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The hero of Ian Rankin's Book Festival mystery ... Gordon Brown

Prime Minister talks of courage, Africa and US Elections By Edd McCracken, Arts Correspondent

His billing was worthy of a children's story. A "man of big brain and good heart" was promised by Edinburgh International Book Festival director Catherine Lockerbie. The audience members braced themselves for a character worthy of AA Milne.