Murmuring the Judges (A Bob Skinner Mystery) - Hardcover

Quintin Jardine

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9780747219453: Murmuring the Judges (A Bob Skinner Mystery)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747219451 ISBN 13: 9780747219453

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 1998

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In Edinburgh's old Parliament House, an armed robbery trial is about to take a macabre turn. While the lawyers tussle over the evidence, the judge suddenly collapses in mortal agony - the victim of an apparent heart attack.
For Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner, with his life finally back on track after the near-collapse of his marriage, the last thing he needs is to be faced with the most baffling case of his career. But as the wave of brutal robberies continues, it emerges that Lord Archergait's death may have been murder - and he's not the only judge whose life is in danger.
With a gang of ruthless killers still at large, it's down to Skinner to piece together a puzzle of sinister complexity.

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From the Publisher:

These hair-trigger thrillers by Quintin Jardine, one of Scotland�s top-selling writers, have been praised for their ingenious plotting and powerful emotional drama. With Edinburgh police chief Robert Skinner at the center of the action, they form a first-class, robustly entertaining series of police procedurals.

Also available by Quintin Jardine: Autographs in the Rain, Gallery Whispers, Thursday Legends,Skinner's Ghosts, Skinner's Rules, Skinner's Festival, Skinner's Trail, Skinner's Round, Skinner's Ordeal and Skinner's Mission.

About the Author:

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

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