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“MacPherson’s delivery of Rankin’s signature wit tickles the funny bone, making listeners laugh despite a dark plot…With atmosphere, pacing, and authentic emotion, MacPherson makes this audiobook an engrossing listen.”
— AudioFile
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“A pleasurably complex set of mysteries involving murders old and new drives Rankin’s latest almost as much as the deepening relationship between two old (semi-) retirees, former cop John Rebus and former gangster Big Ger Cafferty.”
— Boston Globe
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“Along with his plotting prowess, Rankin has cultivated a fluid style that accommodates mordant cop talk, coarse gangster lingo, and the occasional honest expression of compassion.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“Excellent.”
— Seattle Review of Books
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“In the last thirty pages or so, Rankin delivers so many shocking but satisfying twists I felt I might have whiplash.”
— Tampa Bay Times
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“With his spare Scottish prose, some hilarious moments between Rebus and Fox as their disparate personalities clash, and a deft weaving of many separate plot lines, Rather Be the Devil is a practically perfect mystery. And its shocking denouement will leave the reader eager for the next in the series.”
— Shelf Awareness
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Rankin is an expert at manipulating multiple plots...Along with his plotting prowess, Rankin has cultivated a fluid style that accommodates mordant cop talk, coarse gangster lingo and the occasional honest expression of compassion.
— Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
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Rather Be the Devil will not disappoint - in the last 30 pages or so, Rankin delivers so many shocking but satisfying twists I felt I might have whiplash.
— Tampa Bay Times
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Excellent.
— The Seattle Review of Books
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[A] finely crafted new entry...[Rankin] is as tireless in delivering the goods as his creation is in solving tough cases.
— Kirkus
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With its trademark blend of sharp wit and even sharper police work, this entry is yet another example of why Rankin remains in the top echelon of Scottish crime writers.
— Publishers Weekly
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One of the best things in crime fiction for years, but Rankin kicks it up several notches here."
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—Booklist (Starred Review)
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This may be the author's 21st series outing, but the thrill is still fresh.
— Library Journal
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A "twisty, darkly topical, and immaculately executed tale of Edinburgh's underbelly.
— The Guardian
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It is sensational...this story truly sings.
— Vick Mickunas, Dayton Daily News
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Rankin is a past master of atmospheric, dark crime fiction, and in Even Dogs in the Wild, his 31st book, he's in top form.
— Collette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times
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It's always intriguing to follow Rebus around the city and country he loves, and for those who have followed his long career the pleasures are even richer.
— Michele Ross, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Rankin's procedurals are strong, well-constructed, page-turning mysteries, and his latest is no exception.
— San Francisco Chronicle