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The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

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 It's late autumn in Edinburgh and late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector Rebus. As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. By apparent coincidence, a delegation of Russian businessmen is in town - and everyone is determined that the case should be closed quickly and clinically.

But the further they dig, the more Rebus and DS Siobhan Clarke become convinced that they are dealing with something more than a random attack - especially after a particularly nasty second killing. Meanwhile, a brutal and premeditated assault on a local gangster sees Rebus in the frame. Has the Inspector taken a step too far in tying up those loose ends? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, inglorious career, will Rebus even make it that far?

Read by James Macpherson

(p) 2007 Orion Publishing Group©2007 John Rebus Ltd Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Crime Scotland Suspense
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Very surprised at the high star rating of this reading. I love the book, (I actually have a signed copy), and am a real Rankin fan, so downloaded this to listen to in the car. However the reading is very flaky - the reader sounds irritatingly sarcastic throughout, can't do an English accent to save his life, so that Siobhan Clark sounds extremely weird, and some characters seem to change their voices during the course of the story - notably the young volunteer constable (I won't spoil the plot). Most disappointing - not your fault, Mr Rankin, but a poor reading.

Good book - not impressed with this reading.

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