"With the crime novels, its delightful to have protagonists I can revisit in book after book. Its like having a fictitious family."

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The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon you're dealing with a multitude of linked characters, strands, themes and red herrings - and you need to try to control these unruly elements and weave them into a pattern.

— Ian Rankin