We are thrilled to welcome Sir Ian Rankin to St Mark's Church for a special Saturday afternoon event. The creator of the iconic Rebus series will be discussing Midnight and Blue, his newest book which finds Inspector Rebus on the other side of the law, trying to solve a murder in a prison with no badge, no authority and no safety net.
John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he's joined them...
As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head.
That is, until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery. They say old habits die hard...
However, this is a case where the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everyone has something to hide.
But how do you find a killer in a place full of them?
Ian Rankin is the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages and have been adapted for radio, the stage and the screen.
Rankin is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards, including the Diamond Dagger, the UK's most prestigious award for crime fiction. In the United States, he has won the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the German Deutscher Krimipreis.
He is the recipient of honorary degrees from universities across the UK, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, and has received an OBE for his services to literature.