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Standing in Another Man's Grave: A Rebus Novel (Unabridged)
 
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by Ian Rankin (Author), James Macpherson (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 11 hours and 23 minutes
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  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
  • Audible.co.uk Release Date: 8 Nov 2012
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00A3VQB90
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (235 customer reviews)
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Its 25 years since John Rebus appeared on the scene, and 5 years since he retired. But 2012 sees his return in Standing in Another Man's Grave. Not only is Rebus as stubborn and anarchic as ever, but he finds himself in trouble with Rankin's latest creation, Malcolm Fox of Edinburgh's internal affairs unit. Added to which, Rebus may be about to derail the career of his ex-colleague Siobhan Clarke, while himself being permanently derailed by mob boss and old adversary Big Ger Cafferty. But all Rebus wants to do is discover the truth about a series of seemingly unconnected disappearances stretching back to the millennium.

The problem being, no one else wants to go there - and that includes Rebus's fellow officers. Not that any of that is going to stop Rebus. Not even when his own life and the careers of those around him are on the line.

James MacPherson played DCI Jardine in Taggart for 16 years, and has acted on stage in plays as diverse as The Taming of the Shrew and ART by Yasmina Reza. He has presented a regular books programme for Radio Scotland - for which he has interviewed Ian Rankin. He won a Spoken Word Gold Award for his reading of

Strip Jack, a Crimefest Audible UK Sounds of Crime Award for Doors Open and has narrated all the Ian Rankin Rebus books. James lives in Glasgow.

©2012 John Rebus Ltd; (P)2012 Orion Publishing Group

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars '...better to be miserable and alive...' 15 Nov 2012
By FictionFan TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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What a joy to have my old friend Rebus back and on top form! For the first (and only!) time in my life I feel I have to thank the government for putting up the retirement age, so giving Ian Rankin this opportunity to resurrect my all time favourite policeman. Curmudgeonly as ever, but with dry sense of humour very much intact, (...to a woman with multiple piercings who refuses a drink - 'Pity, I wanted to see if you leak...') Rebus is now working in the cold cases unit. But when a young girl goes missing he makes a connection with a previous disappearance and quickly finds a way to shoehorn himself into the current investigation. The case involves several disappearances all linked to the A9 road, so Rebus is forced to leave his Edinburgh comfort zone and travel into the small towns and rural communities of the north. As he points out, he sometimes feels he's never been this far from a pub in his life.

The old characters are here - Siobhan, still unable to do the sensible thing and cut her links with her maverick old mentor; Big Ger Cafferty, like Rebus semi-retired, but still with a finger in every criminal pie. But we also meet up with Malcolm Fox of The Complaints - since Rebus has applied to rejoin the force, Fox has been tasked with checking him out and is convinced that his links with Cafferty are a sign of corruption. It's a neat trick of Rankin's to show us Fox from the other side in this book - to Rebus he's the bad guy and it's very enjoyable to see if the old fox can outrun the new one.

I enjoyed both of the Malcolm Fox books hugely and hope Rankin does more of them, but oh, the pleasure of having Rebus back...I hope the government puts the police retirement age up to eighty! Highly recommended.
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87 of 103 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Rebus is back and as good as ever 8 Nov 2012
By Bookie TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
It doesn't seem like 25 years since Rebus first hit the pages. In the 5 years since his retirement, I've missed him. The couple of books about The Complaints Division featuring the humourless, disagreeable and teetotal Malcolm Fox have helped to fill the gap, but Standing In Another Man's Grave cleverly squares the circle. Rebus returns and comes across his old adversary Fox.

Rebus comes out of retirement to work cold case files, but as a civilian. He has none of his previous powers as a police officer, but as may be expected, this small constraint doesn't stop him investigating in his own inimitable style. The route of the A9 links disappearances and unusually, Rebus leaves Edinburgh to follow leads all over Scotland. His beloved Saab is still going strong and other familiar characters including Big Ger and Siobhan also feature. The plot is more straightforward than many of the earlier stories and I found it easier to decide who's responsible for the killings. However, that doesn't detract in any way. It's a well judged page turner, the pace builds and lets go a number of times. For me, Mr Rankin nails dialogue. It's real people speaking, whoever they may be. The contrast between Fox and Rebus is stark. Fox remains sterile and disapproving whilst Rebus is almost anarchic, but human and likeable. The musical references are there, but increasingly involve a sense of mortality. Some of the most poignant moments are when Rebus reflects on the death of musicians of a similar age to himself, including John Martyn and Bert Jansch.

The good news is that the way is left open for Rebus to return. The retirement age for Police has been raised and Rebus makes it clear he wants another stint in his old job. For me, Rebus has lost non of his old magic. He remains a highly individual but engaging character. He has a distinct style and outlook but has always managed not to become a stereotype or caricature. The narrative is still fresh and relevant; there's no sense of complacency or cashing in. It's almost as if the author, too, missed and old friend. There's life in the old dog yet and the bite's as keen as ever in this outing. Thank you Mr Rankin; I hope there's another soon!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back Rebus 7 Dec 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just finished reading this and very much enjoyed it as ever. Strong on Scottish geography and liked the endpaper maps. Yes a bit weak somehow on the involvement of Fox and the Complaints. I'm just a bit sad about the way Amazon reduces its UK taxes and that I've been contributing to its profits which it squirrels away somewhere else. That shows no respoct for me or Ian Rankin in this case. have read every one of Rankin's earlier books and if you did too, why don't you log in and leave 10 more reviews like this today. Tell Amazon to sign that cheque or forever lose my respect and the respect of the authors it sells.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Good thriller
A very goog thriller keeps you interested right to the end the usual ian rankin quality in bring back rebus
Published 7 hours ago by Hill7man
5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back Rebus
Some books are worth waiting for. Standing in Another Mans Grave is one of them. Gripping, gritty grisly Rebus at his best
Published 8 hours ago by Spitfire
5.0 out of 5 stars welcome back Rebus
As usual Ian Rankin doesn't disappoint. Certainly worth the wait and worth reading. Nice mix of old and new characters in this book.
Published 9 hours ago by Alibaba
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read
it was so good to have Rebus back and on form. a bit different with his relationships with other colleagues, but lets face it, he needed to move on with those anyway. Read more
Published 12 hours ago by Mr. Andrew C. Jesney
5.0 out of 5 stars I bought it as a Christmas Present
It was a present so did not read it myself - was very well received though by my son in law
Published 17 hours ago by wendy
3.0 out of 5 stars Rebus needs to move on...
OK, it's only fiction - and well-written fiction at that - but...

Rebus is becoming boring; he's becoming a bore! Read more
Published 19 hours ago by Passat
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Was looking forward to this book and as usual it did not dissapoint. Excellent read with a few twists in the tail.
Published 1 day ago by Kathleen Young
4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Great
Rebus is back and for the most part he hasn't changed. He brings his common sense and street wiseness back into a world infected with political correctness and ineffective... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars superb
great to have Rebus back, i read this in about two days over xmas time. superb. . . as usual!
Published 1 day ago by mg73
4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back Rebus
Oh how lovely to be reading an Ian Rankin thriller again and to get Rebus back is great! I find Rankin's writing a pleasure, always page turners. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Loobster
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