Black and Blue

Inspector Rebus, Book 8

By: Ian Rankin

Narrated by: Michael Page

A murdered oil rig worker. A copycat serial killer dubbed, “Johnny Bible.” And a reopened investigation that doesn’t bode well for Detective John Rebus or his mentor, Inspector Lawson Geddes. Rebus’s Scotland, along with his malt-soaked psyche, is riddled with trouble. Now he’s got to tie up the loose ends if he wants to save his job - or live to see another dark Edinburgh day.

©1997 Ian Rankin (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Narrator is Horrible

The story is good but the narrator is incredibly bad. Doesn't do different voices. Just growls in a different key. Too annoying to listen to.

Rebus newbie very impressed

Kept me engaged the whole way through. I listened to Standing in another Man’s Grave first and liked it. So I went back to this book and to see the younger inspector John Rebus. It was worth it. Bravo!

Poor reading

Not sure if the problem is with Mr Page or the producer but his pronunciation of Scottish place names is dreadful. The Glasgow suburb of GOVAN has a short "o" sound like the sound in "up". His biggest mistake takes him back to Edinburgh where Gorgie has two hard "g"s. Additionally his Scottish dialects are unconvincing.
Great Story nonetheless

Ending disappoints

Good ride in some ways. Rebus on the wagon for once was interesting and so was the Aberdeen focus. But the ride ended up taking me nowhere. Two criminals with a strange link are at the heart of the book and in the end there's no satisfaction to be had in the hunt for either.

Wow!

One of the best books I have ever listened to definitely the best of the rebus series so far.
The multiple plots all converging in to a climactic finish was great.