Skinner's Ghosts (Bob Skinner Mysteries) [Paperback]

Quintin Jardine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2012 | Series: Bob Skinner Mysteries

Skinner faces the greatest, most personal tests of his career in this seventh captivating crime thriller

 

Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner could be forgiven for thinking not only that someone up there doesn't like him, but that someone down here is out to get him. Suffering the strain of a marriage on the rocks, the last thing he needs is for his private life to be plastered across the front pages of a sleazy tabloid. To make matters worse, two brutal murders and new allegations about Skinner himself make simultaneous headlines. Unless he can clear his name and uncover the secret behind the series of brutal crimes, he stands to lose everything: his family, his career, and even his life and liberty.

Editorial Reviews

Review

³A remarkably assured first novel...a tour de force.² (THE NEW YORK TIMES) for Skinner¹s Rules -- unknown --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

These hair-trigger thrillers by Quintin Jardine, one of Scotland¹s top-selling writers, have been praised for their ingenious plotting and powerful emotional drama. With Edinburgh police chief Robert Skinner at the center of the action, they form a first-class, robustly entertaining series of police procedurals.

Also available by Quintin Jardine: Autographs in the Rain, Gallery Whispers, Murmuring the Judges,Thursday Legends, Skinner's Rules, Skinner's Festival, Skinner's Trail, Skinner's Round, Skinner's Ordeal and Skinner's Mission.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (April 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755358643
• ISBN-13: 978-0755358649
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.1 x 8.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,847,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book in a great series!, May 9, 2000

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Joachim Buarø - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skinner's Ghosts (Hardcover)

DCC Robert Morgan Skinner finds himself in the middle of a comprehensive plot against him when a personal friend is brutally raped and murdered while her son is kidnapped. This is just the beginning of a series of destructive events put in place by someone to destroy Skinner.

Skinner is vulnerable at this point, separated from his wife Sarah. While she and his son are in USA, he has a relationship with another woman. This relatonship is just one of many mistakes Skinner makes during the hard times.

This book more than any of the others in the Skinner series exhibits flaws in the super hero DCC, and it is a great read.