{"product_id":"private-investigations-bob-skinner-series-book-26-9781472205681","title":"Private Investigations Bob Skinner series Book 26","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrivate Investigations is Quintin Jardine''s twenty-sixth Bob Skinner mystery that sees the Edinburgh sleuth plunged into a gruelling new case in which no score will go unsettled. A thrilling mystery for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFormer Chief Constable Bob Skinner has uncovered his fair share of shocking crime scenes over his thirty-year career. But none could prepare him for the sight he finds stowed in the back of a stolen car that collides with his on the outskirts of Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs his former colleagues investigate, Skinner takes on an unusual commission of his own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body count rises, motives appear, the hunt goes global, and potential conflicts surface. In his new guise, is Skinner is on the side of the angels...or working against them?\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\u003eDeplorably readable * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eVery engaging as well as ingenious, and the unraveling of the mystery is excellently done -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *\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\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 *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739409625431,"sku":"9781472205681","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472205681.jpg?v=1720052168","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/private-investigations-bob-skinner-series-book-26-9781472205681","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}