Ian Rankin is a regular Sunday Times bestseller and Guardian fastseller. Ian has an incredibly high profile. He has had his own TV series (Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts), received the OBE, guested on Newsnight Review and is a constant contributor to the national press In 2003 Rankin sold over one million books and he now makes up over 10 per cent of all UK crime sales He also constantly gets excellent reviews: 'Rankin is a phenomenon ...They call his work crime fiction, but the adjective is superfluous ... these novels are totally absorbing' SPECTATOR 'This is Rankin at his best, and, boy, that's saying something' TIME OUT 'It bears all the qualities that have established Rankin as one of Britain's leading novelists in any genre: a powerful sense of place; a redefinition of Scotland and its past; persuasive dialogue; and a growing compassion among its characters' NEW STATESMAN 'A QUESTION OF BLOOD is just about as good as Rankin gets. As a crime novel it stands favourable comparison with almost anything else currently being written in - or out of - the genre' THE HERALD 'Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist' EXPRESS.

'Sublime thriller...As ever, Rebus deals with all challengers in his own inimitable style - a measure of irreverence, a dose of aggression and buckets of dry wit' -- Shari Low DAILY RECORD 'Excellent' SUNDAY TIMES 'Splendidly-woven yarn...if there still are people unaware of Rankin and Rebus, this would make a great introduction' -- Rab Anderson SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Rankin expertly keeps us on a knife-edge...He is on top form here - unremitting pleasure' -- Cath Staincliffe TANGLED WEB