Open Season (Bob Skinner Book 34)

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Any issues with the book list you are seeing? Or is there an author or series we don’t have? Let me know! When an Edinburgh car showroom is torched, leaving a charred body among the burnt-out luxury cars, Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner wonders if a life of crime has finally caught up with one of the city's most elusive villains. But the corpse turns ... When millionaire Leo Speight is found poisoned, Scotland's toughest cop is called in to solve the high-profile case... Skinner joins his old team in a complex murder investigation in the twenty-ninth gripping mystery in Quintin Jardine's bests...

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With evil on one hand and intrigue on the other, will Skinner escape with either his integrity or career intact...or is it open season on him? The first novel from Quintin Jardine, this was originally published in 1993 and was to mark the beginning of the Bob Skinner series of books. Setting up the character, it presents him with his first case allowing him to develop letting the readers know what’s expected. It also helped him to develop his voice as well. Starting his career as a novelist of crime fiction focusing on the detective genre, he began as a writer in 1993 with the release of his first novel; ‘Skinner’s Rules’. This was to be the book that also started the Bob Skinner series, charting the exploits of its eponymous protagonist. It was was also the book that was to help establish his name setting up his reputation as well respected crime writer. After a tip-off, a man's body is exhumed from a shallow grave in Edinburgh. Murder surely, yet he died from natural causes, so, case closed? Indee... Born in 1945, the Scottish born author was brought up within the area of Motherwell, Lanarkshire, where he got his education both there and in the city of Glasgow. Studying law, he also had a penchant for snooker, something which helped to inform the man that he is today, along with his work. He tried his hand at a number of jobs after this, including journalist, media relations and even political spin-doctor. None seemed to capture his attention as he moved between places in an attempt to discover his true vocation in life. That was when he finally settled upon crime fiction.GAME OVER is the twenty-seventh gripping Bob Skinner mystery from crime master Quintin Jardine, author of HOUR OF DARKNESS, LAST RESORT, PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS and many more. With evil on one hand and intrigue on the other, will Skinner escape with either his integrity or career intact . . . or is it open season on him? I really liked this book, it was much more like the rest of the Bob Skinner series, and a definite improvement on the Book 33. It was well written and displayed all the characteristic of a good Jardine novel. Skinner revisits his nightmares: old but not forgotten. Fifteen years in the past, newly promoted Detective Superint... Quintin Jardine & the now retired former Chief Constable Sir Robert(Bob) Skinner, have yet again, not

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As ever I awaited the return of the most egotistical policeman, now media mogul, in fictional history and was I disappointed ? Love Quintin’s books and this was another great read which continued story from previous book. It also had all the usual characters which gives scope for so many different stories.Quintin Jardine's twenty-fourth Bob Skinner novel sees the Edinburgh cop faced with a case that calls every part of his life into question. Quintin Jardine was born in Motherwell, but he escaped, and now lives in East Lothian and in Spain, with his wife and extended family.

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The thirtieth gritty mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Bob Skinner series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Praise for Quintin Jardine's gripping novels: 'Well constructed, fast...

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Can Skinner surmount the greatest challenge of his life... and if he does, will he ever be the same? A thrilling novel in the hugely popular Scottish crime series. A terrorist threat and a serial killer on the streets Edinburgh spell trouble for Scotland's toughest cop. So once you have been taken down the most complex of family trees and “Super Bob” has once again been the power behind the two murders being solved you are still left with the unsolved Glasgow case. The gritty new mystery in Quintin Jardine''s bestselling Bob Skinner series, set in Edinburgh and the Scottish countr... Evil stalks the city of Edinburgh. This time the threat is bigger than the crooks, scam-artists or drug dealers who find their prey in the shadows of the st...

Assistant Chief Constable Bob Skinner’s legendary cool is severely shaken when he’s faced with the brutally murdered bodies of his wife’s parents. At the death scene in New York, Skinner’s out of his jurisdiction� -- but he’s not going to l... Death is a hard habit to break... Private Investigations is Quintin Jardine's twenty-sixth Bob Skinner mystery and sees the Edinburgh sleuth plunged into a gruelling case, in which no score will go unsettled. A thrilling mystery for fans of ... The fifth novel in the Bob Skinner Mystery series, this thriller follows Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner on his next investigation. After a mid-air explosion of a plane carrying the British and American defense secretaries, those investigating mu... Skinner's world is shaken to the core... Still reeling from the tragic death of their much-loved colleague, Skinner's men are about to discover that a disturbed serial killer is still at large and very close to home. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin an... Open Season by Quintin Jardine is book 34 in the Skinner series and is a very complex story concerning two separate investigations. All of the usual police team were there in the front of both incidents. As always the story was excellent and of a high standard.