{"product_id":"last-resort-bob-skinner-series-book-25-9781472205643","title":"Last Resort Bob Skinner series Book 25","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAST RESORT is the twenty-fifth novel in the Bob Skinner series by Quintin Jardine, Scotland''s master of crime, and sees the Edinburgh cop back as never before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter thirty years of service, former Chief Constable Bob Skinner faces the possible end of his police career, at its pinnacle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA trip to Catalunya to contemplate his future soon takes on a different flavour when Skinner is asked by an friend, Xavier Aislado, to track down one of his business''s brightest talents, vanished without a trace. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it soon becomes clear that another manhunt is in progress, and that Skinner himself is the target. While his daughter Alex fights that battle at home, Skinner''s own search takes one sinister turn after another, until he is faced with the toughest question of all:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs natural justice sometimes the only answer?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003eRemarkably assured, raw-boned, a\u003ci\u003e tour de force\u003c\/i\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eWell constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eVery engaging as well as ingenious, and the unraveling of the mystery is excellently done -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eDeplorably readable * Guardian *\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\u003eCompelling stuff * Oxford Times *\u003cbr\u003eA complex and suspenseful saga that never flags from start to finish * Bolton Evening News *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739409297751,"sku":"9781472205643","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472205643.jpg?v=1720052166","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/last-resort-bob-skinner-series-book-25-9781472205643","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}