Jul 9th, 2008 · Narcotics busts and abduction rescues are just ordinary parts of Detective Inspector John Rebus' work. Critic John Powers talks about 'Rebus,' the fictional British detective who is the protagonist of Ian Rankin's series of novels and the popular eponymous television show.
Apr 22nd, 2007 · A delegate to a G8 conclave plummets to his death from Edinburgh Castle, and soon the hard-bitten Scots detective Rebus finds himself confronting dangers political as well as physical. Author Ian Rankin's crime novels are regular features on the U.K.'s best-seller lists; he joins us to discuss his books, his literary influences and the fight for an independent Scotland.