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Doors Open

From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

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Doors Open

By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: James Macpherson
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About this listen

 Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and settles on a plot to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the capital - the National Gallery of Scotland.

So, together with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to lift some of the most valuable artwork around. But of course, the real trick is to rob the place for all its worth whilst persuading the world that no crime was ever committed...

Read by James Macpherson

(p) 2008 Orion Publishing Group©2008 John Rebus Ltd Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective Scotland

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As a big Rebus fan, I thought that this was a little wanting in the reality stakes..

I'm not sure that I enjoyed this as much as usual.

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It did not inspire my to buy another.
found the story a little dull. I hope for better things in the figure

First Ian Ranking Noval

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This had me wanting to keep listening every chance I got. It was great to hear another story parallel to the Rebus universe - I enjoyed the cheeky reference to "you know who" - but with different characters. The only downside was the fact the audiobook wasn't properly divided up into chapters. It always makes it much harder to stop at a convenient point.

Another great Rankin story

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As always Rankin is a great story teller. Have enjoyed his works for years. Love his descriptive empathy with Edinburgh. Not been there for 30 years but have walked down every street with him. Heart in mouth at times, another exciting tale told.

Doors open

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Have read and listened to all the Rebus books and this is one of my fist listens to a non Rebus Rankin. Absolutley brilliant story with another fantastic performance.

Brilliant

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