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Fleshmarket Close

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

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By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: James Macpherson
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An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme. Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters want him to retire. But Rebus is stubborn. As he investigates, he must visit an asylum seekers' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love...

Siobhan meanwhile has problems of her own. A teenager has disappeared and Siobhan must help the family, which means getting close to a convicted rapist. Then there's the small matter of the two skeletons found buried beneath a cellar floor in Fleshmarket Close. An elaborate stunt - but whose, and for what purpose? And how can it tie to the murder on the housing-scheme known as Knoxland?

Read by James Macpherson

(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group©2004 John Rebus Ltd Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective Crime
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Ian Rankin is a genius (Lee Child)
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As usual Rankin starts off with what you assume to be a fairly straight forward murder but the plot soon twists and turns and you wonder where it's all going to go. Again, as usual, there's a theme, in this case immigration and you do wonder if Rebus' views are Rankin's, not that it matters.



The narration is good, the Scot's accent just right. Having lived north of te border for 15 years it was fun to hear some of the phrases and wordes again but for those of you not familiar with the vernacular we have the trusty Sargeant to provide the questionning looks.



All in all a good addition to the canon.

Classic Rebus

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A good insight into the immigration debate. This story is before the creation of the mammoth Police Scotland and so it’s a piece of history as well as a blooming good tale with twists and turns that will have the reader entranced. Great listen on Audible with narration by the multi-accented James Macpherson.

Excellent

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Rebus at his best and the vocalisation of Tom Cotcher surpasses any other reader I have heard so far

Gripping

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I really liked the two linked Storylines and as always James Macpherson's narration is terrific.

Great Tale.

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the narrator really brings it to life. I love that the twist interning with other crimes.

another beauty

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