The main conversation is about beer, but pubs, politics and pies lubricate Alastair Gilmour's 'pint of lunch' with celebrated crime writer Ian Rankin
Inspector John Rebus is a cryptic character. He’s complex and hung-up yet straightforward and unpretentious. He’s dour but witty and phlegmatic though intense. The clue’s in the name – Rebus is Latin for ‘picture puzzle’ – and his creator Ian Rankin enjoys his closeness in the same way as he keeps h...
Beer Celebrities
from Issue 13 published on 03/08/2007