pseudonym nationality birth_date period genre description title image name occupation birth_place embed type website module notableworks filename article_title birth_name
jack harvey scottish 28 april 1960 1984 -- present crime fiction from , 6 november 2011 . the bbc programme '' desert island discs '' ian rankin 's voice ianrankin.jpg ian rankin novelist cardenden , fife , scotland yes speech footnotes = -lcb- -lcb- listen '' inspector rebus '' raymond chandler ian_rankin_bbc_radio4_desert_island_discs_6_nov_2011_b016vh1b . flac ian rankin
 ian james rankin
ian rankin

ian james rankin , obe , dl , frse -lrb- born 28 april 1960 -rrb- is a scottish crime writer , best known for his `` inspector rebus '' novels .
