ressurection Men (Director: Roger Gartland, Book: David Kane)
  • 2007 The First Stone (director: Morag Fullarton, script: Colin Bateman)
  • 2007 The Naming of the Dead (Director: Martyn Friend, Writer: David Kane)
  • 2007 Knots and Crosses (Direction and Script: Roger Gartland)

Other

  • 2007 Reichenbach Falls (TV movie, director: John McKay)
  • 2012 Doors Open (TV Movie, Director: Marc Evans )

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Rankin, Ian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harvey, Jack (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish crime novelist
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Cardenden , Fife (Scotland)