Crime writer Ian Rankin reflects on how Edinburgh — its geography, its class divisions, its fog and grimness — has shaped his Rebus novels, and how fiction can illuminate truths about cities that journalism cannot reach.
Rankin is one of the most thoughtful writers about how place shapes character. Whether or not you have read Rebus, this is a masterclass in storytelling.
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