Audiofiles robin whitten tells host jo reed about how this listen makes for a great escape into the past while still. Burnt in a chemical mix as a young girl, sympathy for her quickly faded when the young man who pushed her in died in a mining accident just two days later. Westwind was rankins fourth novel and has been out of print since just 1,000 hardback editions were published in 1990. Ian rankin has been elected a hawthornden fellow, and is also a past winner of the chandlerfulbright award.
Ian rankin relaunches the novel he once hoped to bury. The classic lost thriller kindle edition by rankin, ian. He is the recipient of four cwa daggers including the prestigious diamond dagger in 2005. Synopsis author soaring above the mean streets of edinburgh to an interstellar conspiracy involving doomed space shuttles and vanished satellites, this early rankin classic is available for the first time in 25 years.
Ian rankin is a genius lee child one of britains leading novelists in any genre new statesman a virtuoso of the craft daily mail rankin is a phenomenon. January 8 westwind is now in bookstores in the united states. A gripping, pageturning suspense masterclass from ian rankin available in print for the first time in nearly thirty years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading westwind. Westwind is a standalone thriller, not part of rankins inspector rebus detective series. Westwind ebook by ian rankin 9781409197591 rakuten kobo. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Westwind by ian rankin book cover, description, publication history. The zephyr program is monitoring the progress of britains only spy satellite. Ian rankins westwind to be reprinted in november, after.
Soaring above the mean streets of edinburgh to an interstellar conspiracy involving doomed space shuttles and vanished satellites, this early rankin classic is available for the first time in 25 years. Westwind is a 1990 novel written by ian rankin, and is one of the authors earliest works. You can find a full collection of all ian rankins short stories in the beat goes on. Britain, torn between loyalties to america and the continent, is caught in the middle. Out of print for nearly 30 years, this masterpiece of catandmouse espionage suspense from the genius bestseller ian rankin is as timely and urgent as ever lee child, bestselling author of the jack reacher series in europe, the americans are pulling out their troops in a tide of isolationism. As the book opens, the united states, which is becoming more isolationist, is. Out of print for nearly 30 years, this masterpiece of. The author now sees his lost book westwind as pacey and prescient. Although the book lacked much of the humor of the rebus books, it was very enjoyable. He is best known for his inspector rebus novels, which are set in edinburgh.
In 1990, when westwind was first published, ian rankin had written only one of his now famous john rebus novels and was working on the second. Ian rankin relaunches the novel he once hoped to bury books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Professionally packed all of our books that a have dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition. When zephyr goes briefly off the air, hepton finds himself in danger and the. When he first produced the manuscript, 30 years ago, he was told to. Westwind by ian rankin overview for the first time in the us, this timeless catandmouse classic from the edgar awardwinning genius examines political tensions in an era of espionage lee child, bestselling author of the jack reacher series. Westwind is a standalone thriller, not part of rankin s inspector rebus detective series. Ian rankin westwind by ian rankin us edition facebook. Orion publishing isbn 9781409196044 this special edition has black sprayed page edges. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in edinburgh, scotland, with his wife and their two sons. Westwind by ian rankin was originally published in 1990, and after a bit of tweaking by the author, was rereleased in 2020. He originally thought he would be compared to the likes of robert louis stevenson rather than to be considered part of the tartan noir genre.
After his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work and then goes missing martin hepton doesnt believe the official line. In 20, rankin made his play writing debut with, dark road, which debut in lyceum theatre in september, 20. Now, the espionage thriller will be published by orion fiction in november 20. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Ian rankin has revealed that he once disowned his novel, westwind, and hoped it would never see the light of day again. His first rebus novel was published in 1987, and the rebus books are now translated into thirtysix languages and are bestsellers worldwide. Buy the hardcover book westwind by ian rankin at indigo. The classic lost thriller ebook written by ian rankin. Westwind by ian rankin overdrive rakuten overdrive. Ian rankin does moonraker it was fun reading this example of early rankin in an espionagey, alternativehistory genre. Westwind by ian rankin, read by julian rhindtutt, ian rankin intro.
As the book opens, the united states, which is becoming more. Buy westwind by rankin, ian from amazons fiction books store. A collection of ians short stories, ranging from the macabre the hanged man to the unfortunate the only true comedian right back to the sinister someone got to eddie. The first three fulllength books in this bestselling series are brought together for the first time in this great value set. The zephyr computer system monitors the progress of the united kingdoms only spy satellite. Westwind by ian rankin, 9781409196051, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Westwind by ian rankin orion bringing you news from. Rankins goal in life was not always to write crime fiction. A breathless international thriller very different to the hardedged tartan noir of rebus, westwind is ripe for rediscovery. Ive read a lot of ian rankins books, some more than once. Read westwind the classic lost thriller by ian rankin available from rakuten kobo.
Born in the kingdom of fife in 1960, ian rankin graduated from the university of edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a phd in scottish literature. From then on she was regarded with a mixture of suspicion and fascination by her godfearing community. As the book opens, the united states, which is becoming more isolationist, is withdrawing all troops from europe. Westwind by ian rankin signed uk first edition book. Fear and mistrust are pervasive in an alternative europe at the end of the 1980s. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged or above and therefore you must be years or over to sign up to our newsletter. Westwind is an interesting tale, and the references to the computer equipment of early days brought back many memories. Westwind by ian rankin author autographed uk hardcover book first uk edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author. While much of the book is clumsy, contrived, and silly, it is while reading passages of the diary that one may actually find oneself laughing out loud. When this system briefly goes offline, the books main characters hepton and dreyfuss the sole survivor of a space shuttle crash have the only key to. I love ian rankins books, but if i had been his editoragent back when he wrote this id have suggested he look elsewhere for a career.
However, this is by ian rankin, and is up to his usual very high standard, and i was gripped within minutes. As the us begins to pull out its troops in a tide of isolationism, britain is torn between its loyalties to the usa and its continental neighbours. As rankin puts it in his introduction to this 2019 edition, it. Westwind by rankin, ian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Once out of print, westwind examines political tensions in an era of espionage.
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