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Ian Rankin reveals he would be no real-life Rebus

Ian Rankin reveals he would be no real-life Rebus
Ian Rankin reveals he would be no real-life Rebus Ian Rankin reveals he would be no real-life Rebus

Renowned crime writer Ian Rankin has admitted he would make a pretty “terrible” detective in real life.

In an online discussion with his fans, he said that his inability to work in a team, and work out the killer in other people’s murder mystery stories, would hold him back from the job.

While he provides the brains behind one of the most famous fictional detective inspectors in modern literature, John Rebus, he tweeted:

His disclosure came as part of a live Q&A session on Twitter, where fans asked him a number of questions comparing him with his famous Fife-born character.Commenting on the biggest difference between himself and Rebus, played by Ken Stott in the ITV adaptation, he added:

Having written 20 Rebus novels, he said he has no set plans to write another – but did not rule it out completely.

He also teased that he would “consider” writing another play and had plans for some short stories this year.