Even Dogs in the Wild

By: Ian Rankin

Narrated by: James Macpherson

Rebus comes out of retirement...to save his nemesis.

Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is feeling the heat. She's investigating the death of a senior government prosecutor, David Minton, who has friends in high places. When one of their own is killed, the powers that be want answers fast. But Clarke is puzzled: if Minton died in a robbery as everyone thinks, why is nothing missing from his home? The answer may lie not in what was taken, but in what was left behind at the scene -- an ominous note.

Malcolm Fox is feeling useless. Shunned by his colleagues because of his past in the Complaints bureau, he's been reassigned to a grunt detail, helping a surveillance team -- one that trusts him even less than his own boss does -- track a notorious Glasgow crime family. Helping Clarke with the Minton case is the only thing that makes Fox feel like a real cop.

Newly minted civilian John Rebus is feeling restless. Being a cop is in his blood and he's failing miserably at retirement. So when Clarke and Fox ask for his help, Rebus doesn't need long to consider his options. But before he can get his bearings, a call comes from Rebus's old nemesis -- "Big Ger" Cafferty. Someone just fired a bullet through his front window -- and sent him a note identical to Minton's. The normally unflappable old gangster is on edge, but for the life of him Cafferty can't figure out who he's wronged. And the only man he trusts with his life is Rebus.

As the cases collide, it's up to Clarke, Fox, and Rebus to connect the dots and save their unlikely ally Cafferty, whose past harbors a shocking secret that implicates Minton's friends in an unspeakable crime. Even Dogs in the Wild reunites crime fiction legend Ian Rankin's greatest characters in an explosive story exploring the darkest corners of our desires.

No one like Rebus!

I have yet to encounter a Rebus story I didn't like. Rankin's Rebus is one of the great fictional detectives of all time.

Hard to follow

I rarely ever don’t finish a book, but I am having a hard time with this one. Too many characters and it’s difficult to keep up with who is speaking.

another good story in the series

the plot takes a lot of twists and turns and revis is fading into the background but at least he had a chance to somewhat come forth.... he's getting a little long in the tooth and I guess that you can't keep him involved forever I hope the series has some kind of closure

classic Rankin, if you like Scottish

Even though retired, inspector Rebus still manages to find trouble. All the characters known to Rankin's regular readers make an appearance!

beware! if you don't like Scottish readers, don't listen. it took me a minute to adjust, but in the end, it enhances the story!

Listen on 75% speed

I had to listen on 75% speed to be able to understand the accent. It work well and I was able to understand the content.

The story was a little slow, not withstanding the slower listening speed. Not as much action as the other Rebus books, but enjoyable.