A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES, by Ian Rankin (Orion, $37.99)
nighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to literature and charity and scooping a British Book Award for his “act of ventriloquism” in crafting a superb prequel to Tartan Noir godfather William McIlvanney’s ground-breaking Laidlaw trilogy, it’s been a good year for Ian Rankin.