Private Investigations Bob Skinner s..., Quintin Jardine
Private Investigations Bob Skinner s..., Quintin Jardine
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Private Investigations (Bob Skinner series, Book 26)
A gritty Edinburgh mystery of crime and murder

Author: Quintin Jardine

Narrator: James Bryce

Unabridged: 13 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 05/05/2016


Synopsis

Quintin Jardine's twenty-sixth Bob Skinner mystery sees the Edinburgh sleuth plunged into a gruelling new case in which no score will go unsettled.

Former Chief Constable Bob Skinner has uncovered his fair share of crime scenes over his thirty-year career. But few have affected him quite as much as the horrifying sight he finds stowed in the back of a stolen car that collides with his own on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

As his former colleagues investigate the mystery, Skinner is left to take on the unusual challenge of tracing a million-pound yacht, vanished from its mooring.

From the outside, the two events couldn't seem less connected. And yet, as the body count rises, a link surfaces that could provide the key to both.

And as discord spreads within the newly unified Police Scotland, it will soon become clear whether Skinner is on the side of the angels...or working against them.

(P)2016 Headline Digital

About Quintin Jardine

Quintin Jardine was born once upon a time in the West - of Scotland rather than America, but still he grew to manhood as a massive Sergio Leone fan. On the way there he was educated, against his will, in Glasgow, where he ditched a token attempt to study law for more interesting careers in journalism, government propaganda, and political spin-doctoring. After a close call with the Brighton Bomb in 1984, he moved into the even riskier world of media relations consultancy, before realising that all along he had been training to become a crime writer. Now, forty novels later, he never looks back.Along the way he has created/acquired an extended family in Scotland and Spain. Everything he does is for them.He can be tracked down through his blog: http://quintinjardine.me


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on January 23, 2025

Another really enjoyable fast-paced murder mystery in the Bob Skinner series. One thing I liked about this was that much of the investigation did not involve Skinner directly and it worked because the other characters were developed well.......more

Goodreads review by my melo on November 01, 2024

As my first Bob Skinner Mystery series and first Quintin Jardine book. I wasn’t too impressed by the book. It was a lot harder to follow specifically because of the Scottish accent and the different POV for each chapter. I was confused majority of the time, especially when there’s jokes or reference......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on March 30, 2016

I would like to thank Netgalley and Headline for an advance copy of Private Investigations which sees former Chief Constable Bob Skinner in his first investigative role in the private sector now that he has resigned from the police force. He is contacted by Eden Higgins, the brother of one of Bob's......more

Goodreads review by Nolene on May 11, 2016

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in return for an honest review. This is the first book I have read by Quintin Jardine and I mean to correct that in the near future. This book has great characters and because I have enjoyed meeting them in this book I'm curious to see what has gone on bef......more

Goodreads review by Val on March 13, 2017

I enjoy Quintine Jardine's series of crime thrillers featuring his character, Bob Skinner. In Private Investigations, the 26th Skinner novel. The character has retired from the Scottish Police Force and now works as a private investigator after a thirty-year police career. Bob Skinner is on the way......more


Quotes

Praise for Quintin Jardine: 'If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writers, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery' Glasgow Herald

Deplorably readable Guardian

Very engaging as well as ingenious, and the unraveling of the mystery is excellently done Scotsman

Remarkably assured, raw-boned, a tour de force New York Times

Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn Observer

If 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

Gritty cop drama that makes Taggart look tame Northern Echo

More twists and turns than TV's Taggart at its best Stirling Observer

Compelling stuff Oxford Times