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A Broken Pelvis and Ian Rankin

I last saw Ian Rankin in Sydney in 2017 which I wrote about HERE on Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay? I was looking forward to hearing him again at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on Saturday 24 May at Carriageworks. Unfortunately, I’ve fractured my pelvis and forced into at least four weeks bed rest. Gutted!

I livestreamed his panel and took a few notes. As a disclaimer this is my own paraphrasing. There a

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