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Dead Souls

Inspector Rebus, Book 10

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Dead Souls

By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: Bill Paterson, Ian Rankin
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 FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE INTRODUCTION READ BY IAN RANKIN.

The 10th Inspector Rebus novel from "Britain's best crime novelist" (Daily Express).

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 he 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.

©1992 John Rebus Ltd (P)2003 Orion Publishing Group Ltd Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Detective Scotland Haunted Suspense
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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.

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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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