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Bleeding Hearts (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Ian Rankin (Author), Steven Pacey (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 12 hours and 52 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Orion
  • Audible Release Date: 12 April 2011
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005EGLNYM
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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The death of a journalist from a single bullet to the heart makes for a dramatic story - but the twist in the tale is that this time, it's the man who fired the gun who's asking all the questions... The assassin, Michael Weston, knows he has carried out his assignment successfully. One mistake was enough, a long time ago, when a young girl had accidentally received the fatal bullet. Her father hired a PI named Hoffer to track him down. Every time Weston completed a job, Hoffer was not far behind. But why had the police been on the scene so quickly? Weston has to find out - even if it means coming face to face with Hoffer...

©2006 Ian Rankin; (P)2011 Orion Publishing Group Limited
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
Story told very well for the majority of the book, just gets a bit so-so nearing the end, when some characters are eliminated from the story - it makes it [relatively] easy [in hindsight?] to guess the ending. Overall, well worth a read - but Rebus as a character is close to unbeatable; therefore Weston/West fails to live up to Rankins normal fare.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I wish they'd kept this as a "Jack Harvey" novel. To me, it seems to dilute the Rankin-Rebus series, which is probably the best thriller series about at the moment. This, in truth, is a pretty average thriller. I wouldn't recommend it if it wasn't written by the usually brilliant Rankin. Read this and by comparison you'll see just how brilliant a creation John Rebus really is. How could you compare this to something like The Falls? You can't. So ...

... My recommendations for 2001: 1. THE FALLS by Ian Rankin 2. POWER OF ATTORNEY by Dexter Dias 3. MY NAME IS RED by Orhan Pamuk

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a gratuitously violent, unevenly plotted book with poor character development and an almost maniacal fixation on guns and weapons (make, model, and year).

The novels by the same author that feature Inspector Rebus are great. This is such a disappointment.

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Not up to Rebus.....
Ian Rankin - Bleeding Hearts

As an avid reader of Rankin's Inspector Rebus books I tried his Bleeding Hearts, this is a diversification from the Rebus style. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Frances Green
Bleeding Hearts
I have read every Rebus story and all of Rankins Jack Harvey novels and I am a big fan. I am very glad that I never read this first as I may have been put off Ian Rankin for... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2005
Brilliant - loved it
Okay it is different to the Rebus novels but a brilliant read all the same. Hoffer was great, over bearing and so critical of just about everything yet he bought a certain amount... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2004
Thriller from start to finish
Having listened to the audio tape of Witch Hunt (which was brilliant), I half expected to find that this Jack Harvey audio tape would not be quite as good, WRONG !!! Read more
Published on 22 July 2002 by Mr. Charles A. Samson
Keep to Edinburgh, keep with Jack Harvey
The book starts off as deep as any Jack Harvey tale. For the first half you believe the transition to London from Edinburgh is working, with darker shades of police corruption,... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2001
EXCELLENT READ!
A very absorbing read...keeps u guessing right till the end with many twists en-route...well written,fast paced and on the edge of your seat!
Published on 4 Oct 2001 by "andymercer1"
Not vitage Rankin, but still worthy
I've been a huge fan of the Rankin Rebus books for a long time and have savoured every one released. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2001
Good, but not his best
And why do I say that?

Because Ian Rankin is the man who's given us such novels as The Falls, and in my opinion, he is much better doing what he did there than what he's doing... Read more

Published on 3 Aug 2001
RIPPING GOOD IAN RANKIN
As a writer, I have to say that I am constantly amazed by the high level of Ian Rankin's prolific output. Read more
Published on 9 April 2001 by Artbooklover
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