Born in Scotland in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh and has since been employed as grape-picker, swineherd, taxman, alcohol researcher, hi-fi journalist and punk musician. His first Rebus novels, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987 and the Rebus books have now been translated into 26 languages. Several Rebus novels have been televised on British television. An Alumnus of the Year at Edinburgh University, he has also been awarded four honorary doctorates, from the University of Abertay Dundee in 1999, from the University of St Andrews in 2001, in 2003 from the University of Edinburgh and in 2005 from the Open University.
In 2002 Ian Rankin was awarded an OBE for services to literature. In 2004 Resurrection Men won the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2005 Fleshmarket Close won the Crime Thriller of the Year award at the British Book Awards. Ian is the winner of the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger 2005. In 2005 he was also awarded the French Grand Prix de Littérature policière and the German Krimi prize. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two sons.
In 2002 Ian Rankin was awarded an OBE for services to literature. In 2004 Resurrection Men won the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2005 Fleshmarket Close won the Crime Thriller of the Year award at the British Book Awards. Ian is the winner of the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger 2005. In 2005 he was also awarded the French Grand Prix de Littérature policière and the German Krimi prize. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two sons.
