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Tooth and Nail
- Narrated by: James Macpherson
- Series: Inspector Rebus, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- J D HOOK
- 03-01-20
Kept me guessing to the end
I really enjoyed this, and the story took a left turn from where I thought this was going to go
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- Marion
- 03-10-19
Macarb, scary exciting
Nothing else to say but brilliant. Well read as usual. Kept me awake wanting to know how it ended
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- Neil P
- 31-12-20
Rankin at his best
A great combination Rebus read by Macpherson, just wish they did all the books in full instead of some abridged versions.
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- Charles Dorrington
- 29-11-20
Brilliant read!
Thoroughly enjoyable book. First class narrator who made each character come alive. I can’t wait to listen to the next in the series. Strongly recommended.
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- MA
- 02-11-20
Excellent listen
Excellent listen. Gripping story that kept you interested right to the end. Really good narration
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- Ed Richards
- 23-07-20
Accents
Narrator makes a brilliant Rebus but does fall down when tackling accents other than Scottish, which initially distracted from the story.
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- Nikki
- 03-06-20
Excellent
My first Ian Rankin book - I enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to reading my next one …
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- CM
- 18-05-20
So good
I read this book years ago and I had forgotten how good Ian Rankin and his creation Rebus is. Not much Edinburgh in this book as the investigation is in London where Rebus has been sent to help the Met in a serial killer investigation. The narrator is perfect and the tension is high. Of course written early 1990s it is of its time with little of the technology we have now but that is not a bad thing as the author can be freer with the plot .
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- lyndsay7480
- 30-11-18
gripping!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, finished in over 3 sittings! I would definitely recommend it.
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- Jo
- 13-11-18
Great listen
Found myself drawn in again by Rebus the Gruff. Caring whilst pretending not to. Rankin lays a trail that leads to several red herrings and cul de sacs.
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- Thomas
- 26-12-12
Why change a good thing??
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend it to a friend, but with a warning...
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
The book on the whole i s good, I'm a devout Rebus fan!
Would you be willing to try another one of Samuel Gillies’s performances?
Samuel Gillies is a fantastic narrator, but not for this book. I could listen to him till the cows dropped dead if he was reading Sherlock Holmes or the like, but for this book one needs a Scott, that is why I was very disappointed that the choice of narrator had changed for this book!
Do you think Tooth and Nail needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
This point is moot as it has a follow up book and I' happy about that!
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- Christine
- 16-09-12
A disappointing listen
I've read and enjoyed the Rebus novels over the years, but strangely enough, I don't recall reading this one. If I had, I probably wouldn't have bothered with the audiobook because I found the story quite weak in comparison to the other novels. What particularly disappointed me was the reader - the selection of Samuel Gillies for this novel just struck an entirely wrong note with me, to the point that it spoiled what enjoyment I could have got from the book. Overall, a disappointment and not a book I'd recommend to others.
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- connie
- 04-10-11
Rankin doesn't age as well as Rendell or James
I finished the first three Rebus novels, but didn't enjoy them as much as early Inspector Wexford or Adam Dalgliesh listens. Neither the character nor the plot was elegant enough to endure past the changed times to become a period listen. While I'll listen to every Rendell or PD James available, I think I'll pick and choose over Rankin's older Rebus.
One small - but annoying - feature of this audiobook: Even though it's set in London, and most of the characters are English, I would have enjoyed a more Scottish Rebus, especially after the excellent performance of narrator Mcpherson in book 1. There is even a suggestion that the London detectives have trouble understanding Rebus' burr - but there's hardly an accent with which to miscommunicate?
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- glenn
- 22-09-13
Rebus sounding English
What disappointed you about Tooth and Nail?
I often got lost and did not know it was meant to be Rebus speaking some of the time
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Having Samuel Gillies narrate the book. I had first enjoyed Standing in another mans grave, with Tom Cotcher. Then went back to the start of the series and enjoyed James Macpherson. Rebus needs a good Scots accent.
Any additional comments?
What a fantastic combination of narrators if Samuel Gillies did the English characters, while James Mcpherson did Rebus. Worth thinking about.