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The Hanging Garden

By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: James Macpherson
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Summary

DI Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork but an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause. Telford is known to have close links with a Chechen gangster bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes.

When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford goes back to Paisley and pronto. Then Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run and Rebus knows that there is now nothing he won't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford - even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.

©1998 John Rebus Ltd (P)2015 Orion Publishing Group

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Great listen, every new book just gets better

Brilliant story, listened to the whole thing in two days. Look forward to the next one

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Awesome!

this book was awesome! a great continuation from the last book! very inventive and engaging

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Great value

an extremely good listen, complex and intriguing and well performed. Another Rankin and Rebus beckons but which one?

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You got to love Rebus

Great book the Rebus character is a lovable rouge but everyone knows one like him. The book has a great story line with deals with criminals, attempted murder, little old ladies as drug mules

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Great story

Rebus and the Narrator on top form! Might even be worth a second listen! Really loved the narration

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Another exciting clever gritty listen

Hard to switch off - very well read (apart from some dodgy non Scottish accents)

Rankin is so clever, he makes you think about life and your morale code as well as another gripping who and why dunnit.

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Great story

Best plot so far (I'm listening in chronological order). Many twists and turns, but woven together skilfully. The only jarring note was the laughable "Geordie" accent attributed to Miriam Kenworthy. The narrator's other accents have always seemed passable to my ears, but as I come from Newcastle myself his approximation of our dialect was woeful (as it usually is when anyone attempts it!). One very minor fly in the ointment.

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enough plots for three books,

characters under developed. An easy read that does not leave one in awe and thoughtful

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Excellent narrative

O o o o o o be ok me go see the road in the front

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