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Head Shot (Bob Skinner series, Book 12)

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Headline

Page : 333 pages

File Size : 26,84 MB

Release : 2008-11-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0755353617

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The mighty can fall... Bob Skinner travels to New York to hunt out a serial killer in Quintin Jardine's gripping crime thriller, Head Shot. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. 'This is Jardine doing what he does best... page-turning stuff' - Edinburgh Evening News DCC Bob Skinner has witnessed the aftermath of murder countless times. Yet nothing could have prepared him for identifying the strangled bodies of his wife's beloved parents, killed at their lakeside cabin in New York State. Driven by cold rage, Skinner quickly muscles in on the investigation, and soon he's found links with three other cases where the killing is too professional to be the result of a burglary gone wrong. But can he penetrate the multiple layers of intrigue to unearth the killer? What readers are saying about Head Shot: 'Both story threads are compelling and the author is clearly enjoying the conspiracy theory he brews up with the US story; meanwhile the Edinburgh story is chilling to the core' 'Very fast paced and extremely exciting' 'Five stars'



Stay of Execution

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Charnwood

Page : 560 pages

File Size : 19,99 MB

Release : 2004-01

Category : Detective and mystery stories

ISBN : 9781843953906

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Detective Chief Constable Bob Skinner is involved in security for the Pope, but he must find out if there's a connection between the unusual deaths that are happening and the important visit.



Skinner's Rules

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Headline

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 34,76 MB

Release : 2009-06-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780755357703

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The book that launched a legend: the first novel in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series. As head of Edinburgh's CID, Detective Chief Superintendent Bob Skinner has seen it all... but even he is shocked by the savagely mutilated corpse discovered in a dark alleyway. The victim is identified as a successful young lawyer, and the motive for the brutal death remains a mystery. Then further seemingly random killings in the city begin to suggest a vicious serial killer is on the rampage. But when the lawyer's fiancee is also murdered, Skinner realises that someone is in deadly earnest...



A Rush of Blood

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Headline

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 21,72 MB

Release : 2011-02-17

Category : Detective and mystery stories

ISBN : 9780755329205

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The thrilling new Skinner mystery by Scotland's Crime Master



Gallery Whispers

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher :

Page : 311 pages

File Size : 26,62 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Detective and mystery stories

ISBN : 9780747264422

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Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner has a lot on his plate. One of the world's most ruthless terrorists is on his way to Edinburgh with only one thing on his mind: the forthcoming conference of world Heads of Government. If Skinner doesn't pick up his trail fast, he could have a global disaster in his backyard. While all eyes are focused on the terrorist threat, a terminally ill woman is found dead - an apparent suicide. But the marks of an assisted death are discovered. Yet this seemingly random death soon proves to be the beginning of an ominous pattern. For Skinner, the desperate race to find a heartless terrorist mixes uneasily with the search for a mercy killer- a search which takes on a poignant personal significance. And it's not long before Skinner himself will be staring death straight in the eye...



Deadlock

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Headline

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 36,25 MB

Release : 2021-11-25

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1472282833

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The gripping new mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Bob Skinner series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Sir Robert Skinner's stock is rising - after retiring from the police service he's been promoted to head an international media organisation. Yet a series of unexplained deaths on his home turf in Scotland threaten to bring him crashing back down to earth. As Skinner helps the elderly in his local community, several residents seem to die of natural causes. But when a gruesome discovery is made in a Glasgow flat and one of Skinner's long-time friends - an aspiring politician - emerges as the prime suspect, things become very murky indeed. After unpicking clues that go nowhere, Skinner and his team are left grappling the most baffling conundrum they have ever encountered - is there a mystery at all? Praise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series: 'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICK 'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' SUN 'Another powerful tartan noir that packs a punch' PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH 'Incredibly difficult to put the book down . . . a guide through a world of tangled family politics, hostile takeovers, government-sanctioned killing, extortion and the seedier side of publishing . . . Quintin Jardine should be . . . your first choice!' SCOTS MAGAZINE 'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' OBSERVER



The Story of The Streets

Author : Mike Skinner

Publisher : Random House

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 22,44 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Rap musicians

ISBN : 0593068084

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In 2001, at the age of only 22, the virtually unknown Mike Skinner was signed for a five album record deal. Since then, Mike Skinner has won a worldwide reputation for fusing home-grown hip-hop with the proud British tradition of observational song writing, which stretches from The Beatles and The Kinks to Blur and the Arctic Monkeys. In the multi-faceted guise of The Streets he, along with the likes of his friend and peer Dizzy Rascal, has been largely responsible for giving British rap its own identity, distinct from that of its American influences. Alternating between spells of reckless indulgence and sardonic commentary on his own excesses, Mike Skinner has established the kind of instantly accessible pop persona which only comes along once or twice a generation. Now he brings us The Story of the Streets. Moving chronologically through five albums, and the different phases of his life that they represent, Mike shares personal details of his modest upbringing in Birmingham, as well as the wild extravagances of life in the showbiz fast lane. Personal, shocking and funny; but deeply intelligent, insightful, opinionated and searingly honest - this is a lesson in the making of pop history, narrated by a voice that has informed a generation.



Fallen Gods

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Headline

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 16,49 MB

Release : 2011-09-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780755358700

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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. When a body is found after a flood, the secrets of a tempestuous life surface with it. Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner has kept the existence of his hated brother Michael hidden for years. As he relives their past conflict, other demons threaten his future. For not only are his professional enemies circling, but Sarah, his wife, seems set on a course for calamity. Meanwhile, in an Edinburgh art gallery, his team confront a shocking and very public case of arson. Was it a political protest, or something much deeper?



Skinner's Round

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Headline

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 18,86 MB

Release : 2009-12-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780755357734

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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...



Pray for the Dying

Author : Quintin Jardine

Publisher : Headline Book Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,62 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Assassins

ISBN : 9780755356997

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The killing was an expert hit: three shots through the head as the lights dimmed at a concert in Glasgow. Edinburgh Chief Constable Bob Skinner is right in the center of the storm as it breaks over the Strathclyde force. The shooters are dead, killed at the scene. But who sent them? The crisis finds Skinner, his private life shattered by the shocking end of his marriage, taking a step that he had sworn he never would.