Sir Ian Rankin, writer of the Rebus sequence, visited two bookshops within the York space yesterday (October 18) to signal copies of his new novel, forward of a Q&A on the Theatre Royal for his sold-out play – Rebus: A Sport Known as Malice.
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The downstairs of the store was reportedly ‘rammed full of individuals’ with Ian taking the time to talk and signal copies of his Rebus novels.
Rankin additionally spoke to prospects concerning the play – which noticed a full home of attendees on the Theatre Royal guess ‘whodunnit?’ after a loss of life in an Edinburgh townhouse.
Some tremendous followers even waited a number of hours for his arrival in an effort to get their palms on signed copies of his latest novel, Midnight and Blue – which was launched on October 10 and is the twenty fifth instalment within the Rebus sequence.
Based on Criminally Good Books proprietor Isla Coole: “Ian mentioned that he completely beloved the bookshop and was made up concerning the show.
“The week that we opened the store, Ian had really tweeted about how nice it was that there was an unbiased bookshop devoted to crime and the way he wished to return alongside to see it, so it was actually nice to have him right here.”
And fantastic to see so most of the viewers stick round for the forged Q and A after… 2/2 pic.twitter.com/upm2XKuKMw
— Ian Rankin (@Beathhigh) October 18, 2024
After leaving Criminally Good Books, Ian watched his play on the Theatre Royal earlier than main a crowd Q&A about his iconic Edinburgh detective.
Signed copies of a number of titles in Rebus sequence, together with Midnight and Blue, are nonetheless at the moment obtainable in Criminally Good Books on Colliergate.