Let's make this birthday one to remember.

64 years old (Born on April 28, 1960)

Happy Birthday, Ian Rankin! May your celebrations be as thrilling and suspenseful as an Inspector Rebus novel—minus the crime scenes, of course. You've masterfully kept us guessing for decades; here's hoping today brings fewer mysteries (like where you left your reading glasses) and more joyful plot twists.

Congratulations on all you've achieved—from gripping readers worldwide to earning prestigious honors like the Edgar Award, CWA Gold Dagger, and Grand Prix du Roman Noir. Your literary legacy is truly criminally good. Here's wishing you another year filled with intriguing characters, clever plots—and perhaps a pint or two in Edinburgh's finest pubs!