Skinner's Rules *Signed 1/1 UK*

Quintin Jardine

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Skinner's Trail

Mystery

A four-day tournament involving the world's leading golfers is being staged for the opening of a new country club created on his East Lothian estate by the Marquis of Kinture and two partners. But on the Sunday afternoon preceding, one of the partners is found dead in his private Jacuzzi in the clubhousewith his throat cut. On the following day an anonymous letter is received by the local newspaper, containing part of a legendary witches' curse upon anyone who desecrates their place of worship. True, East Lothian was once a notorious center of witchcraft, but DCC Bob Skinner prefers to deal with the here and now. Is this crime in fact a grudge killing by a business rival?

Skinner's Round

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'The Skinner series grows in authority and should be a natural for television.' - TIME OUT  The fifth novel of a critically acclaimed series.  After an explosion, a plane plunges from the Scottish skies, with the British and American Defence Secretaries among the victims. Edinburgh's Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner and his team, with military colleague Adam Arrow, have an embarrassment of suspects with both motive and opportunity.  Then sudden random violence wrenches Skinner out of the picture.  While his colleagues struggle with the baffling mass of clues, he lies on the verge of death, trapped in a nightmare from which there is seemingly no escape, as he confronts horrors from his own hidden past.

Skinner's Ordeal

'Robustly entertaining' - IRISH TIMES 'Remarkably assured novel... a tour de force' - NEW YORK TIMES 'Jardine has created the toughest Scottish cop since Taggart' - PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH In Court Eleven of Edinburgh's old Parliament House, an armed robbery trial takes a dramatic turn.  The judge suddenly collapses in mortal agony - the victim of an apparent heart attack.  But as the wave of brutal robberies continues, it emerges that Lord Archergait's death may have been murder - and he is not the only judge whose life is in danger.  With a gang of ruthless killers still at large, and the city's most eminent judges under a mysterious death sentence, it's down to Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner to piece together a puzzle of sinister complexity.

Murmuring the Judges (A Bob Skinner Mystery)

A brutal and apparently motiveless murder leads Skinner to suspect his own friends of treachery, in this gripping crime novel of retribution and ultimate justice.For Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner, the Thursday night football game at the local gym has long been an unbroken ritual. Until the savagely mutilated body of a former player is found, and suddenly the Thursday Legends have more to worry about than aching backs and dodgy knees. Former Head of Special Branch Alec Smith made plenty of enemies during his long career - and there is no shortage of suspects. But as Skinner's investigation gathers pace, everything keeps pointing to the Legends themselves. Is someone targeting this disparate group of colleagues and friends in some bizarre scheme of retribution? Or is the murderer one of them? Either way, the hunt for the killer is going to come uncomfortably close to home...

Thursday Legends

James, Bryce

ISIS Publishing

Head Shot

Maybe he should have called for help himself, or stuck to the game plan of looking after number one. Instead he set out on a voyage of dark intrigue and wild discovery that would turn his life upside down - again.

Alarm Call

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Blackstone's Pursuits

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Bob Skinner must challenge local beliefs and legends to solve a gruesome murder in this fourth installment in the fantastic Scottish crime series.A four-day tournament involving the world's leading golfers is being staged to mark the opening of a new country club created on the Marquis of Kinture's East Lothian estate. But on the previous Sunday afternoon, one of Kinture's business partners is found dead in his private jacuzzi in the clubhouse - with his throat cut. The next day an anonymous letter is received by the local newspaper, containing a fragment of a legendary witches' curse upon anyone who desecrates their place of worship. When a second murder occurs, this time by water, ACC Bob Skinner finds himself facing the most challenging case of his career...

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Skinner's Rules Signed 1/1 UK

Skinner's Trail

Skinner's Round

Skinner's Ordeal

Murmuring the Judges (A Bob Skinner Mystery)

Thursday Legends

Head Shot

Alarm Call

Blackstone's Pursuits

Skinner's Round