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Dead Souls

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

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Dead Souls

By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: James Macpherson
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 Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons, Rebus is faced with a dilemma - should he be outed to protect local kids or given a chance to start anew?

As the locals begin a hate campaign Rebus gets a call from the past: the son of a friend has gone missing and no one else will make time to ask the right questions. And then a fragment of Scotland's criminal history is repatriated at the end of a life sentence for murder. Once more Rebus's cup of trouble runneth over and the ghosts of past misdeeds return to haunt Edinburgh's streets.

Read by James Macpherson

(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group©1999 John Rebus Ltd Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Detective Scotland Haunted Suspense

Critic Reviews

Rankin is a master of his craft, handling each twist and turn of the plot with consummate skill
Ian Rankin is a genius (Lee Child)
There's no one like Ian Rankin for bringing us right into the world of detectives (Tana French)
Britain's No.1 crime writer
An addictive writer ... a remarkable talent
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Another excellent Rebus book from Rankin. This one involves a missing boy, a serial killer returning home and questions how we are to treat paedophiles. Good story well written and very well told.

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Struggled to start but it picked up for unexpected yet inevitable endings to plotlines. Outstanding

One of Rebus' best outings so far in the series

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