Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin knew his fans were
attached to his famous fictional detective, the grizzled, hard-drinking John
Rebus. Readers write in with romantic advice and diet tips for Rebus. Some make
pilgrimages to Arden Street, the site of Rebus’s Edinburgh apartment, and to the
bar he frequents, the Oxford. “You even get people arriving at the police
station and asking if they can talk to Rebus—cops tell me that,” says Mr.
Rankin, whose books have sold 17.5 million copies.
But Mr. Rankin was unprepared for the outcry he sparked when, after 17 Rebus novels, he retired Rebus from the police force in his 2007 novel “Exit Music.” Readers and booksellers begged him to write prequels or stop Rebus from aging. Mr. Rankin created a new—younger and healthier—Edinburgh detective, Malcolm Fox, but fans have kept inquiring after Rebus.
Five years since his last appearance, Rebus has returned as a civilian consultant on a possible serial-killer case in Mr. Rankin’s new novel, “Standing in Another Man’s Grave.” Below is an edited transcript of a conversation with Mr. Rankin.
One woman got me to sign a book and managed to get a facsimile of that tattooed on her back. The Edinburgh I write about is a real place, so you do get fans making pilgrimages to the places I write about in the books. Of course they go to the Oxford bar,For the world leader in injection molds base services and plastic injection products. which is the pub where he drinks and where I drink. The problem with that is fans of Rebus are very disappointed when they meet me, because I’m not him. I’m not as complex as him, I’m not as dangerous as him, and I’m not as damaged as him. I was in the Oxford bar yesterday and I picked up my mail and had a couple of pints.
There's also been a trend during the Hornets' three-game winning streak: Davis isn't playing as much. Though healthy, Davis has logged only 19 minutes per game over the past three contests, as Monty Williams has shuffled his rotation following Eric Gordon's return.
Obviously, it would be rather asinine if this continued over the long haul. But since it's a three-game sample size, we're going to hold off on excoriating Monty Williams for the time being.
The narrative for Davis may sound like he's been on a downward spiral as a rookie, but that's simply not the case. His player efficiency rating of 19.87 is second behind Drummond among rookies and No. 36 overall among qualified players. Davis also leads the Hornets in win score, per Hoopdata, and has shown an adept ability to finish around the rim.
If Williams is patient with Davis, he could still blossom into a star down the stretch for New Orleans.That is a machine for manufacturing plastic products by the injection mould process.Bottle cutters let you turn old glass mosaic and wine bottles into bottle art! As many said when he came out of Kentucky, Davis is a raw player with otherworldly physical gifts.
Undoubtedly the 2012-13 NBA Rookie of the Year as we reach the season's midpoint, there's very few negative things one can say about Lillard's play thus far.Our team of consultants are skilled in project management and delivery of large scale rtls projects.
He's averaging 18.2 assists and 6.5 assists per game, both of which lead all rookies by a strong margin, and he is the only Blazers player who hasn't missed a game yet this season.
Even more impressively, Lillard has done all of this despite being just about the only off-the-dribble playmaker on the roster. When he's off the floor, Portland is a little less than 13 points worse per 100 possessions, which is both a testament to Lillard's shot-creating importance and an indictment of the team's laughable bench.
That lack of bench depth can also be blamed for some of Lillard's deficiencies as well. While a solid shooter from beyond the arc, Lillard is still a volume shooter, much like Brandon Jennings, and takes way too many ill-advised jumpers. At 42 percent, Lillard is like a rich man's Jennings, but this is just something worth watching as he progresses.
Lillard's defensive deficiencies are far more concerning. He was never a very good defender in college, but he's been especially bad in the pros. Perhaps spurred a little bit by his offensive responsibilities, opposing point guards do very well against him in isolation and his awareness in help defense is lackluster as well.
The Blazers aren't much of a defensive team even without Lillard, which makes it all the more noteworthy that they're worse with him on the floor in that area.
Is his defense fixable? Partially. He'll have an increased awareness on that end simply by virtue of experience and Portland will ostensibly add more surrounding talent, which should allow him to exert more effort defensively.
Just don't ever expect him to be the complete package. Lillard undoubtedly has proven he belongs atop this list by virtue of his on-court play, but he still doesn't have the highest ceiling in his draft class.
There have been several other best-pic nominees over the past few years that went on to become global B.O. hits, such as 2009's "Inglourious Basterds" and 2010's "Black Swan," "The Social Network" and "True Grit."
Still, none of those films really fit the commercial mold that the Academy set out to help.All dry cabinet comes with 5 Years Local Agent Warranty !
The biggest blockbuster omission on this year's Oscar shortlist, Sony's $1 billion grosser "Skyfall," received five total Oscar noms, and a PGA nomination, but failed to land a spot in the Oscar pic race. The Academy balked at recognizing 2012's second-highest grossing pic, "The Dark Knight Rises," completely.
Among this year's pic nominees, Fox's "Life of Pi" is the biggest grosser worldwide, with $324 million to date, followed by Universal's "Les Miserables," which is on track to cross the $200 million global mark this weekend.
Domestically, Disney-DreamWorks' "Lincoln," which scored the most overall noms (12), also stands as the highest-grossing best-pic contender, with $145 million. Pic launches overseas starting next week via Fox. "Les Mis" continues to climb north of $100 million Stateside, as does Weinstein's "Django Unchained," each rivaling "Argo," at $110 million domestically.
