Multi-million copies sold worldwide, more than 30 books and an OBE for services to Literature to his name, not to mention a Diamond Dagger award, which recognises outstanding lifetime achievement in crime fiction, Ian Rankin is unparalleled in his field. His latest Rebus thriller, Midnight and Blue sees the Edinburgh detective himself behind bars. It’s been described by reviewers as “taught, claustrophobic, thrilling” and “Rankin at his best.”