PRIME MEMBER EXCLUSIVE | 3 Months Free Trial

Auto-renews at INR 199/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offer ends 15 July, 2026.
Watchman cover art

Watchman

From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER
3 Months Free Trial
Get this deal
Offer ends on 15 July, 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.
1 credit a month to use on any title.
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks.
₹199 per month after 3 months. Renews automatically. Cancel anytime. Offer ends 15 July, 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.
Download titles to your library and listen offline.

Watchman

Written by: Ian Rankin
Narrated by: Tom Cotcher
Get this deal

₹199 per month after 3 months. Renews automatically. Cancel anytime. Offer ends 15 July, 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.

Buy Now for ₹659.55

Buy Now for ₹659.55

Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Miles is a spy. His job is to watch and to listen, then to report back to his superiors, nothing more. The job, affording glimpses into the most private lives of his victims, appeals to Miles. He doesn't lust after promotion, and he doesn't want action. He wants, just for once, not to botch a case. Having lost one suspect - with horrific consequences - Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irish woman. His marriage seems ready to crumble to dust. So does his home.

But Miles is given one last chance for redemption - a trip to Belfast, which quickly becomes a flight of terror, murder and shocking discoveries. But can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?

Read by Tom Cotcher

(p) 2004 WF Howes Ltd©1988 John Rebus Ltd
Crime Fiction Espionage Mystery Police Procedurals Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic Reviews

Ian Rankin is perhaps the best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today
Britain's No.1 crime writer
An addictive writer ... a remarkable talent
Rankin is the thinking man's thriller writer
Rankin is a master of his craft
No reviews yet