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by Ian Rankin (Author), Tom Cotcher (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 13 hours and 30 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
  • Audible Release Date: 14 Feb 2008
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ6DMI
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

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Nominated for the Audiobook Download of the Year, 2008.

Shortlisted for The British Book Awards, Crime Thriller of the Year, 2008.

As Detective Inspector John Rebus tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging gone wrong.

By apparent coincidence, a high-level delegation of Russian businessmen is in town. The politicians and bankers who run Edinburgh are determined that the case should be closed quickly. But the further he digs, the more Rebus becomes convinced that this is more than just a random attack.

©2007 John Rebus Ltd; (P)2007 W F Howes Ltd
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a fantasic send off for one of the great creations of modern literature.
I have read all the Rebus books in sequence over the years and fans of the series will be delighted to know Ian Rankin has written a a suitable finale.
We join Rebus with one week until his retirement and in a great device the chapters count down the days no surprising the pieces don't slide together until the final day of the week.

A murder of a Russian poet in Kings Stable Road gives Rebus one last case to solve soon ties are being made to big business, politicians and the criminal underworld led by Rebus' nemesis Big Ger Cafferty. Is this the last chance saloon for John to finally nail Edinburgh's gangster ?
As has been the case with the last few Rankin books the reader is left guessing right until the final pages who has commited the crimes. I can say that I guessed part of it but I doubt anyone will be able to predict all the conclusions.

The early books in the series were enjoyable but it's been the last half dozen that have really elevated the series the introduction of DS Siobhan Clarke I feel was where it really kicked in giving Rebus a genuine partner to bounce off. This book is no exception with the scenes with them together being the strongest. It's real shame in some ways that Rankin's decision to age Rebus in real time deprives us of further INSPECTOR Rebus books but if you haven't ever read any of the series you are so lucky to have twenty books available to you.

For the rest of us here's looking forward to the first of the DI Clarke stories which if Ian Rankin decides not to write then there really will have been a crime committed.
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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant 11 Sep 2007
By M. V. Clarke VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
This is a fantastic conclusion to DI Rebus' police career. Rankin's plot is typically rich and complex with subtle twists, interesting characters and a remarkable conclusion. Rebus is in prime form; argumentative, opinionated, awkward, aggressive and ultimately inspired. Pitted against dubious Russian businessmen and politicians as well as his old nemesis Cafferty and various opponents within Gayfield Square Police Station, he investigates, under Clarke's authority, the seemingly related deaths of a dissident Russian poet and a local sound recordist. Rebus' method gets him into trouble with various people on both sides while the final solution only emerges very late on. The rivalry between Rebus and Cafferty is brilliantly done; both men are older and more circumspect but the strange combination of respect and contempt bristles on to a thrilling climax. What a brilliant book; read it now.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a fantasic send off for one of the great creations of modern literature.
I have read all the Rebus books in sequence over the years and fans of the series will be delighted to know Ian Rankin has written a a suitable finale.
We join Rebus with one week until his retirement and in a great device the chapters count down the days no surprising the pieces don't slide together until the final day of the week.

A murder of a Russian poet in Kings Stable Road gives Rebus one last case to solve soon ties are being made to big business, politicians and the criminal underworld led by Rebus' nemesis Big Ger Cafferty. Is this the last chance saloon for John to finally nail Edinburgh's gangster ?
As has been the case with the last few Rankin books the reader is left guessing right until the final pages who has commited the crimes. I can say that I guessed part of it but I doubt anyone will be able to predict all the conclusions.

The early books in the series were enjoyable but it's been the last half dozen that have really elevated the series the introduction of DS Siobhan Clarke I feel was where it really kicked in giving Rebus a genuine partner to bounce off. This book is no exception with the scenes with them together being the strongest. It's real shame in some ways that Rankin's decision to age Rebus in real time deprives us of further INSPECTOR Rebus books but if you haven't ever read any of the series you are so lucky to have twenty books available to you.

For the rest of us here's looking forward to the first of the DI Clarke stories which if Ian Rankin decides not to write then there really will have been a crime committed.
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Rebus's last stand
The final Rebus as he awaits retirement. Another excellent Rankin. How significant that big Ger should expire at the very end of the book: brings the Rebus era to a definite... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Alison Cope
Wow! What a send off for a great detective
This is a brilliant book written by a superb writer on top form and is a stunning finale to the character of John Rebus. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Craig Henderson
rebus
I hope the author does not try to resurrect DI Rebus DS Clark et al as they are well past their sell by date and should be left to ride into the sunset and never be heard from... Read more
Published 20 months ago by G. I. Forbes
Dignified exit
This is well crafted novel which solves the problem of how to give a well-lived character a satisfying end.
Published 21 months ago by Dr G
Starting at the end
This is the first Rankin book I've read, as it was featured at the library. Once you get past his quirky sentence structures, the characters come to life, as does the city of... Read more
Published 21 months ago by John Keats
Rebus, Gone but not Forgotten!
With just ten days till retirement, John Rebus is called to the scene of what appears to be the mugging-gone-wrong of a Russian poet. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by THE Music Enthusiast
Exit Music by Ian Rankin
Have read all the "Rebus" books written by Ian Rankin; all hugely enjoyable, so looked forward to reading his new "non-Rebus" thriller; what a disappointment. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by Mr. M. J. Tudor
Rankin Seems More Tired Than Rebus Does
"Exit Music" is apparently the 19th and last British mystery in the Inspector Rebus series that has made its author, Ian Rankin, the bestselling writer in Great Britain. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Stephanie DePue
Not the final flourish I was hoping for....
A Russian poet is murdered in a quiet Edinburgh street and nearby on the same night a drug dealer is stabbed. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2009 by Wynne Kelly
Great book
Another great story from Ian Rankin, in the Rebus series of books. It's a pity that it's the last one in the series, or so we've been lead to believe. Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by Xandalree
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