This book contains violent and/or sexual content.
AuthorIan Rankin
NarratorJames Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 11
Duration6h 43m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries
PublisherOrion
VersionUnabridged
Edinburgh is about to become the home of the first Scottish parliament in 300 years. As political passions run high, DI John Rebus is charged with liaison, thanks to the new parliament being resident in Queensbury House, bang in the middle of his patch. But Queensbury House has its own, dark past. Legend has it that a young man was roasted there on a spit by a madman. When the fireplace where the youth died is uncovered another more recent murder victim is found. Days later, in the gardens outside, there is another body and Rebus is under pressure to find instant answers. As the case proceeds, the Inspector finds himself face to face with one of Edinburgh's most notorious criminals...
Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 25
Duration 10h 23m
As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head. That is, until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery. They say old habits die hard... However, this is a case where the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everyone has somet...
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Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 2
Duration 8h 2m
A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spread-eagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict - until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists. Only Re...
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Rebus Book 15: Fleshmarket Close
Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 15
Duration 14h 40m
An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack or something else? Rebus is drawn into the case but has other problems: his old police station has closed, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. As Rebus investigates, he must visit an asylum seekers' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edi...
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Rebus Book 21: Rather Be the Devil
Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 21
Duration 10h 45m
Forty years may have passed, but the death of Maria Turquand still preys on John Rebus' mind. Murdered in her hotel room on the night a famous rock star was staying there, Maria's killer has never been found. Meanwihle, the dark heart of Edinburgh remains up for gabs. A young pretender may have staked his claim, but has old-time crime boss Big Ger...
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Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 6
Duration 9h 31m
It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing... A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim tur...
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Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 17
Duration 12h 51m
It's late autumn in Edinburgh and late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector Rebus. As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. By apparent coincidence a delegation of Russian businessmen is in town - and everyone is dete...
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Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 8
Duration 15h 3m
Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer - who might just lead back to the infamous Bible John. And he's doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from Glasgow's Mr Big. As if this wasn't enough, there are TV cameras at his back investigating a miscarriage of justice, mak...
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Rebus Book 23: A Song For the Dark Times
Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 23
Duration 11h 2m
From the iconic Number One best seller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-listen audiobooks of the year: A Song for the Dark Times. "He's gone..." When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police tha...
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Rebus Book 22: In A House of Lies
Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 22
Duration 11h 39m
In A House of Lies... Everyone has something to hide. A missing private investigator is found locked in a car hidden deep in the woods. Worse still - both for his family and the police - the body was in an area that had already been searched 10 years ago. Everyone has secrets. Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is part of a new inquiry, combing thr...
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Rebus Book 20: Even Dogs in the Wild
Author: Ian Rankin
Author Ian Rankin
Narrator James Macpherson
SeriesRebus, Book 20
Duration 11h 11m
Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is investigating the death of a senior lawyer during a robbery. But the case becomes more complex when a note is discovered, indicating that this may have been no random attack. When local gangster Big Ger Cafferty receives an identical message, Clarke decides that the recently retired John Rebus may be able to he...
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