{"product_id":"a-brush-with-death-bob-skinner-series-book-29-9781472238917","title":"A Brush with Death Bob Skinner series Book 29","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen millionaire Leo Speight is found poisoned, Scotland''s toughest cop is called in to solve the high-profile case...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkinner joins his old team in a complex murder investigation in the twenty-ninth gripping mystery in Quintin Jardine''s bestselling crime series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jardine''s compelling novels: ''A masterclass in how murder-mysteries ought to be written'' \u003ci\u003eScots Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen millionaire Leo Speight is found poisoned at his Ayrshire mansion, Police Scotland has a tough case on its hands. Speight was a champion boxer with national hero status, and a long list of lovers and friends stand to benefit from his estate. Did one of them decide to speed things up? Or was jealousy or rivalry the motive?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Security Service wants to stay close to the investigation and they have just the man to send in: ex-Chief Constable Bob Skinner. Skinner might have retired from the police, but solving crimes is in his blood. Combinin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA plot with as many twists and turns as a highland road...an excellent addition to the series -- www.crimereview.co.uk\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Quintin Jardine: 'If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writers, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery' * Glasgow Herald *\u003cbr\u003eA masterclass in how murder-mysteries ought to be written * Scots Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eWell constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkably assured, raw-boned, a\u003ci\u003e tour de force\u003c\/i\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eDeplorably readable * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eVery engaging as well as ingenious, and the unraveling of the mystery is excellently done -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eIf you're looking for a detective whose personal life is as active, contradictory and complicated as his job then follow the Edinburgh exploits of Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner in Quintin Jardine's Skinner series * Radio Times *\u003cbr\u003eGritty cop drama that makes Taggart look tame * Northern Echo *\u003cbr\u003eMore twists and turns than TV's Taggart at its best * Stirling Observer *\u003cbr\u003eI love the Bob Skinner novels. Quintin Jardine's slick and suspenseful Edinburgh-set series has never failed to keep me riveted... Starts with a bang and doesn't let up till the last sentence * Globe and Mail *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739424108887,"sku":"9781472238917","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472238917.jpg?v=1720052208","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-brush-with-death-bob-skinner-series-book-29-9781472238917","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}