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I am one of the many people who has read the entire collection of Rebus novels and like so many others, I hope that the Rebus story is not over. In the meantime, I believe that Mr. Rankin has many more books to write and I look forward to each of them. I found this book to be well written and fluid. The character development and plot are woven well together and Mr. Rankin still has his gift for words. I was surprised to see so many long time readers judge this book so harshly, it is unreasonable to expect the author to write the same book over and over, or expect him to start another novel series. Enjoy this book for what it is, Edinburgh and noir are still present for Rankin fans and the tension is maintained throughout the book. If Ian Rankin keeps writing, I will keep reading.


Tags : Doors Open [Ian Rankin] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. For the right man, all doors are open...Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence. A chance encounter at an art auction offers him the opportunity to do just that as he settles on a plot to commit a 'perfect crime'. He intends to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the capital - the National Gallery of Scotland.So,Ian Rankin,Doors Open,Orion (UK),0752890719,Fiction,Mystery,Crime & mystery

Doors Open Ian Rankin 9780752890715 Books Reviews

Would have been good if the ending, or near ending, was not written at the beginning of the book. Not a good idea.
Consider this cast of characters a burned-out 37-year-old retired software millionaire, a gorgeous art gallery owner with a taste for retired software millionaires, a sleazy professor of art, a divorced and self-pitying banker facing up to the emptiness of his life, a bitter young art student with an extraordinary talent for artistic mimicry, a cynical mob boss, tattooed enforcer for a drug-running Hells' Angels gang, and an ambitious young police inspector. Now mix and match this motley collection of heroes and misfits, inject them (at different times and in different ways) with a plan for the "perfect crime," then shake, rattle, and roll. What have you got? Why, it's yet another in the endless succession of caper stories that spring from the minds of crime writers and producers of B-movies.

Yes, here is Ian Rankin writing the tale of a classic heist-where the loot is second-rate Scottish artwork. Heist stories, of course, are of three varieties the ones where the plan unravels and the bad guys are caught; the ones where the plan unravels and most of the bad guys are caught except for a couple of unnaturally handsome people who walk off together into the sunset; and the ones where the good guys really turn out to be bad guys after all and nobody gets caught. Doors Open more or less fits into one of those categories. You'll have to read the book to find out for yourself which one. Unfortunately, it won't be much fun to do so.

Doors Open is a surprising disappointment from Ian Rankin, a Scottish writer of crime novels sometimes billed as the UK's best-selling author. Rankin previously wrote a series of 14 novels celebrating the cranky, anti-establishment Edinburgh policeman, John Rebus, and his sidekick, Siobhan Clarke. The claim of best-seller status isn't difficult to credit, since Rankin has written a total of 25 novels, three other books, and a slew of short stories since 1986 -- and the Inspector Rebus novels, at least, are tightly written, intricately plotted, psychologically credible, and a joy to read. Sadly, Inspector Rebus appears to have slunk off over the horizon in 2008 with the publication of Exit Music. I'll miss the curmudgeonly old guy!

(From Mal Warwick's Blog on Books)
One of my favorite authors - recommend to people who love murder mysteries.
This book was a recomendation and i am so glad i purchased it. I read it straight through non stop. My favorite character in the book is Chib Calloway, Who is going to be played in the ITV movie version on aug 26th 2012 by my favorite actor Brian McCardie. I think this book is a must buy. Judge for yourself you wont be dissapointed.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! A little different from the Inspector Rebus series but every bit as good.
Characters richer and richer, details finer and finer, is Rankin the best crime writer in English? I think it's just possible.
Learn something more of Scotland and their point of view. Been to Edinburgh and it is a side of Edinburgh that tourist do not see. Good writer. No explicit sex scenes for which I am glad but pretty human relationships which makes more sense to me. Have enjoyed all of his books.
I am one of the many people who has read the entire collection of Rebus novels and like so many others, I hope that the Rebus story is not over. In the meantime, I believe that Mr. Rankin has many more books to write and I look forward to each of them. I found this book to be well written and fluid. The character development and plot are woven well together and Mr. Rankin still has his gift for words. I was surprised to see so many long time readers judge this book so harshly, it is unreasonable to expect the author to write the same book over and over, or expect him to start another novel series. Enjoy this book for what it is, Edinburgh and noir are still present for Rankin fans and the tension is maintained throughout the book. If Ian Rankin keeps writing, I will keep reading.