Ian Rankin

A life of mystery

Hattie and her humans went to an “Evening with Ian Rankin” the last of the Bolen Books 2013 Events. Ian Rankin is a very funny and personable speaker, not at all resembling Inspector Rebus. We learned a lot, for example: the title of an earlier book “Standing in Another Man’s Grave” is the result of a mondegreen; that Rebus and Ian Rankin tie their empty crisp packets into a knot because otherwise they take up too much room on the pub counter; and that Ian Rankin lives a couple of doors away from Alexander McCall Smith in Edinburgh!

Hattie Hangs up her Bonnet and Shawl

Of course, this being Canada, most people thought we were going to a concert with a member of the Cape Breton Island Rankin Family, but Hattie has the ticket stub to prove that we were at a literary, not a musical cultural event! She can’t wait for the humans to finish the new book so she can get her little wooden mitts on it!

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Tags: crime fiction, doll, Hitty, Ian Rankin, Mystery Story, Quimper Hitty, Quimperhitty

7 thoughts on “Ian Rankin”

ehpem on November 29, 2013 at 7:47 am said:

It is very nice of Hattie to stand in line for the book while the humans read it, the Hittys seem a very patient lot!

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- Quimper Hitty on November 30, 2013 at 8:53 am said:
  
  I suspect the Hittys read our books at night, but “Saints of the Shadow Bible” is at a different house at the moment!
  
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  - ehpem on November 30, 2013 at 9:40 am said:
    
    I expect they have perfected the ability to turn pages so quietly that they don’t disturb the humans with their reading.
Sherry on November 29, 2013 at 7:30 pm said:

Lucky ducks to hear Mr Rankin speak! And to learn that he lives near Alexander McCall Smith!! Who I am sure is a delightful human being. Glad you got the chance to see Mr Rankin and get his new book. And Hattie has very good taste in all cultural events!!

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- Quimper Hitty on November 30, 2013 at 8:54 am said:
  
  We really enjoyed the evening, and hope to enjoy more such events…Constance has pretty much cornered the market on Opera, but Hattie seems to have a literary bent.
  
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tottietalkscrafts on July 3, 2015 at 8:08 am said:

It’s rather delightful that Alexander McCall Smith has written Ian Rankin into his Love Over Scotland books- I’ve never read any of the work of Mr Rankin… I think I shall have to do that now! 🙂

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- Quimper Hitty on July 3, 2015 at 6:25 pm said:
  
  Well unlike Mr Rankin himself, they can’t be classified as cheerful…
  
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