Ellroy Reads – Black and Blue by Ian Rankin

I have a very special episode of Ellroy Reads for you today. I take a look at Ian Rankin’s breakout novel Black and Blue, and describe how it was inspired by James Ellroy’s appearance as the Guest of Honour at Bouchercon in Nottingham, 1995. I also talk about how James Ellroy gave Rankin his label as the ‘King of Tartan Noir’.