“I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.” FirstsSaidI CanIdeasHomeReadingNovelAudienceWrittenCrimeDadMy DadWideBusConductorScots Author:Ian Rankin
“I resolve to venture into the city on my own. I look at maps in the library—subway maps, bus maps, and regular maps—and try to memorize them. I’m afraid of getting lost; no, I’m afraid of sinking into the city as in a quicksand, afraid of getting sucked into something I can never escape.” TryingLooksI CanLostMy OwnCitiesLibraryMapsResolveBusVentureSinkingSubwayGetting LostQuicksand Author:Deborah Feldman