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Dead Souls

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

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By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: Bill Paterson, Ian Rankin
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Summary

 Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons, Rebus is faced with a dilemma - should he be outed to protect local kids or given a chance to start anew?

As the locals begin a hate campaign, Rebus gets a call from the past: the son of a friend has gone missing and no one else will make time to ask the right questions.

And then a fragment of Scotland's criminal history is repatriated at the end of a life sentence for murder. Once more Rebus' cup of trouble runneth over and the ghosts of past misdeeds return to haunt Edinburgh's streets.

Read by Bill Paterson

(p) 1999 Orion Publishing Group©1999 John Rebus Ltd Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Detective Scotland Haunted Suspense
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Critic reviews

Rankin is a master of his craft, handling each twist and turn of the plot with consummate skill
Ian Rankin is a genius (Lee Child)
There's no one like Ian Rankin for bringing us right into the world of detectives (Tana French)
Britain's No.1 crime writer
An addictive writer ... a remarkable talent
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I am listening to all the Rebus books in chronological order. It is the worst I have come across. It is very short and lacks the depth and plots of its predecessors.
I did not like the reader who failed to differentiate the accents of different characters sufficiently. Having a lot in kind with Rebus I am hoping the next is as good as the Hanging Garden. I shall persevere.

Dead souls does not do it!

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I am addicted to Ian Rankin and to Inspector Rebus in particular, and bought this one because I am running out of full-length versions on Audible. But this one is so severely abbreviated that it becomes difficult to follow and much of the enjoyment is lost. I don't suppose they will ever release a full-length version, but if they do I will buy it, despite having listened to this one.
It must be galling for Ian Rankin to have his stories butchered in this way.

Good story marred by shortening

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