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Ian Rankin: Tartan Noir, part one

Ian Rankin embarks on his latest Inspector Rebus crime novel, but reveals that “sitting down and actually writing the books is hard… and it's not getting any easier.”

Ian Rankin has been called “the king of crime fiction”. His Inspector Rebus books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, translated into 37 languages. And yet, as he embarks on writing the next in his series, he reveals that “sitting down and actually writing the books is hard… and it's not getting any easier.” Where does he begin – and where might the series end?

For two episodes of In the Studio, recorded across Scotland over several months, Writer Andy Martin follows Ian Rankin as he gets his next novel into shape.

Presenter: Andy Martin
Producer: Steve Urquhart
Executive producer: Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media production for BBC World Service

(Image: Ian Rankin. Credit: Steve Urquhart)

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