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The book that launched a legend: the first novel in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series.
As head of Edinburgh's CID, Detective Chief Superintendent Bob Skinner has seen it all... but even he is shocked by the savagely mutilated corpse discovered in a dark alleyway. The victim is identified as a successful young lawyer, and the motive for the brutal death remains a mystery. Then further seemingly random killings in the city begin to suggest a vicious serial killer is on the rampage. But when the lawyer's fiancee is also murdered, Skinner realises that someone is in deadly earnest...
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Quintin Jardine gave up the life of a political spin doctor for the more morally acceptable world of murder and mayhem. Happily married, he hides from critics and creditors in secret locations in Scotland and Spain.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Quintine Jardine starts to build the rich character of Bob Skinner from the start, capturing the quintessence of both Edinburgh and a crime investigation. The first of eleven books in the series. You'll pick it up and not put it down.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Of modern writers I rate Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendal, Reginald Hill, Peter Robinson and Peter Lovesey.
Spotted a pattern there ?
This is the first Skinner book I've read and you can be sure it won't be the last !
To fans of the five writers named above you can buy this book with TOTAL confidence
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As I know and love Edinburgh and enjoy reading crime fiction, a friend recommended I begin to read the 'Skinner' books. To enjoy these books you must read them in sequence starting with Skinners Rules.
Quintin Jardine is by far the best author of crime fiction I have ever read and cannot understand why his books are so high up the 'charts'. This book is a great read and keeps you in suspense right to the last page.
Enjoy!
PS: I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to my family, but really I can't put Jardine's books down, anyway you are able to fend for yourselves for a few days whilst I finish my next 'Skinner book'!!!
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e-book version is a shambles
Just bought the e-book version and the quality is really poor (especially once you hit the 50% mark - it's like the proof reader just gave up). Read more
Published 8 months ago by Marie Storrar
Irritating man
Jardine was recommended to my be a friend so I thought I would start at the begining of the Skinner series. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Pushkin
Fast paced but cliche ridden police procedural
Skinner's Rules kicks off with the brutal murder of a lawyer in Edinburgh and when his fiance is murdered shortly afterwards, it becomes clear that this is not the work of a random... Read more
Published 22 months ago by CJ
Corny but enjoyable crime thriller
The first of the Skinner books is not as slick as later ones - stilted and even corny - but enjoyable in a self-indulgent way. Read more
Published on 14 April 2010 by Mr. Ross Maynard
I've read worse.
Bought this, the first of the Skinner books, on the basis of a favourable comparison to Ian Rankin. Sadly, that comparison was very wide of the mark. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2010 by Chris
Skinner's Rules
I did enjoy this book, but there's no point in pretending it's anything more than holiday or `long journey' fodder- a `guilty pleasure' if you will. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2009 by Tom
Compelling read
Never saw Quintins name till I picked up "Skinners Rules" off a bookshelf at the hotel in Sorrento on holiday last week,I was really enjoying it , till I discovered I'd left it on... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2009 by Geordyboy
The Journey Begins
I discovered the "Skinner" books when I visited Edinburgh on a regular business. As the books are set in Edinburgh it really brought them to life being in the area. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by Pauline Martin
not the greatest book I've ever read
This was my first Skinner book and I won't go out in a rush to buy another one. If you're looking for a fast-paced pageturner full of twists and suspense, buy something... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2006 by Gina Skinner
Morse of the North?
On a visit to Edinburgh, I was fascinated to see the number of books by Quintin Jardine on the shelves - here in the south of England he is unheard of. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2000 by graham@swansoft.co.gg
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