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  • Bibliography:
    54 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1994
  • Latest Book:
    November 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Bob Skinner Mystery

1 - Skinner's Rules (Jul-1994)
2 - Skinner's Festival (Apr-1995)
3 - Skinner's Trail (1994)
4 - Skinner's Round (1995)
5 - Skinner's Ordeal (Aug-1996)
6 - Skinner's Mission (May-1997)
7 - Skinner's Ghosts (Mar-1998)
8 - Murmuring the Judges (Nov-1998)
9 - Gallery Whispers (Aug-1999)
10 - Thursday Legends (Sep-2000)
11 - Autographs in the Rain (Jul-2001)
12 - Head Shot (Aug-2002)
13 - Fallen Gods (Sep-2003)
14 - Stay of Execution (Jul-2004)
15 - Lethal Intent (Jul-2005)
16 - Dead And Buried (Jul-2006)
17 - Death's Door (Oct-2007)
18 - Aftershock (May-2008)
19 - Fatal Last Words (Sep-2009)
20 - A Rush of Blood (Oct-2010)
21 - Grievous Angel (Oct-2011)
22 - Funeral Note (May-2012)
23 - Pray for the Dying (Aug-2013)
24 - Hour of Darkness (Nov-2014)
25 - Last Resort (Mar-2016)
26 - Private Investigations (Nov-2016)
27 - Game Over (Sep-2017)
28 - State Secrets (Jun-2018)
29 - A Brush with Death (Apr-2018)
30 - Cold Case (Nov-2018)
31 - The Bad Fire (Jun-2020)
32 - The Roots of Evil (Nov-2020)
33 - Deadlock (Nov-2021)
34 - Open Season (Nov-2022)

An Oz Blackstone Mystery

1 - Blackstone's Pursuits (1996)
2 - A Coffin for Two (Feb-1999)
3 - Wearing Purple (Mar-2003)
4 - Screen Savers (Mar-2003)
5 - On Honeymoon With Death (2001)
6 - Poisoned Cherries (Jun-2003)
7 - Unnatural Justice (Nov-2003)
8 - Alarm Call (Nov-2004)
9 - For the Death of Me (Nov-2005)
10 - Born to be Wild (Jul-2016)
10.5 - The Last Chickenpig (Oct-2016)

A Primavera Phillips Mystery

1 - Inhuman Remains (Dec-2008)
2 - Blood Red (May-2010)
3 - As Easy as Murder (Apr-2012)
4 - Deadly Business (Sep-2013)
5 - As Serious as Death (Mar-2014)

Book List in Order: 54 titles



    • / Police Procedural
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    A gangland killing sets Edinburgh's police chief on a deadly quest... Skinner is on the trail of organised crime and a cold-blooded killer in Skinner's Trail, the gripping third novel in Quintin Jardine's bestselling crime series. Perfect for fans o...



  • Edinburgh's hardest cop hunts a serial killer... The book that launched a legend: Skinner's Rules is the first novel in the bestselling Bob Skinner series by acclaimed author Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter James.'Remarkabl...



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    Can Edinburgh's hardest cop stay the course? Bob Skinner must challenge local beliefs and legends to solve a gruesome murder in Skinner's Round, the fourth instalment in Quintin Jardine's crime series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter May. '...



  • Countdown to disaster for Edinburgh's hardest cop... Terrorists strike at the heart of the Edinburgh Festival in Skinner's Festival, Quintin Jardine's second novel in the ever popular Bob Skinner series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDerm...



  • When private enquiry agent Oz Blackstone takes on the job of finding an insurance company's missing half million, he's hoping for a healthy finder's fee, not a life-changing experience. But when he finds the corpse of the would-be embezzler with a kn...



  • Edinburgh's hardest cop faces private crisis and public disaster... Skinner faces both the biggest case of his career and crippling personal crisis in Skinner's Ordeal, the thrilling fifth novel in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Edinburgh crime serie...



  • Murder past and present obsesses Edinburgh's hardest cop... Skinner must help a criminal in order to catch a killer in Skinner's Mission, the sixth novel in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Edinburgh crime series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Pet...



  • When the hunter becomes the prey... Skinner faces the greatest, most personal tests of his career in Skinner's Ghosts, a gripping crime thriller and the seventh book in Quintin Jardine's highly praised DCC Bob Skinner series. Perfect for fans of Ian...



  • Justice takes a lethal turn... Bob Skinner faces a complex case of murder and organised crime in Murmuring the Judges, an absorbing crime thriller from acclaimed author Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.'Gritty cop dra...






  • After cracking their first case together as a private investigation team, Oz Blackstone and Primavera Phillips find themselves simultaneously in love and in the money. And where better to lie back and contemplate life than the picturesque village of ...



  • Death comes in many disguises... A terrorist threat and a serial killer on the streets of Edinburgh spell trouble for Scotland's toughest cop in Gallery Whispers, the ninth instalment in Quintin Jardine's gripping crime series. Perfect for fans of I...



  • Old scores are settled in blood... A brutal and apparently motiveless murder leads Skinner to suspect his own friends of treachery in Thursday Legends, the gripping crime novel of retribution and ultimate justice from acclaimed writer Quintin Jardin...



  • Sometimes murder is only the beginning... Murder follows Oz Blackstone to Spain in On Honeymoon with Death, Quintin Jardine's gripping mystery. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.'Jardine manages to combine the picturesque with the th...



  • Edinburgh's toughest cop discovers the dangers of celebrity... DCC Bob Skinner is about to find out that nothing is quite what it seems in Autographs in the Rain, the eleventh title in the bestselling crime series by Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fan...



  • The mighty can fall... Bob Skinner travels to New York to hunt out a serial killer in Quintin Jardine's gripping crime thriller, Head Shot. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. 'This is Jardine doing what he does best... page-turning stu...



  • The spotlight can be murder... In Quintin Jardine's Screen Savers, Oz Blackstone attempts to put the past behind him, before crime comes creeping back to meet him. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter May. 'Screen Savers is a novel that engages ...



  • Not even the larger-than-life can escape the vice-grip of murder... Oz Blackstone delves into the dangerous world of professional wrestling in Wearing Purple, Quintin Jardine's third novel to feature the private investigator. Perfect for fans of Ian...



  • When death plays a starring role... Oz Blackstone returns in Poisoned Cherries, a tremendously fast-paced and witty crime adventure from acclaimed author Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter James.'Jardine's plot is very cleverl...



  • Can Scotland's sharpest detective draw triumph from tragedy? Demons from his past threaten Skinner's personal and professional life in Quintin Jardine's unputdownable crime thriller Fallen Gods. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.'Skinn...






  • This time it's personal... Blackmail and jealousy threaten Oz Blackstone and his family in Unnatural Justice, Quintin Jardine's thrilling seventh novel in the crime series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. 'Meticulously plotted with ...



  • Can you fight evil with evil...? As international terrorism stalks the City of Edinburgh, DCC Bob Skinner confronts his darkest demons in Quintin Jardine's gripping crime thriller Stay of Execution. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Evil...



  • Revenge can have shattering consequences... Oz Blackstone returns in Alarm Call, the witty, pacy and dramatic eighth novel in Quintin Jardine's crime series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.Oz Blackstone didn't go looking for fame: i...



  • Would you kill, to save a life? DCC Bob Skinner faces a life-changing dilemma in Lethal Intenet, a gripping and thought-provoking novel in the Bob Skinner series from crime master Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.'W...



  • You've got one shot at life... Oz Blackstone is never too far from the criminal underworld, as proved in his ninth adventure For the Death of Me from acclaimed author Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter May.It's summertime in M...



  • Murder is rarely cut and dried. Usually it follows its own unique, twisted logic... Bob Skinner has his hands full in Dead and Buried, Quintin Jardine's sixteenth instalment to feature the hard-as-nails detective. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and ...



  • A serial killer is setting the most devious traps... There's no end to the deviousness of a murderer, and DCC Bob Skinner won't stop until the killer is caught in Death's Door, a riveting crime novel from Scotland's Crime Master Quintin Jardine. Per...



  • Skinner's world is shaken to the core... Still reeling from the tragic death of their much-loved colleague, Skinner's men are about to discover that a disturbed serial killer is still at large and very close to home. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin a...



  • A trail of deceit with a deadly conclusion... Inhuman Remains introduces Primavera Blackstone in her new guise as sleuth in a thrilling new series from the bestselling Scottish crime author Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter J...



  • Death reads between the lines... It's no ordinary summer for DCC Bob Skinner, as murder and mystery leap from the page of Fatal Last Words, the nineteenth volume of Quintin Jardine's outstanding crime series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter...






  • Paradise takes a deadly fall... Primavera Blackstone becomes the prime suspect in Blood Red, the second breath-taking novel in the brilliant series by bestselling Scottish crime writer Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid...



  • A political fantasy by Quintin Jardine, the celebrated Scottish mystery writer and author of forty titles, including the hard-boiled adventures of top cop Bob Skinner, two cosier series featuring protagonists Oz Blackstone and Primavera Phillips, an...



  • The horrific suicide of a successful Lithuanian entrepreneur rouses suspicion among the newly appointed Chief Constable Bob Skinner and his colleagues. Theyve crossed swords with the businessman before; why would a man with everything to live for tak...



  • Is the truth worth dying for...? The Loner is a unique and gripping stand-alone novel from masterful novelist Quintin Jardine - a powerful story of one man who discovers shocking secrets. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. Xavier (Xavi...



  • In the dark of night, death casts a shadow... Edinburgh's toughest cop, Bob Skinner, looks into his past to assuage his demons in Quintin Jardine's thrilling mystery Grievous Angel. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter James.Skinner revisits his...



  • Evil stalks an idyllic retreat... An exciting ensemble of characters make for a gripping read in As Easy as Murder, Quintin Jardine's third unmissable crime thriller to feature Primavera Blackstone. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.'D...



  • A shallow grave hides the deepest secrets... An exhumed body reveals long-buried secrets in Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner mystery, Funeral Note. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid.After a tip-off, a man's body is exhumed from a shallow ...



  • Family ties can hide deep wounds... Bob Skinner uncovers a trail of evil in Pray for the Dying, Quintin Jardine's gripping crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.'Jardine's 23rd Bob Skinner mystery showcases the shrewd and p...



  • It's the Fiesta de San Juan in Spain, the national celebration of the Summer Solstice, and there's much excitement about a huge firework display in the village of St Marti. But Primavera Blackstone is more inflamed by the appearance of a mysterious w...



  • A blast from the present... Primavera Blackstone faces problems from both her past and her present in Quintin Jardine's gripping mystery As Serious as Death. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.Primavera Blackstone has found a hard-ear...






  • Blood will out, always... Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner novel Hour of Darkness sees the Edinburgh cop faced with a case that calls every part of his life into question. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter May.The body of a murdered woman is fou...



  • 1818, Carluke, Lancashire. Mathew Fleming returns home to Scotland following heroic service at the Battle of Waterloo. After seven years away, he is a ghostly presence to those he left behind. But Mathew is ambitious and soon becomes a man of influen...



  • LAST RESORT is the twenty-fifth novel in the Bob Skinner series by Quintin Jardine, Scotland's master of crime, and sees the Edinburgh cop back as never before. After thirty years of service, former Chief Constable Bob Skinner faces the possible end ...



  • Ten years ago, Oz Blackstone, movie icon, died tragically while filming in remote Guatemala; mourned by millions, his story came to an end, and his secrets died with him. His soulmate Primavera Phillips took their young son Tom back to the Spanish vi...



  • 'Born to be Wild', a short story, began with the death of Oz Blackstone, movie hero and idol of millions, and tells how it might not have happened. 'The Last Chickenpig' carries on the yarn as seventeen-year-old Tom, Oz's son with his soul-mate Prima...



  • Death is a hard habit to break... Private Investigations is Quintin Jardine's twenty-sixth Bob Skinner mystery and sees the Edinburgh sleuth plunged into a gruelling case, in which no score will go unsettled. A thrilling mystery for fans of Ian Rank...



  • The deadliest contests are fought on the sidelines... Game Over is the twenty-seventh gripping Bob Skinner mystery from the master of Scottish crime, Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid.When supermodel Annette Bordeaux i...



  • When millionaire Leo Speight is found poisoned, Scotland's toughest cop is called in to solve the high-profile case... Skinner joins his old team in a complex murder investigation in the twenty-ninth gripping mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling ...



  • A shocking act of violence at the Palace of Westminster draws Edinburgh's toughest cop into a complex new case... Skinner is plunged into a web of politics and enemies in STATE SECRETS, another compelling and utterly addictive mystery from bestsell...



  • Is a killer still on the loose? The thirtieth gritty mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Bob Skinner series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Praise for Quintin Jardine's gripping novels: 'Well constructed, fast-paced, Ja...






  • 'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' SunThe gritty new mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Bob Skinner series, set in Edinburgh and the Scottish countryside; not to ...



  • THE DARKEST DEEDS ARE HIDDEN FROM SIGHT . . .Bob Skinner is back in the latest gritty mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. New Year's Day, and Edinburgh lies sleeping. But two men w...



  • The gripping new mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Bob Skinner series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May.Sir Robert Skinner's stock is rising - after retiring from the police service he's been promoted to head an internat...



  • 'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICKAmidst a family celebration, a cataclysmic storm uncovers long-buried horrors - and a team of detectives struggle to solve a thirty-year-old double murder.The police are also sear...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Quintin Jardine has published 54 books.

Quintin Jardine does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Cage, was published in November 2023.

The first book by Quintin Jardine, Skinner's Trail, was published in January 1994.

Yes. Quintin Jardine has 3 series.