As time`s gone on, I`ve probably become a lot more like him (John Rebus): I drink at his bar and I like to be one on one with my music late at night.
- Ian RankinBy that time, Rebus will be 59 and, for a CID officer, he is getting fairly long in the tooth. They will have brought in the smoking ban by 2007, so he will definitely want to retire to somewhere in the sun for a drink and a smoke.
- Ian RankinWhether Rebus`s `skills` are ones his bosses would wish retained is a moot point, but it seems I have my `get-in` clause should I need one.
- Ian Rankin