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Doors Open

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

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By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: James Macpherson
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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

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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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My title refers to the Steve McQueen original, not the remake that I heard had been made.
So much so it's a little surprising that mentions of plagiarism didn't arise when published. The whole "Bored Rich Guy wants to play at gangsters" thing...
Overall it tries just too hard to find a maxing out of twists - to the point that it became annoying.
And at its finale I was glad to forget it altogether.
And get on with the next in my revisiting of the Rankin universe in audio. Previous visitings via hardback and later on by Kindle had omitted this one, maybe because it hadn't been written then? Unsure. I rather doubt if it'll get a second listen.

A mini "Thomas Crown Affair" ripoff?

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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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Seen some criticism of this for the story, a little more on the fiction side compared to the sometimes grit of Rebus, but a well crafted story. Got to admit I’m still a huge James MacPherson fan when it comes to Ian Rankin’s work but this really grew on me, and some decent characterisation always makes for a better listen for me. For any Rankin fan worth a listen.

Enjoyable yarn

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