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Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks

By: Christopher Brookmyre
Narrated by: Billy Boyd
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 Jack Parlabane is dead. Or is he? In an unlikely twist of the democratic process, he had been elected Rector of Glasgow's Kelvin University, taking over the post from the celebrity psychic Gabrielle Lafayette. Lafayette's tenure had one unexpected outcome - the establishment of a chair to investigate, using rigorous scientific controls, the causes of paranormal activity: mind-reading, levitating objects, speaking to the dead, all that sort of woo-woo.
Due to his highly honed skills as a sceptic, Jack is invited to be an official observer to the whole exercise. Delighted to have the opportunity to puncture the unquestioning faith of the true believers - the unsinkable rubber ducks - Jack accepts with alacrity. But the outcome of the experiment is wholly other to his expectations and threatens to scupper his own beliefs, and also his own survival.©2007 Christopher Brookmyre Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Funny

Critic reviews

Sharply satirical and poignantly funny, this is a gripping and highly entertaining read.
Chris Brookmyre is a genius.
Brookmyre has no equal.
Exhilerating linguistic fluency and keenly subversive intelligence
All stars
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I got lost several times, not knowing from whose POV the book was being read, as it seemed to change several times. Maybe it would be better to read, maybe I will listen to it again just to make a bit more sense of it. I did not find it that funny, and Billy Bragg's pronunciation of some things is a bit suspect but it was okay. It wasn't really what I expected, though, and I think the writer is very cynical about the subject matter. But it had some good twists and turns.

Bit confusing at times

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Billy really can't do a Lancs accent, but it doesn't spoil the enjoyment. In fact it just adds to the humour. if you like Parlabane and his antics, you'll enjoy the listen. The side characters blossoming romance is really endearing and as an added bonus Michael's a Firefly fan.

only one fly in the ointment

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It’s a cracking story but spoiled by dodgy accents and mispronunciations. I preferred reading this one to listening to it.

Dodgy accents and mispronunciations

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It took a couple of listens before I realised who was speaking and what about. Great fun with a good basic story. Highly recommend for a summer/beach read

Really entertaining.

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Jack Parlabane is back, possibly as a ghost but definetly causing problems for someone. Brookmyre is great at keeping you interested and moving a thickening plot along at speed. He is normally angry, bitter and twisted; in a funny way. The books is ready by Billy Bragg who does an excellent job and I am looking forward to more Brookmyre books being available on Audible.

Joy to listen to

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