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The Black Book

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

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The Black Book

By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: James Macpherson
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 When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder.

Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secrets of his colleague's notebook, Rebus must piece together the most complex and confusing of jigsaws.

But not everyone wants the puzzle solved - perhaps not even Rebus himself...

Read by James Macpherson

(p) 2011 Orion Publishing Group©1993 John Rebus Ltd Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Traditional Detectives Detective Crime Suspense

Critic Reviews

No one in Britain writes better crime novels today
A very impressive piece of work ... This is totally involving stuff
There are few writers who can match him for imaginative, multi-layered plots ... thrilling
He is an addictive writer ... a remarkable talent
The quality of the writing and the scalpel-sharp characterisation ... make this a class act
Ian Rankin is a genius (Lee Child)
All stars
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So good, intelligent and brilliant humour. Fabulous narration. Nothing not to loud you’re a follower of rebus 💕

Just fabulous again

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I loved it from start to finish! I've read the books now I am listening

fabulous

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More menace and Scottish mayhem. Rebus to the rescue and unravels it all. Will read the next in the series just for the narration alone!

Another good listen.

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