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PUBLISHER: Headline Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN: 9780755357000
RRP: £8.99
PAGES: 432
PUBLICATION DATE:
January 2, 2014
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Pray for the Dying
‘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. The shooters were killed at the scene, but who sent them? The crisis finds Skinner taking a step that he had sworn he never would. Tasked with the investigation of the outrage, he finds himself uncovering some very murky deeds…The trail leads to London, and 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?
Reviews of Pray for the Dying
"Jardine's 23rd Bob Skinner mystery showcases the shrewd and personable Edinburgh cop at his relentless best." –"Publishers Weekly"
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