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By: Christopher Brookmyre
Narrated by: Billy Boyd
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Jack Parlabane is dead. Or is he? In an unlikely twist of the democratic process, he had been elected Rector of Glasgow's Kelvin University, taking over the post from the celebrity psychic Gabrielle Lafayette. Lafayette's tenure had one unexpected outcome - the establishment of a chair to investigate, using rigorous scientific controls, the causes of paranormal activity: mind-reading, levitating objects, speaking to the dead, all that sort of woo-woo.
Due to his highly honed skills as a sceptic, Jack is invited to be an official observer to the whole exercise. Delighted to have the opportunity to puncture the unquestioning faith of the true believers - the unsinkable rubber ducks - Jack accepts with alacrity. But the outcome of the experiment is wholly other to his expectations and threatens to scupper his own beliefs, and also his own survival.©2007 Christopher Brookmyre Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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Sharply satirical and poignantly funny, this is a gripping and highly entertaining read.
Chris Brookmyre is a genius.
Brookmyre has no equal.
Exhilerating linguistic fluency and keenly subversive intelligence
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I'm a little thick so it took me a few chapters to realize the first person narrative switches between three people - but once that was established I was able to enjoy how well-written, insightful, and witty this book was. Billy Boyd was a lovely narrator although once in a blue moon his Scottish accent slipped through when voicing an American character - this honestly made it sound more charming. If you're looking to buy an easy book which doesn't involve thinking, maybe go in a different direction - there are a lot of political undertones which drive you to do some critical thinking. Overall excellent!

Entertaining from start to finish

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I have tried TWICE to get into this. But the author doesn't appear to know which century he's comfortable in. He also writes across multiple continents when it's clear he's never been or doesn't fully understand the culture in half of them. Really IRRITATING.

BOTH times I've listened, I haven't gotten past Chapter Two. I'm not wasting my time again.

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