Hard Truths (Ian Rankin & Irvine Welsh) (Hard Truths (Cross-examining crime writers))

Tony Black cross-examines two of Scotland's most acclaimed writers in a series of in-depth interviews as part of the Hard Truths series.

As both an award-winning journalist and one of the most acclaimed crime writers of recent times Tony Black is uniquely placed to interview crime fiction's bestselling authors. Black takes an often no-holds-barred approach and pushes friendships to the limit as he teases out the truth on subjects as diverse as politics, the writing life, popular culture and personal histories. Always entertaining and often heartfelt this series of exchanges offers an entertaining, humorous and eclectic look at some of the genre's leading lights.

"For anyone at all interested in crime writers and crime writing - hell, for anyone even vaguely interested in writing and stories - this is an indispensable collection, full of insight and revelation."
- from the foreword by Doug Johnstone, author of Gone Again