 First edition | |
| Author | Ian Rankin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Barrie & Jenkins |
| Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 224 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7126-3626-9 |
Westwind is a 1990 novel written by Ian Rankin, and is one of the author's earliest works.
Plot summary
The Zephyr computer system monitors the progress of the United Kingdom's only spy satellite. When this system briefly goes offline, the book's main characters Hepton and Dreyfuss (the sole survivor of a space shuttle crash) have the only key to the enigma that must be solved if both men are to stay alive.
Release details
- 1991, UK, Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd; Large Print Ed edition (September 1991) (ISBN 0708925057, ISBN 978-0-7089-2505-8), hardback (First edition) Hardcover: 480 pages
The book was reissued, with slight modifications, in November 2019.
References
- "Westwind by Ian Rankin". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- Thorpe, Vanessa (10 November 2019). "Ian Rankin relaunches the novel he once hoped to bury". The Observer. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Bibliography
- Rankin, Ian (1990). Westwind. Ulverscroft. ISBN 0-7089-2505-7.
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