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Death's Door (Bob Skinner Mysteries) (Paperback)

by Quintin Jardine (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; Reprint edition (7 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0755329112
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755329113
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,396 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"[A] durable, highly readable series. . . . Jardine excels at coordinating the multiple crimes crucial to a police procedural and setting his coppers against the clock." --"Kirkus Reviews"

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When two young female artists are murdered in what looks like ritualistic killings, the pressure is on to find a highly professional murderer. What is the link with the art world? Is the killer a disgruntled art critic? A twice-jilted lover? The arrival of the father of one of the victims, millionaire businessman Davor Boras, brings in the big guns of the Home Office, MI5 and the CIA. It's not long before Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner gets called back to the frontline. With an estranged son, a dubious assistant and connections in very high places, what is more important to Boras: business or family? There’s too much at stake - there’s going to be bloodshed - and Skinner's men are at risk of getting caught in the crossfire...

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5.0 out of 5 stars real return to form, 30 Jun 2007
By M. Seymour "amikeseymour" (Europe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death's Door (Paperback)
Recent Skinner books have, in my opinion, neglected the policing and focussed too much on love, divorce and separation but this one is a real tour de force. Excellent plot, borrows slightly from true to life events and a real classic performance from Skinner once he makes an appearance. Well worth it
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, 2 Jul 2007
By m tennant "technicalrev" (united kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the best bob skinner novels in a long time, it is truly gripping and with the loss of a major charachter the plot keeps you from putting the book down. However the reason it losses a star is the late arrival in the book of the main charachter. If your a fan of scottish crime novels then this is a must read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I'm not sure that this is the best place to start with Jardine, 18 May 2008
By J. Bowen "Jamie Bowen" (Hampstead London) - See all my reviews
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Quintin Jardine writes a number of serial style books about recurring characters. One of his recurring characters is Bob Skinner, the Deputy Chief Constable for the Edinburgh area of Scotland. By all accounts he's typical of most detectives these days. He bends rules when he needs to, and breaks them when he has no other alternative, but unlike most rule breaking cops, is liked by those he works with (and so has few of the flaws that are typically associated with the flawed detective).

The problem with this book is that Skinner doesn't appear in much of the book. Imagine having a Rankin book with a marginalised Rebus or a Christie crime novel with a marginalised Poirot or Marple and you've got an idea of what to expect here.

In this book, a police procedural if you hadn't guessed, Skinner's subordinates investigate the shooting deaths of two Edinburgh artists, the murder of one of their boyfriends, and the killing of a mutual friend of theirs.

While they do this, they have to contend with the multi-millionaire father of one of the victims, who has effectively put a bounty on the head of the murderer at a press-conference organised by the police.

The book isn't bad, but it has three major problems as I see it. Firstly, it feels like a story that you've walked into, part way through. It's interesting, but you get the sense that there's this whole back story you're missing.

Secondly, it's almost too procedural. Anyone who has read more than a couple of detective novels in the past 10yrs (or watched a Law and Order episode for that matter) will knows that there are certain things that the police have to do (and that they face several problems during an investigation). This book covers every one of those problems (or feels like it does), and that slows the book down somewhat, which might be a problem for some people.

Finally it's missing its' central character, which to my mind is never a good sign, and one of his more significant replacements dies 75% of the way through, which doesn't help things I don't think.

In short, this isn't a bad book, but I'm inclined to suspect that Skinner's absence is the 1000lb gorilla in the room that no one mentions. So if you want to "get into" the Bob Skinner series, I wouldn't start here (as the Irish say about travel directions).
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4.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for skinner?
How do you write a Bob Skinner novel without Bob Skinner ? Very well appears to be the answer. This novel I'm sure would baffle anyone attempting this as their first introduction... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ian Paterson

3.0 out of 5 stars Where is Bob?
As a great fan of Bob Skinner I was a little disappointed as he only appears towards the end of the book. However, he was supposed to be on sabbatical! Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Too cosy
I find the Edinburgh Police squad a cosy bunch. Everybody is doing it with everybody. Al are related or at least were related in the past. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Will it get better
I'm about half way through this book and to be honest it's only the overall plot thats keeping me going. Read more
Published 20 months ago by David Bryce

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, shame about the blurb...
This was my first foray into the Bob Skinner books (thanks, Mum), and I'm now working my way through the back catalogue, so much have I enjoyed them. Read more
Published 21 months ago by JoCatLady

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