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Is a copycat killer at work in Edinburgh? Could it be DCC Bob Skinner himself?Talk about bad lies. At the edge of an Edinburgh golf course, a pretty young woman is found brutally murdered. Instantly, the jittery police are reminded of something they'd prefer to forget: a clever, ruthless serial murderer whose handiwork only recently had Edinburgh on edge. Like the earlier victims, Sugar Dean has been dispatched by a bullet to the back of the head. Again like the others, Sugar, a talented painter, has a connection to the art world. But hasn't the serial killer been killed himself? So is this murder the work of a copycat? At length it turns out that Big Bob himself was on the links the day Sugar met her end and is on the scene to discover still another female corpse. The suspiciously coincidental timing of Skinner's movements, together with his ownership of certain paintings pertinent to the case, suddenly make the second highest ranking cop in the nation a person of interest - a plot twist that may well strain the credulity of series loyalists.Too long and too talky. Fans may long for the time when Jardine (Death's Door, 2007, etc.) served them up taut and tense. (Kirkus Reviews)
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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.
It's the second week of July Trades Holiday in Edinburgh when Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner and his men get a call informing them that the body of a young woman has been found on a golf course. It's been there for ten days so she's not a pretty sight. But the way she has been laid out is uncannily familiar. The body has been 'composed', just like the bodies of three other young women in a previous case. Could it be the work of a copycat killer? The murder victim is an art teacher who was having a relationship with the son of a Tory MP. Her ex-boyfriend is a policeman with a reputation as a serious womaniser. It seems the murder trail is getting much too close for comfort...
It's the second week of July Trades Holiday in Edinburgh when Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner and his men get a call informing them that the body of a young woman has been found on a golf course. It's been there for ten days so she's not a pretty sight. But the way she has been laid out is uncannily familiar. The body has been 'composed', just like the bodies of three other young women in a previous case. Could it be the work of a copycat killer? The murder victim is an art teacher who was having a relationship with the son of a Tory MP. Her ex-boyfriend is a policeman with a reputation as a serious womaniser. It seems the murder trail is getting much too close for comfort...
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Skinner series has gone through many ups and downs, and seemed to be recovering quite nicely until this shocker. Carrying on almost immediately after Death's Door finished, it revolves around the discovery of another body laid out in the same way as the murders solved in the last book - is there a copycat out there?
We're back with the Edinburgh police, all of whom are promoted to high rank, yet still pound the beat, all with morals to die for, all related to each other. The dialogue is clunky, there's a huge amount of explanation in the narrative and the plot developments purely fanciful on occasion. The ending seems to have been bolted on as an afterthought.
However, the characters that I've followed through the series and the fact that the plot cracks along at pace meant it was worth the read. Don't bother if you haven't read any others in the series.
Will I read any more - unlikely after the jumping-the-shark line about Aileen being asked to raise the championship winning flag for Hibernian FC!!
All the best Skinner.
We're back with the Edinburgh police, all of whom are promoted to high rank, yet still pound the beat, all with morals to die for, all related to each other. The dialogue is clunky, there's a huge amount of explanation in the narrative and the plot developments purely fanciful on occasion. The ending seems to have been bolted on as an afterthought.
However, the characters that I've followed through the series and the fact that the plot cracks along at pace meant it was worth the read. Don't bother if you haven't read any others in the series.
Will I read any more - unlikely after the jumping-the-shark line about Aileen being asked to raise the championship winning flag for Hibernian FC!!
All the best Skinner.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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First of all, I should state that I haven't previously read any of QJ's other books. I would not recommend this to anyone else who hasn't done so. There is a huge list of characters who aren't really introduced to us, because we're expected to have read the other books first. It also helps if the reader has some understanding of the command structure of the police force (fortunately I did) otherwise we have no idea who is whose boss or vice versa.
The first two-fifths is pretty boring. Not much happens, there's a lot of talking, a lot of interaction between characters who the first-time QJ reader knows nothing about.
The second two-fifths is much more interesting as the body count begins to rise, and they start rounding up the suspects. However, I felt that the investigating police officers didn't behave very realistically or professionally - they seemed to let personal feelings govern the way they treated their suspects. As I work for the police force, this stuck out like a sore thumb.
The last fifth goes down like a lead balloon. When the killer is finally revealed, my only reaction was bewilderment. The motive given was completely underwhelming and constituted little more than a couple of sentences of explanatory text. I'd worked out who it was but couldn't imagine why he/she would do it, or why he/she would be trying to frame Bob Skinner.
On a humorous note, the book lost all credibility when it suggested that Hibernian FC had won the league...
The first two-fifths is pretty boring. Not much happens, there's a lot of talking, a lot of interaction between characters who the first-time QJ reader knows nothing about.
The second two-fifths is much more interesting as the body count begins to rise, and they start rounding up the suspects. However, I felt that the investigating police officers didn't behave very realistically or professionally - they seemed to let personal feelings govern the way they treated their suspects. As I work for the police force, this stuck out like a sore thumb.
The last fifth goes down like a lead balloon. When the killer is finally revealed, my only reaction was bewilderment. The motive given was completely underwhelming and constituted little more than a couple of sentences of explanatory text. I'd worked out who it was but couldn't imagine why he/she would do it, or why he/she would be trying to frame Bob Skinner.
On a humorous note, the book lost all credibility when it suggested that Hibernian FC had won the league...
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In many ways Quintin Jardine is the Scottish answer to John Grisham; after reading the books there is a slightly empty feeling, but whilst reading one is gripped and cannot resist turning the page.
However, this 18th in the Skinner series does stretch credulity. VERY senior officers across more than one Police force appear to get involved in the nitty gritty of investigations. Their private lives are so complicated that it is difficult to see how they can concentrate on their work. And the denouement in this book is frankly ludicrous.
This is not a bad book, but not a terribly good one either. New readers should probably start with one of the earlier novels, but Skinner fans will get something out of this.
However, this 18th in the Skinner series does stretch credulity. VERY senior officers across more than one Police force appear to get involved in the nitty gritty of investigations. Their private lives are so complicated that it is difficult to see how they can concentrate on their work. And the denouement in this book is frankly ludicrous.
This is not a bad book, but not a terribly good one either. New readers should probably start with one of the earlier novels, but Skinner fans will get something out of this.
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Great story - Great read!
A logical step in the series, but the twists and turns in the plot were well disguised. I thoroughly enjoyed this latest tale of Bob Skinner
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by Iain Cochrane
misses the mark
I stopped reading the Skinner books sometime ago, they were just too far feteched, too far 'up themselves', with too many senior officers with Skinner himself bordering on... Read more
Published on 18 July 2009 by catholic reader
Big disappointment
I have read all of the Bob Skinner series of books, but have become less enthralled with the past two. Read more
Published on 3 July 2008 by Mac
too many chiefs spoil the broth!
I have read several books in this series and have often had a problem keeping up with who is who in the Police structure but the plot usually keeps me interested. Not in this case. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2008 by D. Cameron
Another gem from Jardine!
Having read Death's Door, I couldn't wait for the sequel. All I can say is, it certainly doesn't disappoint. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2008 by Mr. J. Ireland
Highly Recommended
This is a fantastic, gripping read, that will keep you guessing right the way through. I highly recommend it.
Published on 9 Jun 2008 by B. Dive
Another gripping Skinner book
Picked this up at the weekend from my local bookshop and pretty much read the entire thing sitting in the scorching sunshine. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2008 by Clatty Claude
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