IAN RANKIN’S EDINBURGH is a personal guided tour by the Number One Sunday Times Bestselling author of the city that inspires his writing. This FREE to download app is perfect for the millions of Ian Rankin fans; either to be used directly in Edinburgh or at home as a supplement to Ian’s novels. Specially-created videos, audio, and lots of exclusive content including stunning photographs bring this fantastic city and Ian’s books to life.

The tour is broken down into three mini tours and in total there are around thirty key locations, each relevant to Ian’s novels and characters, particularly Inspector Rebus and his exciting new character Malcolm Fox. It is also a great and easy to use guide to the city itself, so that you don’t need be a fan of Ian Rankin to really enjoy this app.

Many of Ian’s fans have never been to Edinburgh, so with the photographs taken exclusively for this app, they will have the opportunity to see the actual locations that Ian uses in his plots (which don’t usually feature in many guidebooks), including the police stations, murder scenes and hidden backstreets of Edinburgh, and you’ll be able to hear the author himself giving his views on Edinburgh’s ‘dark side’.

There are plenty more fascinating locations to be included in future updates for this app from both classic Ian Rankin novels and his new ones. So you’ll not only discover more about Edinburgh and its relationship to Ian’s writing but be the first to get an exclusive sneak peek of Ian’s next novel…


IAN RANKIN’S EDINBURGH App Fact File:

• The tour route is circular so you can start it anywhere.

• The complete tour can be done in a day or be divided into three ‘mini tours’ so that the attractions en route can be visited.

• The locations are marked on the interactive map, so you can choose your own route as you wander around the city.

• For each location Ian Rankin has been recorded so that’s he gives you his personally ‘behind the scenes’ guide

• There’s an Image Gallery for each location with exclusive photography and further information.

• Key locations such as Fleshmarket Close have video content where Ian expands further on the plot and his inspiration for the story.

• For each location there is a list of the relevant books connected to it, and the BOOKS option contains the full list of the related Ian Rankin titles.

• Most of the audio is also available as text

• This APP is the only place you find all this exciting content

YOU’LL FIND OUT…

• Where Malcolm Fox, Ian’s new character in THE COMPLAINTS is based.
• Why Ian chose Queensberry House to stash a body in SET IN DARKNESS.
• Where to see ‘Resurrection Man’ William Burke’s death mask.
• Which museum artifact inspired THE FALLS.
• How to find the ‘beer garden’ at Ian’s and Rebus’s favourite pub – the Oxford Bar.

And much, much more…

We hope that, even if you have never read an Ian Rankin novel, you’ll enjoy Ian’s anecdotal tour of this glorious city, and perhaps even pop into a bookshop and pick up one of his bestselling books.

For more information visit: www.ianrankin.net.