![]() The latest book has just done gangbusters business,” he says, before going on to explain that, although he usually writes a book a year between January and June, he hasn’t yet started what will be the 21st Rebus novel, because he’s about to embark on a US tour. “Well, I’ve just had Christmas and New Year and I’ve had a really successful book. ![]() I definitely enjoy the solitary part better.”Īn amuse-bouche of fresh oysters fried in a light batter polished off, two courses apiece – salmon gravalax and mussels for me and smoked ham and pea broth and haddock goujons for Rankin – ordered and a toast to 2016 complete, I point out that today he seems to be enjoying the public part of his job. “It’s a weird juxtaposition of being solitary and then being very public. ![]() “There’s the shy person who enjoys their own company and sits at home writing books for months on end, and then there’s the author who has to go out and promote those books and be chatty, be able to talk, to be interviewed and be able to do photo shoots,” he said. Back then he spoke of having two distinct personalities. He was happy to talk, but not as calm as he is today. Last time I spoke to Rankin, in 2013, he was fully immersed in writing the novel that became Saints Of The Shadow Bible, the 19th to feature his rebellious detective inspector John Rebus. Dressed in a button-down Paul Smith shirt in dark denim and Nike trainers, and carrying a plastic bag, which he will later explain contains a copy of his latest book, Even Dogs In The Wild, ready to post to a competition winner after our meal (he doesn’t have a PA), the author’s mood is the very antithesis of the Edinburgh weather. #Mostrecent ian rankin novel 2018 mod#Ian Rankin arrives at Ondine, the restaurant he has chosen for our lunch, and hands his coat to the maître d’, offering a warm smile and a “Happy New Year.” His dark hair, cut in a vaguely mod style à la Ian Brown of The Stone Roses, has not been disturbed by the wind. ![]() #Mostrecent ian rankin novel 2018 full#The harsh magnificence of the Scottish capital in winter is on full display, the city’s face grey and severe. It is a cold, wet and windy January day in Edinburgh. We spoke to the author over lunch at Ondine in Edinburgh. Lunch with Ian Rankin at Ondine, EdinburghĢ0 February, 2016 A regular on international bestseller lists, Scottish novelist Ian Rankin is responsible for creating one of the crime genre’s best-loved and enduring protagonists. ![]()
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