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Radio 2,13 mins

'I start with the vaguest idea' - Ian Rankin on how he writes Rebus

Simon Mayo Drivetime

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Ian Rankin joins Simon Mayo to talk about his latest Rebus novel Even Dogs in the Wild and chats about how he begins each story with only the most basic of ideas.

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