{"product_id":"ian-rankin-a-companion-to-the-mystery-fiction-9780786471881","title":"Ian Rankin: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e Ian Rankin is considered by many to be Scotland's greatest living crime fiction author. Most well known for his Inspector Rebus series--which has earned critical acclaim as well as scores of fans worldwide--Rankin is a prolific author whose other works include spy thrillers, nonfiction books and articles, short stories, novels, graphic novels, audio recordings, television\/film, and plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This companion--the first to provide a complete look at all of his writings--includes alphabetized entries on Rankin's works, characters, and themes; a biography; a chronology; maps of Rebus' Edinburgh; and an annotated bibliography. A champion of both Edinburgh and Scotland, Rankin continues to combine engaging entertainment with socio-political commentary showing Edinburgh as a microcosm of Scotland, and Scotland as a microcosm of the world. His writing investigates questions of Scottish identity, British history, masculinity, and contemporary culture while providing mystery readers with complex, suspenseful plots, realistic character development, and a unique mix of American hard-boiled and procedural styles with Scottish dialects and sensibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin E. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Fanshawe College's School of Language and Liberal Studies in London, Ontario. She published a literary companion book on Ed McBain and edited a collection of essays on Robert Downey, Jr. Her articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of American and Comparative Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eClues\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSeries Editor \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Foxwell\u003c\/b\u003e, an Agatha Award winner, serves as managing editor of \u003ci\u003eClues: A Journal of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e and is an editor at McFarland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912738443538,"sku":"9780786471881","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3fe01e72-1a67-4a9d-bb5b-5e2305fad01c.jpg?v=1738777613","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ian-rankin-a-companion-to-the-mystery-fiction-9780786471881","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}