The crime writer on chocolate, fictional sex and missing his son
Born in Fife, Ian Rankin, 60, published his first Rebus bestseller in 1987. His award-winning books have been translated into 36 languages and adapted for radio, stage and screen. A Song For The Dark Times, the latest in the Rebus series, was published on 1 October. Rankin is married with two sons and lives in Edinburgh.
What is your greatest fear?
The first blank page of a new project.
