The Black Book

The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

By: Ian Rankin

Narrated by: James Macpherson

When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder.

Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secrets of his colleague's notebook, Rebus must piece together the most complex and confusing of jigsaws.

But not everyone wants the puzzle solved - perhaps not even Rebus himself...

Read by James Macpherson

(p) 2011 Orion Publishing Group©1993 John Rebus Ltd

Critic reviews

No one in Britain writes better crime novels today

A very impressive piece of work ... This is totally involving stuff

There are few writers who can match him for imaginative, multi-layered plots ... thrilling

He is an addictive writer ... a remarkable talent

The quality of the writing and the scalpel-sharp characterisation ... make this a class act

Ian Rankin is a genius (Lee Child)

Rebus is back and hes in great form

Its great to have Rebus back and this is a book and a performance worthy of him. A good story and and a good performance

Good book, poor reading

Would you consider the audio edition of The Black Book to be better than the print version?

I think it is a great book,and I like Ian Rankin very much. Bit the narrator has a very clear accent, so if you a not scottish, it can be hard to understand the narration at times.