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Witch Hunt

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

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Witch Hunt

By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: Susannah Fielding
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About this listen

 Interpol have tried and failed to find the terrorist, Witch. Now the combined forces of Scotland Yard and MI5 must try the impossible to prevent a major international incident.

Dominic Elder carries her autograph wherever he goes. Witch is his passion, his obsession. And being retired is no bar to his willingness to restart the hunt. MI5 know that the man who wrote the Witch file is the key to catching their quarry. But the truth isn't easy to spot. And it is only when an MI5 novice and his French counterpart piece together the smallest of clues, that Witch suddenly looks vulnerable...

Read by Susannah Fielding

(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group©1993 John Rebus Ltd Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Magic Users Detective Magic Witchcraft Crime

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Critic reviews

Britain's No.1 crime writer
Ian Rankin is perhaps the best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today
An addictive writer ... a remarkable talent
Rankin is the thinking man's thriller writer
Rankin is a master of his craft
Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist
There are few writers who can match him for imaginative, multi-layered plots
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One of his best stories to date. If you have read”The Day of the Jackal” and enjoyed it, then this story will excite you. Superbly narrated by Susannah Fielding who delivers pace, accent and flow in equal measure to the highest standard. Ian Rankin story is refreshingly told, this man is a Master of his craft. Excellent in every way.

Gripping.

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Good plot and a couple of twists before it is possible to start working out who the Witch is and where she came from.

Slowish start but gets more gripping ..

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I really enjoyed this audiobook by Ian Rankin (writing as Jack Harvey).

As with Ian’s Rebus books there was a lot of twists and turns. It also had a lot of police procedural elements.

The narrator was also good too, bringing the characters to life.

“Witch”.

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An outstanding book, I loved the story which was engaging and full of twists, and excellently narated

Outstanding

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When I saw Ian Rankin was the writer I bought this with great expectations. I wish now I hadn’t bothered. The whole thing is a huge non event made worse by an irritating narrator.
I’m just relieved that is finally finished.

More than a bit disappointed

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