While browsing through a book stall in London, in 2002, I found Ian Rankin's "Black & Blue", the winner of the 1997 CWA MacAllan Gold Dagger Award. The book was also short-listed for the Mystery Writers of America 'Edgar" award for best novel. I decided to try it. It looked interesting enough and hefty enough (490 pages) to get me back home, so I think I can say that I "met" John Rebus in a waiting room at Heathrow Airport and got to know him as I crossed the Atlantic. Wow. I could not put it down.
When I decided that it was time to list my Ian Rankin books here, I decided to read this one again. Wow. STILL good.
Should I ever make it to Edinburgh, I'm going to look for the pubs and bars mentioned and, who knows, I might run into John Rebus!
When I decided that it was time to list my Ian Rankin books here, I decided to read this one again. Wow. STILL good.
Should I ever make it to Edinburgh, I'm going to look for the pubs and bars mentioned and, who knows, I might run into John Rebus!
