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Ian Rankin
@ianrankin1.bsky.social
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Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
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Walking through Saint Cuthbert’s Kirkyard yesterday late-afternoon…
Edinburgh Castle lit up in fiery red
December 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Still beautiful though…
Edinburgh Castle from Brown’s Place. In the evening rain.
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Not as many tourists as usual taking photos from Brown’s Place tonight…
Streets running with rainwater
December 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, 10pm Saturday…
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Got my Christmas tree up!
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Edinburgh at midnight yesterday…
Victoria Street Looking on to the Cowgate from George IV Bridge.
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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It wouldn't be the festive season in #Bruntsfield without a visit from @ianrankin1.bsky.social !

He walked here, he said it's good for his elf (yes, we went there, let the festive puns flow).

Signed books & Rebus jigsaws await you!

#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg
Bookshop owner Marie, in her Christmas elf costume, with author Ian Rankin, in the Edinburgh Bookshop Author Ian Rankin holding up a signed copy of his Midnight and Blue novel in the Edinburgh Bookshop
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Edinburgh Castle this afternoon, taken from Saint Cuthbert’s Kirkyard…
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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South Gray’s Close, Edinburgh, tonight.
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Dunbar’s Close Garden - a haven off the Canongate. Worth a detour…
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Any authors on here had an e mail regarding the Anthropic lawsuit? I’m trying to decide if it’s authentic…
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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William McIlvanney’s pitch-black noirs, featuring DI Laidlaw’s disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of #crimefiction

@ianrankin1.bsky.social remembers the man who created Tartan Noir – via @crimereads.bsky.social
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McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir
It was August 1985 and I was a full-time student at the University of Edinburgh. When not studying, I was writing novels. By 1985 I’d written two. One had been rejected but the other had been accep…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Took a walk this afternoon. Hard to escape the Castle in central Edinburgh…
The Castle seen from the Grassmarket/foot of Granny’s Green Steps. The Castle seen from Saint Cuthbert’s Kirkyard.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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A Rebus (and Nazareth) fan sent me this via the Oxford Bar. Reissue of Exercises by the Fife rock band. Thank you, Lori! And yes, Big Ger Cafferty owes a lot to Dan McCafferty’s growl!
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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The welcoming lights of the Railway Inn, Lower Largo, early Sunday evening.
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The Venice Noir award. Created by Amy Thai with Barovier and Toso Arte on Murano. Shortly to be in the possession of @ianrankin1.bsky.social (one does not just put an award like this in hand baggage!)
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Sunday morning in Venice.
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Enjoyed discussing Old Hamlet’s Ear with some fantastic authors - @annamazz.bsky.social @ianrankin1.bsky.social and @tombenjamin.bsky.social - it was great fun, with some excellent questions from the audience. #VeniceNoir
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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This is also Venice - a park in the Sant’Elena neighbourhood, and Via Garibaldi.
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Venice this morning…
Quiet canalside Bridge of Sighs
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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National Gallery of Scotland from Waverley Bridge tonight, lit up in red for Remembrance Day.
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Excited to be heading to Venice later this week for #VeniceNoir. Looking forward to talking about causes of death in crime novels and to meeting some of my favourite authors. @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social @davidhewson.com @annamazz.bsky.social @ianrankin1.bsky.social @tombenjamin.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Back home from Berlin. What a welcome!
Orange-bronze leaves drape a car parked next to a path adjacent to the Meadows.
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Just one week to go!! Your support is greatly appreciated:

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Glimmers: Dean Owens & The Sinners Album (Italy)
To record an album of new songs in Italy, with my Scottish band - Craig, Adam and Pip, aka The Sinners, inspired by the idea of Glimmers
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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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#WIN books by @beverleyharvey.bsky.social @ianrankin1.bsky.social ++

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Ends 11 Nov. UK only. Random winner.

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[Book images courtesy of Waterstones]
WIN: Book #1. The Villa Next Door by Beverley Harvey. Published by Bloodhound Books. Book #2. Butter by Asako Yuzuki. Published by 4th Estate Books @ Harper Collins UK. Book #3. Midnight And Blue by Ian Rankin. Published by Orion Publishing Group. Book #4. The Land In Winter by Andrew Miller. Published by Sceptre Books.
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM