Read Series: Bob Skinner
by Author Quintin Jardine
Skinner's Festival (1995)
Each August thousands of tourists and performers flood into Edinburgh for its infamous Festival. But this year, on the very first day, an explosion rocks Princes Street and one man is killed. Assistant Chief Constable Bob Skinner, head of CIC, soon learns this was no accident. For, a few hours la...
Head Shot (2002)
Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner has witnessed the aftermath of murder countless times. Yet nothing could have prepared him for identifying the strangled bodies of his wife's beloved parents, killed at their lakeside cabin in New York State. Driven by cold rage, Skinner quickly muscles in on th...
Skinner's Round (1996)
A four-day tournament involving the world's leading golfers is being staged for the opening of a new country club created on his East Lothian estate by the Marquis of Kinture and two partners. But on the Sunday afternoon preceding, one of the partners is found dead in his private Jacuzzi in the c...
Thursday Legends (2001)
Every Thursday for 25 years, Skinner and his friends have met for a game of football. Which is why the discovery of Alec Smith's mutilated corpse has hit Skinner so hard. A former policeman, Smith was one of the Thursday Legends. When another teammate is murdered, Skinner realizes it's only the b...
Skinner's Ordeal (1997)
The fifth novel in the Bob Skinner Mystery series, this thriller follows Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner on his next investigation. After a mid-air explosion of a plane carrying the British and American defense secretaries, those investigating must wade through a vast array of possible suspect...
Skinner's Rules (1994)
As head of Edinburgh's CID, Bob Skinner has seen it all—but even he is shocked by the mutilated corpse discovered in a dark alleyway. The motive for the brutal murder remains a mystery, until an elaborate smokescreen emerges which shrouds an intricate conspiracy.
Skinner's Trail (1995)
A murder in an affluent Edinburgh suburb leaves Assistant Chief Constable Bob Skinner baffled. Then a case of property fraud takes Skinner in a new direction. Moving from Scotland to Spain to a climax in Edinburgh, this thriller follows a trail involving vice, corruption, and the merchants of death.
Skinner's Ghosts (1998)
Suffering the strains of a faltering marriage, the last thing Bob Skinner needs is for his private life to be plastered on the front pages of a sleazy tabloid. To make matters worse, two brutal murders and allegations about Skinner himself make simultaneous headlines. As the clock runs out, Skinn...
Lethal Intent (2006)
Four Albanian gangsters have infiltrated Edinburgh. They're ruthless operators and deep undercover. MI5 are on their case, and, unknown to Bob Skinner and his men, they've set up a drug-dealing sting to flush them out. The resulting mayhem throws everyone off, but when the dust settles, they real...