Other than populist pics, the expanded pic race also had the potential to benefit foreign language films and documentaries.
But Mr. Rankin was unprepared for the outcry he sparked when, after 17 Rebus novels, he retired Rebus from the police force in his 2007 novel “Exit Music.” Readers and booksellers begged him to write prequels or stop Rebus from aging. Mr. Rankin created a new—younger and healthier—Edinburgh detective, Malcolm Fox, but fans have kept inquiring after Rebus.
Five years since his last appearance, Rebus has returned as a civilian consultant on a possible serial-killer case in Mr. Rankin’s new novel, “Standing in Another Man’s Grave.” Below is an edited transcript of a conversation with Mr. Rankin.
One woman got me to sign a book and managed to get a facsimile of that tattooed on her back. The Edinburgh I write about is a real place, so you do get fans making pilgrimages to the places I write about in the books. Of course they go to the Oxford bar,For the world leader in injection molds base services and plastic injection products. which is the pub where he drinks and where I drink. The problem with that is fans of Rebus are very disappointed when they meet me, because I’m not him. I’m not as complex as him, I’m not as dangerous as him, and I’m not as damaged as him. I was in the Oxford bar yesterday and I picked up my mail and had a couple of pints.
There's also been a trend during the Hornets' three-game winning streak: Davis isn't playing as much. Though healthy, Davis has logged only 19 minutes per game over the past three contests, as Monty Williams has shuffled his rotation following Eric Gordon's return.
Obviously, it would be rather asinine if this continued over the long haul. But since it's a three-game sample size, we're going to hold off on excoriating Monty Williams for the time being.
The narrative for Davis may sound like he's been on a downward spiral as a rookie, but that's simply not the case. His player efficiency rating of 19.87 is second behind Drummond among rookies and No. 36 overall among qualified players. Davis also leads the Hornets in win score, per Hoopdata, and has shown an adept ability to finish around the rim.
If Williams is patient with Davis, he could still blossom into a star down the stretch for New Orleans.That is a machine for manufacturing plastic products by the injection mould process.Bottle cutters let you turn old glass mosaic and wine bottles into bottle art! As many said when he came out of Kentucky, Davis is a raw player with otherworldly physical gifts.
Undoubtedly the 2012-13 NBA Rookie of the Year as we reach the season's midpoint, there's very few negative things one can say about Lillard's play thus far.Our team of consultants are skilled in project management and delivery of large scale rtls projects.
He's averaging 18.2 assists and 6.5 assists per game, both of which lead all rookies by a strong margin, and he is the only Blazers player who hasn't missed a game yet this season.
Even more impressively, Lillard has done all of this despite being just about the only off-the-dribble playmaker on the roster. When he's off the floor, Portland is a little less than 13 points worse per 100 possessions, which is both a testament to Lillard's shot-creating importance and an indictment of the team's laughable bench.
That lack of bench depth can also be blamed for some of Lillard's deficiencies as well. While a solid shooter from beyond the arc, Lillard is still a volume shooter, much like Brandon Jennings, and takes way too many ill-advised jumpers. At 42 percent, Lillard is like a rich man's Jennings, but this is just something worth watching as he progresses.
Lillard's defensive deficiencies are far more concerning. He was never a very good defender in college, but he's been especially bad in the pros. Perhaps spurred a little bit by his offensive responsibilities, opposing point guards do very well against him in isolation and his awareness in help defense is lackluster as well.
The Blazers aren't much of a defensive team even without Lillard, which makes it all the more noteworthy that they're worse with him on the floor in that area.
Is his defense fixable? Partially. He'll have an increased awareness on that end simply by virtue of experience and Portland will ostensibly add more surrounding talent, which should allow him to exert more effort defensively.
Just don't ever expect him to be the complete package. Lillard undoubtedly has proven he belongs atop this list by virtue of his on-court play, but he still doesn't have the highest ceiling in his draft class.
There have been several other best-pic nominees over the past few years that went on to become global B.O. hits, such as 2009's "Inglourious Basterds" and 2010's "Black Swan," "The Social Network" and "True Grit."
Still, none of those films really fit the commercial mold that the Academy set out to help.All dry cabinet comes with 5 Years Local Agent Warranty !
The biggest blockbuster omission on this year's Oscar shortlist, Sony's $1 billion grosser "Skyfall," received five total Oscar noms, and a PGA nomination, but failed to land a spot in the Oscar pic race. The Academy balked at recognizing 2012's second-highest grossing pic, "The Dark Knight Rises," completely.
Among this year's pic nominees, Fox's "Life of Pi" is the biggest grosser worldwide, with $324 million to date, followed by Universal's "Les Miserables," which is on track to cross the $200 million global mark this weekend.
Domestically, Disney-DreamWorks' "Lincoln," which scored the most overall noms (12), also stands as the highest-grossing best-pic contender, with $145 million. Pic launches overseas starting next week via Fox. "Les Mis" continues to climb north of $100 million Stateside, as does Weinstein's "Django Unchained," each rivaling "Argo," at $110 million domestically.
Other than populist pics, the expanded pic race also had the potential to benefit foreign language films and documentaries.
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