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 Title:                  Doors Open
 Author:                 Ian Rankin
 Read By:                James MacPherson
 Copyright:              2008
 Audiobook Copyright:    2008
 Genre:                  Thriller

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 ISBN:                   0752890700
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 Number:                 8
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Book Description
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From poster:
This was kindly posted by someone as 128K stereo MP4 iPod files. For 
my MP3 player, I used MediaMonkey and LAME to transcode to 64/44/1 MP3 
files, and am posting for others with non-Apple listening devices. Many 
thanks to the original poster for Ian Rankin's first standalone thriller
in years. (And it's supposed to be a good caper novel as well.)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin

Doors Open is a 2008 novel by crime writer Ian Rankin. It is his first 
stand alone thriller in over 10 years. The story was originally published 
as a serial novel in the New York Times.
 
Mike Mackenzie is a software entrepreneur who sold his company but is 
now bored. He is interested in art, and is looking for a new thrill. 
Opportunity knocks when somebody presents him with the plan for the 
perfect crime, i.e. stealing some paintings from the National Gallery 
of Scotland.

From Amazon
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Product Description
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, together 
with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to a lift 
some of the most valuable artwork around. But of course, the real trick 
is to rob the place for all its worth whilst persuading the world that 
no crime was ever committed. But soon after he enters the dark waters 
of the criminal underworld he realises that it's very easy to drown...

Reviews

'It convincingly shows that he can move with aplomb into another crime 
form, and tell a story that's typically at once gripping and full of 
subtle effects, without his depressive detective holding it together' 
-- John Dugdale SUNDAY TIMES 

'Doors Open is a lot of fun. It's pacy, witty, full of action, twists 
and splendid dialogue. And Rebus does make a subtle appearance when 
an officer describes his police station as "a damn sight quieter since 
you-know-who retired" ' THE TIMES 

'Because Rankin is a master story-teller, that means the reader is quickly 
swept up and carried along. I read this in one sitting, on a swelteringly 
hot beach in Greece; I kept meaning to do other things - find a beer, 
fetch a sunhat, check the BlackBerry - but somehow had to keep putting 
them off until I finished this chapter; and then the next; until I'd 
reached the end' -- Andrew Marr GUARDIAN 

'An immensely satisfying, bloody and constantly surprising story of 
middle-class amateurs mixing it with the big boys. And, as usual, Edinburgh 
- "a village masquerading as a city" - is a character in itself. So 
much so that "you-know-who" is hardly missed! EVENING STANDARD 

'Rankin has taken a holiday from Rebus before, notably in the Jack Harvey 
thrillers. Here he is trying something new, a "caper" that is also a 
publishing experiment. Doors Open was serialised in the New York Times 
so it should reach even more readers than Rebus did' TIMES LITERARY 
SUPPLEMENT

 'It's different - and it's good' -- Carla McKay DAILY MAIL 

'Rankin is having fun here, name-checking Ocean's Eleven and Banksy, 
inverting the Rebus idea and writing a heist thriller from the criminals' 
point of view' METRO 'Ian Rankin can pull off an audacious criminal 
caper even without his trademark detective' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 

'a superbly-plotted, light-hearted romp which owes a debt to Ocean's 
Eleven, but has plenty of charm of its own too' BIG ISSUE IN SCOTLAND 

'Rankin is enjoying himself here examining the flipside of Rebus' world: 
the mindset of the criminal attempting the perfect crime. The plotting 
and suspense are as impeccable as ever, and his ear for dialogue and 
insight into his home city remain perfectly honed. Freed from his Rebus 
back-story, Rankin sets a rattling pace, and Doors Open is an untrammelled 
joy to read. Consummate in its execution, this is another fine addition 
to Ian Rankin's career, Rebus or not' THE LIST

'As you'd expect from Rankin, a good plot and an interesting collection 
of Edinburgh characters' CHOICE 

'You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough' RED 

'The king of crime returns with another rip-roaring thriller' WOMAN 

'Rebus might be resting but Rankin has lost none of his skill in creating 
a pacy plot set in Edinburgh. It's a compelling story with some great 
characters, at least one of whom I wouldn't be surprised to see in a 
future book. Recommended' THE BOOK BAG 

...and so forth...
'There is acute psychology and social commentary in Doors Open' STANDPOINT 
'This comic crime caper is a real treat, with Scotland's superlative 
author masterfully delivery thrill-a-minute plot twists on every page. 
Rankin fans, and even Rankin amateurs, will be crying with laughter, 
as well as crying out for more' NHS MAGAZINE 'Rankin has produced another 
stunningly clever plot, and peopled it with convincingly intriguing 
characters. Can this man do no wrong?' DAILY MIRROR 'Perhaps Rankin's 
most entertaining book yet, an old-school caper with a sting in the 
tail' -- John Connolly IRISH TIMES 'Fans of Rankin's successful Inspector 
Rebus series can stop crying into their whiskies. The publication last 
year of Exit Music, the final novel featuring the hard-drinking detective, 
has not stopped its author writing some excellent new tartan noir. Doors 
Open is Rankin's first stand-alone thriller for a decade. A fast-paced, 
intriguingly plotted tale of a heist in Edinburgh's art world, it also 
features the city's shadier side - where Rebus so often hung out' -- 
Melissa McClements FINANCIAL TIMES 'This is exhilarating stuff, markedly 
different in tone from the kind of book we are used to from Rankin, 
but welcome proof that he has much more than one string to his bow' 
GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'Rankin's superlative prose and well-crafted plot twists 
make this a must-read, especially for those still in mourning for the 
grumpy guy with a bus pass' -- Shari Low DAILY RECORD 'Now Rankin has 
retired Rebus he can use his considerable talents to create standalone 
titles like this' THE INDEPENDENT 'Having retired Rebus, Rankin concocts 
a sharp, cleverly plotted, smartly paced criminal novel, throwing amateur 
crooks plannng an art theft to the professional sharks of Edinburgh's 
underworld' SAGA 'a compelling new departure for Scotland's king of 
crime' THE INDEPENDENT 'An amusing bloody tale of middle-class amateurs 
mixing it with the big boys to pull off an audacious art heist' EVENING 
STANDARD 'a gripping crime novel that gradually enmeshes the reader 
in its dark world of wrong choices and deception' DEADLY PLEASURES --This 
text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

