Pray for the Dying (Bob Skinner series, Book 23): An intricate and thrilling Scottish mystery

Pray for the Dying (Bob Skinner series, Book 23): An intricate and thrilling Scottish mystery

by QuintinJardine (Author)

Synopsis

'After what happened, none of us can be sure we're going to see tomorrow'

The killing was an expert hit. Three shots through the head, as the lights dimmed at a celebrity concert in Glasgow. A most public crime, and Edinburgh Chief Constable Bob Skinner is right in the centre of the storm, as it breaks over the Strathclyde force.
The shooters are dead too, killed at the scene. But who sent them?
The crisis finds Skinner, his private life shattered by the shocking end of his marriage, taking a step that he had sworn he never would. Tasked by Scotland's First Minister with the investigation of the outrage, he finds himself quickly uncovering some very murky deeds...The trail leads to London, where national issues compromise the hunt. Skinner has to rattle the bars of the most formidable cage in the country, and go head to head with its leading power brokers . . . a confrontation that seems too much, even for him. Can the Chief solve the most challenging mystery of his career . . . or will failure end it?

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Published: 06 Jun 2013

ISBN 10: 0755356993
ISBN 13: 9780755356997
Book Overview: The intricate, thrilling and brilliant new Bob Skinner mystery by Scotland's finest crime writer

Media Reviews
Jardine s 23rd Bob Skinner mystery showcases the shrewd and personable Edinburgh cop at his relentless best. Publishers Weekly
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