Let It Bleed

By: Ian Rankin

Narrated by: Samuel Gillies

Detective Inspector John Rebus is not a man easily intimidated, so when political heavyweights start to lean on the dour, moralistic Edinburgh detective to stop an investigation, Rebus doggedly digs in and follows the case as it moves from embezzlement to murder and finally to conspiracy at the highest level of government.©1996 Ian Rankin (P)2008 RECORDED BOOKS

It's Samuel GiIles again

Rankin and Rebus really start making a great series by the time they find their way into this installment (book 7); however, this is still, I think, Samuel Gilles narrating. The man is a very competent narrator, but he does not seem to be the voice of Rebus, especially as the Rebus character grows more complex in the course of the series. Also, he doesn't get the tone (vocal or literary) of the the story right, to my ears. Unfortunately most of the unabridged Rebus novels on Audible are narrated by Gilles. They'd be a much better listen if James Macpherson (or almost anyone else) was narrating! I'd never read Rankin but will listen to everything Audible's got, so I'll settle for Gilles because Rankin's Rebus et. al. still makes better than average listening entertainment-- unabridged (I found the couple of abridgements I tried to hear Macpherson narrate very choppy editions).

And - becasue I listened to Rankin's Exit Music (Rebus' last) from iTunes rather than Audible due to Cdn$ difference - and I can't recommend that book on its proper page -- Can I just throw in here that Exit Music is a 5 star conclusion to this great series (and it's not Samuel Gilles, either).

Another good book in the series

interesting plot about corruption and trying to fight it in high places in government, romantic issues, family issues and general life problems. Is ultimately realizing that we're all alone in this life and trying to stay true to your own self. It'll be interesting to see where this goes next

A Great Rebus

I've been a fan of Ian Rankin and his Rebus novels for awhile now. Let It Bleed is another great entry, and my first try at listening to a Rebus novel. The story is very well written, as ever with Rankin, and the narration by Samuel Gillies is very good and adds a nice touch to the work.

The Inspector Rebus character.

This novel had an excellent story of corporate greed and as usual, John Rebus delivered.

Where's the last chapter? Ch 42 got cut off!

I know this one is a free audiobook for members, at least here in the US, and rightfully so. THERE'S NO LAST CHAPTER! How it made it past quality control is beyond me. Reminds me of James Caan in Elf not caring about the children's book's last pages. Plus, I've had a hard time distinguishing characters, since that's the style of the writing, to not include who's saying what to whom. Granted, it works on paper. And the other issue, the narrator doesn't do tone changes, at least only rarely. Gets me lost on characters in the dialog. I suppose I should see if it's available free on kindle so I can complete it properly. I shouldn't have to. Anyway, interesting book nonetheless. Just beware of the shortcomings of this audiobook. 😕