When a former soldier shoots two students and then himself in an Edinburgh classroom, Detective Inspector John Rebus gets the case. The investigation, which starts on the gritty streets of Scotland's capitol, soon winds its way into military and governmental alleys with which Rebus is less familiar. Meanwhile, Rebus's partner is being stalked, and Rebus himself has more than his fair share of troubles as his unorthodox methods continue to attract unwarranted attention from his superiors.
Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Miles is a spy. His job is to watch and to listen, then to report back to his superiors, nothing more. The job, affording glimpses into the most private lives of his victims, appeals to Miles. He doesn't lust after promotion, and he doesn't want action. He wants, just for once, not to botch a case. Having lost one suspect - with horrific consequences - Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irishwoman. His marriage seems ready to crumble to dust. So does his home. But Miles is given one last chance for redemption - a trip to Belfast, which quickly becomes a flight of terror, murder and shocking discoveries. But can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?
An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Rebus is drawn into the case, even though his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. But Rebus is that most stubborn of creatures. As he investigates, he must visit an asylum-seekers'' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love...
Thw book has twelve Inspector Rebus mysteries, which include the hanging of a student during the Edinburgh Festival, an arson attack on a bird watcher and the apparent witnessing of a miracle...This tape has the following stories: Tit for Tat Gentleman's Club Monstrous Trumpet Being Frank
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 in his hand. In the US to identify the body Gordon comes to realise that his brother has in fact been murdered. What''s more, it is soon obvious that his own life is in danger. Once back in Scotland he finds out that there have been more visitors than usual to his house and 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. The horror has just begun ...
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This is the first in a set of three audio books which contain twelve Detective Inspector Rebus mysteries read unabridged. The stories contain a full range of criminals and their victims - blackmailers, Peeping Toms and more than one kind of murderer.
When a former soldier shoots two students and then himself in an Edinburgh classroom, Detective Inspector John Rebus gets the case. The investigation, which starts on the gritty streets of Scotland''s capitol, soon winds its way into military and governmental alleys with which Rebus is less familiar. Meanwhile, Rebus''s partner is being stalked, and Rebus himself has more than his fair share of troubles as his unorthodox methods continue to attract unwarranted attention from his superiors.
