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Dead Men's Trousers

By: Irvine Welsh
Narrated by: Tam Dean Burn
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh, read by Tam Dean Burn.

Mark Renton is finally a success. An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. He's then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom he'd been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and - much to Mark's astonishment - doesn't seem interested in revenge.

Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their own, are intrigued to learn that their old friends are back in town, but when they enter the bleak world of organ harvesting, things start to go so badly wrong. Lurching from crisis to crisis, the four men circle each other, driven by their personal histories and addictions, confused, angry - so desperate that even Hibs winning the Scottish Cup doesn't really help. One of these four will not survive to the end of this audiobook. Which one of them is wearing Dead Men's Trousers?

Fast and furious, scabrously funny and weirdly moving, this is a spectacular return of the crew from Trainspotting.

©2018 Irvine Welsh (P)2018 Random House Audiobooks
Dark Humour Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Fiction Funny Witty Thought-Provoking Comedy

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Another great instalment in this series and made all the more better by one of the best narration's I have listened to. I get through a lot of audiobooks and Tan Dean Burn is the best narrator I have heard.
It made me laugh out loud and made me tear up, I thought Mr Welsh had got all he could out of Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and the quiet and retiring Begby but this story takes them to new highs and low. As mentioned in other reviews its not recommended for the sensitive souls out there who are easily offended but for everyone else "choose this"

Outstanding!!

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The narrator, Tam Dean Burns is amazing, can listen to his range of jakey accents all day long.

Behind an awful title lies Irvine's best book.

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loved it easily one of Irvine Welsh's best yet! Funny shocking and heart warming rolled into one!

Amazin!!!!!!

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Irvine Welsh is a genius. I was ‘greetn’ with tears of laughter!
Tam Dean Burn’s narration was top class!

Brilliant

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loved it, not just for the nostalgia of being an Edinburgh boy living abroad but great story line with comedy throughout. sad to lose old spud though. Irvine Welsh with another winner

brilliant follow up

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