Ian Rankin

JK Rowling's detective novels, such as The Ink Black Heart, written under the pen name Robert Galbraith, show she is a great crime writer (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images)

Opinion Christie and McDermid may be 'Queens of Crime', but Rowling is the Empress Susan Dalgety

Arts and Entertainment Festival Diary: New horizons beckon for Sir Ian Rankin Brian Ferguson

Arts and Entertainment Rankin reveals he will be putting Rebus behind bars in his next novel Brian Ferguson

Arts and Entertainment Festival Diary: Forde lets Pleasance boss off the hook with ‘whiny’ baby rant Brian Ferguson

People Sir Ian Rankin and Marti Pellow at launch of Jack Vettriano’s new exhibition Allan Crow

People Ian Rankin compares Edinburgh to a Tardis Gary Flockhart

What's On Sir Ian Rankin deserves Edinburgh's Freedom of the City award – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

People Here are the Edinburgh people recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours list Rhoda Morrison and Neil Johnstone

People Ian Rankin is knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list Stephen Wilkie

People In full: All the Edinburgh recipients on the Queen's Birthday Honours List Stephen Wilkie

People King's Crowdfunder offers drinks with Ian Rankin as a new, one off reward Liam Rudden

People Ian Rankin gives competition winner tour of Edinburgh Gary Flockhart

People Rare Rankin books at Christian Aid book sale Ian Swanson

Opinion Bay City Rollers' tree should be the first of many living monuments Susan Dalgety

People Rebus author Rankin's rock and roll ambitions thwarted by lockdown George Mair

News Ian Rankin says he relies on music to produce his best-selling novels George Mair

People Ian Rankin ‘appalled’ at Amazon over e-book returns Gary Flockhart

Read This UK literary hotspots revealed for World Book Day Nigel Booth

People Edinburgh crime writer C J Sansom wins top award Gary Flockhart

Opinion Why Ian Rankin deserves to be given Edinburgh's highest honour – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

Opinion Why Ian Rankin deserves to be given Edinburgh's highest honour – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

Arts and Entertainment Ian Rankin signs deal to write two more John Rebus novels Brian Ferguson

People Rebus author Ian Rankin boosts his bank balance by £3.8 Stuart MacDonald

Football Amateurs: Musselburgh Windsor go second with big win Scott Thomson

Arts and Entertainment Ian Rankin on getting inside William McIlvanney's head to complete final novel Brian Ferguson

Home Famous Globetrotter fish bar renamed following refit David McLean

People Here's how Edinburgh's Elephant House cafe is linked to Harry Potter Jenna Macfarlane

News Revamp of Edinburgh's Kings Theatre set to start next year Brian Ferguson

Arts and Entertainment Edinburgh International Book Festival reveals line-up for revamped event Brian Ferguson

People Ian Rankin shows support for Edinburgh bookshop facing threats to staff safety Beth Murray

People Ian Rankin could reboot Rebus series Gary Flockhart

People Ian Rankin loses wallet on bus Gary Flockhart

People Watch: Filmmaker captures comparison between life now and start of lockdown Beth Murray

Homes and Gardens Flat belonging to fictional Edinburgh detective Rebus for sale Rachel Mackie