Strip Jack

By: Ian Rankin

Narrated by: Samuel Gillies

Gold Dagger-winner and best-selling author in the United Kingdom, Ian Rankin crafts absorbing crime novels with solidly drawn characters and first-rate plotting. In Strip Jack, he portrays a shocking murder investigation that exposes the sordid side of Edinburgh politics and society.

Detective John Rebus suspects a set-up when a respected Member of Parliament is caught in a police raid on a brothel—and his flamboyant wife suddenly disappears. After the woman’s badly beaten body shows up, it becomes Rebus’ job to find the killer. Is the MP really self-destructing as circumstances suggest? Or is a bitter enemy out to get him? Suddenly Rebus finds himself facing off with a cunning killer who holds all the cards. Narrator Samuel Gillies’ well-paced performance underscores all the tension in this intriguing read.

©1992 Ian Rankin (P)2001 Recorded Books, LLC

Good Rankin

Would you listen to Strip Jack again? Why?

Maybe

Who was your favorite character and why?

All interesting

Have you listened to any of Samuel Gillies’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but want to

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

The Scottish accents make it, well performed and it's good Rankin

Neat story

Good continuation and development of Rebus’ character. I enjoyed this. Looking forward to the next in the series.

Yet another great Inspector Rebus book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Yet another great book in this series. Ian Rankin never fails to produce a great read.

A decent Rebus novel

Not my favorite but a serviceable Rebus novel that builds a number of side character stories as well as Rebus. 3.5 maybe 4 out of 5.

Rankin's great

This story gets out there rightaway, and you are into it up to your neck. Everything is fast-moving as usual with Rebus sometimes annoying, as his general character is meant to be. I was right with this reading from begining to end. couldn't put the book down(so to speak).
The narrator is excellent and the surprise but very interesting ending had you guessing all the time. Highly recommended reading. I would love to talk with this author, he must be a hoot!