Blood Red (Primavera Blackstone series, Book 2): Murder and deceit abound in this thrilling mystery

Blood Red (Primavera Blackstone series, Book 2): Murder and deceit abound in this thrilling mystery

by QuintinJardine (Author)

Synopsis

Primavera Blackstone becomes the prime suspect in the second breathtaking novel in a brilliant new series by bestselling Scottish crime writer Quintin Jardine. Primavera is enjoying the quiet life in an idyllic village on the Catalan coast of Spain. The attractive single mother and eight-year-old Tom, son of the late and still lamented Oz Blackstone, are popular figures in the tiny community. But her close friendship with the parish priest has eyebrows rising and tongues wagging. Then a dispute explodes with a powerful councillor who refuses to allow the village wine fair to go ahead. When his body is found, head caved in, some ominous questions are asked...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publisher: Headline
Published: 07 Jan 2010

ISBN 10: 0755340248
ISBN 13: 9780755340248

Media Reviews
If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writing, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery. -- Glasgow Herald
Remarkably assured . . . a tour de force. -- New York Times on Skinner's Rules
Remarkably assured . . . a tour de force. New York Times on Skinner's Rules
If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writing, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery. Glasgow Herald
Highly recommended for patrons who enjoy British police procedurals. Library Journal on Dead and Buried
This gritty, fast-paced mystery will pin even the most squeamish readers to the page. Publishers Weekly on Thursday Legends
Author Bio
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