Music is a good shorthand way to delineate character. If you want to tell the reader a lot about a character in a small space, just tell them what their musical taste is. You'll get their age, their background, whether they're gregarious or a loner.
"Ian Rankin", Order of the British Empire/OBE, Deputy Lieutenant/DL is a Scottish people/Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.
More Ian Rankin on Wikipedia.It's a strange feeling to see one's books come up at auction and also, to some extent, a sign of my miserable early failings as an author.
The match hinged on the first try after the break.
Music is a good shorthand way to delineate character.
Whether Rebus's 'skills' are ones his bosses would wish retained is a moot point, but it seems I have my 'get-in' clause should I need one.
It's a young man's book, all about the perils and pitfalls of growing up.
By that time, Rebus will be 59 and, for a CID officer, he is getting fairly long in the tooth. They will have brought in the smoking ban by 2007, so he will definitely want to retire to somewhere in the sun for a drink and a smoke.
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