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Rebus Book 21: Rather Be the Devil

AuthorIan Rankin

NarratorJames Macpherson

SeriesRebus, Book 21

Duration10h 45m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries

PublisherW.F. Howes

VersionUnabridged

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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 Cafferty really given up the ghost, or is he biding his time until Edinburgh si once more ripe for the picking?

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