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	Ian Rankin - http://www.ianrankin.net Author's official site. Gives biography, list of published books with details of each, recent news, mailing list form, links, and contact information.
	Ian Rankin - http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/5814-1/Author-Ian-Rankin.htm Provides a short biography, as well as an interview with the author, snippets from several media reviews, and plot summaries of his novels.
	Bookslut: An Interview With Ian Rankin - http://www.bookslut.com/features/2005_04_005009.php Author explains the background to several of his novels, crime writing, the Rebus character, his musical interests, and the city of Edinburgh.
	Contemporarywriters.com: Ian Rankin - http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth02A17M435212626443 Has a biography, bibliography, list of awards, and a critical essay on the novels.
	Januarymagazine.com: Ian Rankin - http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/ianrankin.html Gives interview, discussing crime writing and the background to some of the novels. Also has an author profile.

	Twbooks: Ian Rankin - http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/irankin.html Includes author profile, introductions to the works, ordering details, articles and a bibliography.
	Bookreporter.com: Ian Rankin - http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-rankin-ian.asp Provides a biography, an interview, a bibliography, and commentary on some of the novels.
	Imdb.com: Rebus: The Hanging Garden (2000) (TV) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243520/ User comments and reviews are provided, along with a complete list of the cast.
	Imdb.com: Rebus: Mortal Causes (2001) (TV) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297358/ A cast list, trivia note, and reader reviews are offered.
	Imdb.com: Rebus: Dead Souls (2001) TV - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296167/ Provides details of the cast, a plot summary, and reader comments.

	Imdb.com: Ian Rankin - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710256/ Has list of author's television appearances as well as film adaptations of his novels.
	Imdb.com: Rebus: Black and Blue (2000) (TV) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243153/ Offers a list of the cast, along with reader comments and feedback.
	Guardian Unlimited: A Life in Crime - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2000/mar/09/crime.artsfeatures Author's thoughts on modern crime writing. He also gives a summary of crime fiction in the last 150 years.
	Guardian Unlimited: Secrets and Lies: The Impossible World of DI John Rebus - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2000/apr/19/ianrankin Article on the author's main character. It also includes background on the writing of the novels.
	Spikemagazine.com: Dead Souls - http://www.spikemagazine.com/0399deadsouls.php Review of the novel by Gary Marshall. Also shows picture of the cover.

	Booksnbytes.com: Interview with Ian Rankin - http://booksnbytes.com/auth_interviews/ian_rankin.html Gives his thoughts on John Rebus, his own life and interests, and crime writing.
	Guardian Unlimited: Complete Short Stories - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/jul/03/crime.ianrankin Reviews stories in the collection, as well as providing a general introduction to short story writing.
	Hackwriters.com: Resurrection Men - http://www.hackwriters.com/rankin.htm Gives plot and commentary, as well as views on Rebus.
	Scotsman:Prime Suspect - http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=1944072005 A lengthy article by the author about the new housing development named after him, as well as a discussion of the housing of his childhood and that of his character Rebus.
	Inspector Rebus Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inspectorrebus/ Yahoo club for discussion of the books and TV series. Also has bibliography and a photo.

	The Scotsman: Ideal Rebus Finally Gets His Lead - http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=2309132005 An interview with the man who will play Inspector Rebus in the new series of television programmes. Gives his thoughts on the character, as well as his personal background.
	The Scotsman: New Man On the Case to Pound the Rebus Beat - http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=5022006 Profile and background of Ken Stott, who plays Rebus in the latest television series. Also includes parts of an interview with him.
	The Scotsman: Rankin Detects Rebus Chance After MSP's Retirement Question - http://news.scotsman.com/arts.cfm?id=1904842005 Discusses the likelihood that the fictional detective Rebus may not be retired after he soon reaches sixty years of age.
	Scotsman: Opening the File On Life Without Rebus - http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=2134662005 Discusses the author's plans for the last two Rebus novels, as well as the former's activities in the meantime.
	Scotsman: Rebus Story Ends Happily for City Charity - http://news.scotsman.com/arts.cfm?id=2188872005 Tells of the sale of copies of a signed Rebus short-story to raise money for a Scottish charity.

	Ian Rankin Quiz - http://www.tomjsandy.co.uk/rankinquiz.html Shows the covers of seven novels, titles removed, and asks for their names. Answers provided.
	The Daily Record: Ian gets the Write Telly Role - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16477770&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=ian-gets-the-write-telly-role--name_page.html Describes the small role that the author will have in a television adaptation of one of his novels.
	The Sunday Mail: Rankin's Snob Rap - http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16496678&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=rankin-s-snob-rap--name_page.html Gives the author's reactions to those who think crime writing is not as good as other literature.
	The Sunday Mail: I Know All the Darkest Corners Just Like Rebus - http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16536284&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=i-know-all-the-darkest-corners-just-like-rebus--name_page.html The actor John Stott compares his knowledge of Edinburgh with that of Rebus.
	The Scotsman: Locating the City's Rebus Role - http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=9612006 Tells of the locations where the latest Rebus television series will be shot.

	Ian Rankin, Alumnus of the Year - http://www.ed.ac.uk/explore/people/alumni/1999ianrankin.html Offers an interview with the author about his time at the University of Edinburgh.
	Guardian Unlimited: Set In Darkness - http://www.booksunlimited.co.uk/digestedread/story/0,6550,142533,00.html Offers a summary of the novel's plot.
	The Daily Record: Born to be Rebus - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16458882&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=born-to-be-rebus--name_page.html Interview with, and background on, Ken Stott, the latest actor to play Rebus in a television series.
	Sunday Mail: Rebus Will Flee Scottish Cig Ban - http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16364609&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=puffed-out--name_page.html Describes how Rebus might react to the ban on cigarette smoking in pubs.
	Sunday Herald: Rankin Designs Crash Course in Global Politics for DI Rebus - http://www.sundayherald.com/52563 Describes the role of President Bush and the recent G8 summit in the next Rebus novel.

	The Daily Record: The Don't Need a Re-Bus Pass - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15944022&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=i-don-t-need-a-re-bus-pass--name_page.html Discusses the possibility of the Rebus character continuing as a police officer, rather than retiring, after the next novel.
	Scotsman: Rankin Novels Fail to Detect High Bidders - http://news.scotsman.com/arts.cfm?id=1847052005 Describes the auction of several first edition Rebus novels, and the prices fetched for them.
	BBC: Crime Author Rankin's Stage Role - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4379963.stm Gives details of live musical and storytelling performances by the author and Jackie Leven.
	Sunday Herald: Rankin Leads Authors' Assault on Heavy-Handed Arts Policy - http://www.sundayherald.com/42039 Provides his views on the recent Scottish Executive's arts plans, as well as on general arts policies.
	C21Media: ITV Returns to Rebus - http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=25268 Offers details of the new series of Rebus television programmes.

iafrica.com:The Magic of Edinburgh - http://travel.iafrica.com/destin/europe/461042.htm Gives a description of some of the places and sights that the author used in several of his Rebus novels.

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