Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin is the recipient of four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards, including the Diamond Dagger, the UK’s most prestigious award for crime fiction.
In the United States, he has won the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has won Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman, and the German Deutscher.
He is the recipient of honorary degrees from universities across the UK, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, and has received an OBE for his services to literature. His twenty-fifth John Rebus book “Midnight and Blue” was published by Orion in October 2024. His new standalone novel “The Heights” will be published in October 2026.
We are delighted to welcome Ian to the West Cork Literary Festival 2026.
