When two young female artists are murdered in what appear to be ritualistic killings, the pressure is on to find the highly professional murderer. The arrival of the father of the second victim, millionaire businessman Davor Boras, brings in the Home Office, MI5, the CIA, and the seasoned Detective Chief Constable Bob Skinner. With an estranged son, a dubious assistant, and connections in very high places, it’s unclear whether business or family is more important to Boras. The killer may have met his match in the Boras family, and Skinner’s men quickly find themselves at risk of getting caught in the crossfire.
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The star doesn't take center stage until late in Jardine's hard-hitting 17th Bob Skinner mystery (after 2007's Dead and Buried), but when he does, the Scottish deputy chief constable quickly makes his presence felt. Skinner's friends and colleagues on the force have been grappling with a possible serial killer who has claimed the lives of Stacey Gavin and Zrinka Boras, two young and attractive artists. The offer of a million-pound reward for the killer by Boras's father, a wealthy and well-connected businessman, hampers the official inquiry. After pursuing a flurry of false leads, the police find a personal connection between the victims, but their efforts to identify the man the two artists knew in common runs into unexpected interference from the security services. The novel's strength lies in the depiction of camaraderie among the police, which makes the tragedy that befalls one of them the more poignant, but readers should be prepared for routine prose and plotting. (Feb.)
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"[A] durable, highly readable series. . . . Jardine excels at coordinating the multiple crimes crucial to a police procedural and setting his coppers against the clock." —Kirkus Reviews
"Deplorably readable." —Guardian
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Though billed as a Bob Skinner book he is not prominently a part of the story until the last 4th of the book. Again, a well crafted story that keeps your attention. Jardine's prose and style are hard to put down. I recommend this book.
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