in the council chamber followed by a signing session and more questions and answers from his adoring North-West public. What’s more, I’m impressed by any author putting in regular leg work to meet and greet readers, as was the case on Rankin’s appearance at County Hall, Preston, an hour with the mic. That was followed by the tour, and on Boxing Day we’ll see Stephen Fry centre-stage in ITV one-off drama Doors Open, adapted from a Rankin novel.Įvery documentary or feature I’ve seen on the Fife wordsmith suggests a truly grounded, likeable bloke. His chart success shows the value of a literary tour in the run-up to Christmas, a huge swathe of venues lined up and duly visited by the Scottish writer best known for his Rebus novels, not least through their TV dramatisations.Ī couple of months ago, a superb Alan Yentob documentary followed Rankin penning the latest Rebus novel, Standing in Another Man’s Grave – which Tony Parsons dubbed ‘the best thing on the writing life I have seen on TV since…ever’.
WHAT an end of year it’s been for Ian Rankin, the best-selling crime novelist securing a No.1 slot in the last hardback chart of the year, taking top spot from a certain JK Rowling.
County Cream: Ian Rankin talks about Standing in Another Man’s Grave at Preston’s County Hall (Photo courtesy of Angela McMahon)
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