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Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet

by IanRankin (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

    $3.28

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    Paperback 2007

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    Hardcover 2002

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Synopsis

Over the years, Ian Rankin has amassed an incredible portfolio of short stories. Published in crime magazines, composed for events, broadcast on radio, they all share the best qualities of his phenomenally popular Rebus novels. 10 years ago, A GOOD HANGING - Ian's first short story collection - demonstrated this talent and now after nearly a decade at the top of popular fiction, Ian is releasing a follow-up. Ranging from the macabre (THE HANGED MAN) to the unfortunate (THE ONLY TRUE COMEDIAN) right back to the sinister (SOMEONE GOT TO EDDIE) they all bear the hallmark of great Crime writing. Of even more interest to his many fans, Ian includes SEVEN Inspector Rebus stories in this new collection...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 06 Jan 2003
ISBN 10: 0752848739
ISBN 13: 9780752848730
Book Overview: Both RESURRECTION MEN and THE FALLS were SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 bestsellers THE FALLS reached No. 9 on the 2001 GUARDIAN Fastseller list with sales of over half million copies John Hannah starred as Rebus on TV in four 3-hour specials Ian Rankin is writing and presenting a 3-part Channel 4 documentary ('Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts') to be screened Autumn 2002 The critics on Ian Rankin: 'Rankin is a master of his craft' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist' EXPRESS 'Ian Rankin is widely, and rightly, regarded as the leading male crime writer in Britain' TLS 'This is Rankin at his best and, boy, that's saying something' TIME OUT 'They call his work crime fiction, but the adjective is superfluous ... these novels are totally absorbing. Once I start reading one, all else goes by the board till I have finished it' SPECTATOR 'Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers' THE TIMES 'No other writer in his chosen genre is producing books as rich and comprehensive as this' LITERARY REVIEW

Author Bio
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award, as well as receiving two Dagger Awards for the year's best short story and the Gold Dagger for Fiction. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize in 2000. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh. A contributor to BBC2's 'Newsnight Review', he also presented his own TV series, 'Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts', on Channel 4 in 2002. His most recent novel, A QUESTION OF BLOOD, was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in both hardback and paperback. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.