Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival announce Special Guest Ian Rankin

The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2017 will feature special guest Ian Rankin, and to celebrate this they are running a competition to win one of three copies of Ian Rankin's new hardback Rather Be the Devil and paperback Even Dogs in the Wild:

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival     #FestivalFever We have now announced Lee Child and Kathy Reichs as the first two of our 2017 Special Guests and after many requests we thought it was time to announce another. This Special Guest is the UK's number one best-selling crime writer. He lives in Edinburgh, and writes about the city in his award-winning 'Rebus' and ‘Malcolm Fox’ novels. He was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Birthday Honours List in June 2002 and was recently made a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh!      This week we are pleased to announce 2017 Special Guest... Ian Rankin   Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh and has since been employed as grape-picker, swineherd, taxman, alcohol researcher, hi-fi journalist and punk musician.  He was a prize-winning poet and short-story writer before turning to novels in 1986 with his debut The Flood. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the prestigious Chandler-Fulbright Award, as well the 1997 Crime Writers Association The Macallan Gold Dagger for Fiction for Black & Blue. He is currently the UNESCO City of Literature Visiting Professor at the University of East Anglia.   The first Rebus novel Knots and Crosses, was published in March 1987. The intervening years have seen a further nineteen Rebus novels, and their creator make a meteoric rise to international bestseller. After retiring him in Exit Music, 2012 saw the return of Rebus in the number one bestseller Standing in Another Man’s Grave.  The books have twice been dramatised for TV (starring John Hannah and Ken Stott respectively), and are translated into 36 languages.  Rankin and Rebus are one of the subjects of the RADIO 4’s series Foreign Bodies: A History of Modern Europe Through Literary Detectives. His stand-alone novel Doors Open was made into ITV film, directed by and starring Stephen Fry, broadcast over Christmas 2012. Ian Rankin appears regularly on radio and television, and over the course of 2012, Imagine, the BBC flagship arts documentary series, followed Ian as he worked on his novel STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN’S GRAVE. The documentary was broadcast to record audiences in November that year.   Watch out for #FestivalFever with weekly Special Guest reveals. Full Programme and Tickets available from Spring 2017. Or why not book a Weekend Break Package – available now! Read on…     Hotel Focus: The Cairn     The Cairn Hotel was built during Harrogate’s period as a Spa Town when people came from far and wide to take the waters. Set in extensive grounds, it is situated close to the centre of Harrogate and is only a short 5 minute stroll from the Old Swan Hotel. Since reaching its centenary, the hotel has been carefully modernised, yet still retains much original grandeur and Victorian architecture. 2017 Weekend packages with 3 nights accommodation at The Cairn Hotel and Weekend Rover Ticket start from £429 per person. Limited availability so contact our Festival Team on 01423 562303 or click here today to ensure you don't miss out on this stunning Hotel!     COMPETITION!   We're giving away 3 sets of Ian Rankin's new Hardback Rather Be the Devil and paperback Even Dogs in the Wild!   All you have to do is simply email crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk and answer the question ‘What are the dates of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2017?'       *We would like to keep you updated with news from the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival through our mailing list. Please do let us know when you enter if you would prefer your email address not to be used in this way.   Love Lee Child? Don't Forget...     Limited Time Offer - We are offering the next 20 Weekend Break Package bookers a hard back copy of Lee's new book 'The Night School' along with the film tie in paper back of 'Never Go Back'     Harrogate International Festivals is also proud to present Click For More Information     Title Sponsor   With special thanks to our Premier Partners...               With special thanks to our Community Partner... Facebook Twitter Website   Copyright © 2016 Harrogate International Festivals, All rights reserved. Harrogate International Festivals is a registered charity. Charity No. 244861. Our mailing address is: Harrogate International Festivals, 32 Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1DB