Doors Open
Doors Open by Ian Rankin, published by Little, Brown on September 13, 2010, is a reprint edition featuring 384 pages in English. This novel follows three friends who attend an art auction seeking excitement beyond their mundane lives. Mike Mackenzie, a retired software mogul and art enthusiast, is drawn into a scheme that involves the “liberation” of paintings from the National Gallery, alongside his companions Allan Cruickshank and Robert Gissing, who each grapple with personal challenges.
Readers will find a narrative filled with intrigue as the trio’s plans unfold amidst a backdrop of enterprising girlfriends, clever detectives, and a crime boss. The story explores themes of crime and deception, with unexpected twists that keep the plot dynamic. Ian Rankin crafts a thriller that delves into the complexities of friendship and ambition, culminating in a tense and unpredictable conclusion.
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Three friends descend upon an art auction in search of some excitement. Mike Mackenzie-retired software mogul, bachelor and fine art enthusiast-wants something that money can’t buy. Fellow art-lover Allan Cruickshank is bored with his banking career and burdened by a painful divorce. And Robert Gissing, an art professor, is frustrated that so many paintings stay hidden in corporate boardrooms, safes and private apartments. After the auction-and a chance encounter with crime boss Chib Calloway-Robert and Allan suggest the “liberation” of several paintings from the National Gallery, hoping Mike will dissuade them. Instead, he hopes they are serious.
As enterprising girlfriends, clever detectives, seductive auctioneers and a Hell’s Angel named Hate enter the picture, Ian Rankin creates a highly-charged thriller, a faced-past story of second guesses and double crosses that keep changing the picture, right until the harrowing finish.
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