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Let It Bleed
Let It Bleed
Let It Bleed
Audiobook10 hours

Let It Bleed

Written by Ian Rankin

Narrated by Samuel Gillies

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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The seventh in the series of the award winning, best-selling Inspector Rebus crime novels, grips us with first-rate plotting and fierce realism. It's a bitter winter in Edinburgh, and Rebus has found himself wrapped in a case that provides more questions than answers. Was Lord Provost's daughter kidnapped, or is she a runaway? Why is a city councillor shredding documents that should have been destroyed years ago? And more importantly, why has Rebus been invited to a pigeon shoot at the home of the Scottish Office's Permanent secretary? Rebus must contend with the fact that in modern Scotland, some of his enemies may be beyond justice ...
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 18, 2008
ISBN9781436112390
Let It Bleed
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Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin is the worldwide #1 bestselling writer of the Inspector Rebus books, including Knots and Crosses, Let It Bleed, Black and Blue, Set in Darkness, Resurrection Men, A Question of Blood, The Falls and Exit Music. He is also the author of The Complaints and Doors Open. He has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to literature. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    An enjoyable, earlyish Rebus story. Less gruesome than most, with plenty of clever dialogue and pithy social comment. Written in 1995, this story is set against the background of the pre-devolution Scottish bureaucracy. Rebus investigates what seem to be a couple of straightforward cases of suicide and, as usual, manages to upset his superiors and get taken off the case...
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I like these novels about the Scottish detective and this one is no exception. He has his usual irreverence for his superiors and colleagues with a soft-spot for the ladies. His hard-boiled character has to face up to the fact that he may not always get his man. The plot twists and turns satisfactorily with Rebus placed in unusual situations and not comfortable with the high-flying public figures he is investigating. A book to get your teeth into.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This seventh part of the Rebus "saga" can get a little messy simply because of all the different parts of government that are involved, most of them referred to with acronyms that at least I had a little bit of trouble getting sorted in my head. The mystery is absolutely solid, though, and, as always, the characters are excellent. Also, since it deals with the Information Technology sector as it was in 1996, it's very funny to read about the gadgets that were mere dreams back then and that are reality by now - with wonder in his voice, one of Rebus' friends describes what is now a smartphone, while his 1996 listeners almost scoff at his wild ideas.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    And certainly a deeper look at Scotland and the political intricacies that abound in this country. Rebus finds himself in the middle of a political intrigue that seems to spread everywhere in his beloved Edinburgh. He isn't solving a murder this time. It appears to be two unrelated suicides that have got ahold of him, and they won't let him go. He also comes up against some pretty sophisticated bad guys who it seems that the long arm of the law can't touch. Rebus' innate honesty and moral rectitude cannot allow him to tolerate that anyone get away with this type of intrigue that has caused the deaths of people, so he pursues the case even though he's supposedly on holiday from work. Putting his career and his personal life on the line, he keeps on digging, pulling up all sorts of stinkies on the way. I really like Rebus with his beautifully flawed character. Rankin has developed an excellent character in his John Rebus. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As usual Rebus will not be warned off this investigation, which starts simply enough with the apparent suicide of two teenagers cornered on the Forth Bridge. But Rebus soon uncovers a very tangled tale. Another superb instalment in this series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is a highly readable entry in the Inspector Rebus saga. It's from back in Rankin's prime writing years, when he plotted a bit more tightly and relied less on his characters' tics and tropes. Briefly, Rebus witnesses two delinquent kids commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. He follows the leads -- in the face of typical bureaucratic and political opposition -- into the local government scene, with unsettling results.Rebus, as always, is tormented but true to his calling. His character is very well-drawn in this entry, in fact. Recommended
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another excellent Rebus story set in pre-Devolution Edinburgh.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It is hard to fault this book: the only reason that I don't give it 5 stars is that I have come to expect the next instalment of Rebus' career to be even more exciting than the last!Through 360 pages, this book races towards a conclusion that seems to be inevitably to be bad: how can Rebus take on the political system of Scotland? Poor old John Rebus' private life has, in many ways, taken a turn for the worse - Gill Templer has been promoted, albeit temporarily, to be his boss and wants nothing to do with his dangerous schemes, Patience has, well, lost patience with him and taken back her door key which, to make matters worse, she has given to Sammy, Rebus' daughter who, is staying with her rather than the old man whilst working in Edinburgh!Most series of books peak after three or four outings and largely retain their popularity upon loyalty of a fan base: not Rebus, the stories get better and better. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to start 'Black and Blue'.