{"id":2707,"date":"2023-05-11T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2023-04-21T15:14:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:14:44","slug":"westwind-by-ian-rankin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2707","title":{"rendered":"Westwind by Ian\u00a0Rankin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>THE CLASSIC LOST THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/04\/westwind.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/04\/westwind.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3551\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why \u201cclassic lost thriller\u201d? &nbsp;Apparently, Ian Rankin had refused to allow a reissue as he believed it be \u2018not very good\u2019. So I was surprised to see it had been reissued. Check out what you think of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3H3vjFI\">Westwind<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/3668\/9781409196068\">City Adventurers Solve The Murder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ow0wuK\">Amazon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/shop\/city-adventurers\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Westwind-classic-thriller-Ian-Rankin\/dp\/1409196062?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1682085399&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=li2&amp;tag=invittoevent-21&amp;linkId=2aa1717dbc2ea8ffc4c17c4a084c7b93&amp;language=en_GB&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1409196062&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=invittoevent-21&amp;language=en_GB\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why \u201cclassic lost thriller\u201d? 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