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Blood Hunt

From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

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By: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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Summary

 It begins with a phone call. Gordon Reeve's brother has been found dead in his car in San Diego. The car was locked from the inside, a gun was in his hand. In the US to identify the body Gordon realises that his brother has been murdered. What's more, it's soon obvious that his own life is in danger.

Once back in Scotland he finds out his home has been bugged by professionals. But Reeve is a professional too. Ex-SAS, he was half of a two-man unit with someone he came to fear, then to hate. It looks like his nemesis is back...

Read by Steven Pacey

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Critic reviews

Shows Rankin to be as adept at writing thrillers as he is at putting together more meditative crime stories
No one writes more gripping stories than Rankin
Ian Rankin is a first-rate storyteller in the classic mould, but what really distinguishes his work is his gift for characterisation
Ian Rankin is perhaps the best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today
An addictive writer ... a remarkable talent
No one in Britain writes better crime novels today
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Enjoyed the book felt sorry for the wife and family. The past comes back and tests the resolve . Interesting story but with some predictable parts perhaps as you become the person.

very captivating with memories coming to the fore

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Absolutely compelling. Really so much better than the later books. Kept me going for over a week.

Outstanding

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well written as all rankin books. well read too. good plot informative when it mattered.

bloody but good

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Out of all the Ian Rankin audiobooks I’ve listened to so far I have to say I haven’t enjoyed it as much as his others.

It had all the usual things you would expect from him, plot twists and turns and dark humour. The thing that let it down for me was it felt like it was too long. For the majority of the story I found myself loosing interest, something I’ve not done with other audiobooks by Ian Rankin.

Also , unlike his other audiobooks, I didn’t feel like binge listening. Plus, when I fell asleep whilst listening, I didn’t bother to backtrack.

It’s a real shame, as the idea of the story was great.

I again (as when he narrated the previous audiobook in the series, found the narrator to deliver the characters voices in a monotone. Some of the accents he used were also quite stereotypical.

All that said, story did improve towards the end of the audiobook. The pace picked up and there was a lot more action. It was also left with a cliffhanger (pun not intended), so perhaps a future book may be better.

“It Isn’t The Fall That Kills You”.

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Not a bad read I did want to give up after the first few chapters but stuck with it & it was ok
Narrator good as always from Steven

Blood Hunt - not bad

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