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Skinner's Festival [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Quintin Jardine (Author), Robbie MacNab (Narrator)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Story Sound (15 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1859033954
  • ISBN-13: 978-1859033951
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,376,517 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An explosion rocks Princes Street in the midst of the Edinburgh Festival. Responsibility is claimed by a group supposedly demanding political separation from Britain, but as atrocities escalate, Head of CID Bob Skinner realizes this is no gang of fanatics, but a highly professional team.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, plot twisting brilliance, a true thriller, 1 Dec 2000
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This review is from: Skinner's Festival (Bob Skinner Mysteries) (Paperback)
Starting with an explosion in the midst of the Edinburgh Festival, top Edinburgh cop Bob Skinner is quickly thrust into a world where nothing is as it seems and dark twists and untrustworthy deeds can be done even by those you trust.

Bluff and counter bluff are ever present in this tense thriller where the initial perceived political motives of the terrorists are expertly investigated by Skinner to reveal a much more basic motive.

The characters ranging from the hero to the weak and snivelling political hungry Secretary of State are all too accurate and are recogniseable.

Combining a sure knowledge of Edinburgh, this story is wonderful read.

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good page turner but....., 28 Dec 2001
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This review is from: Skinner's Festival (Bob Skinner Mysteries) (Paperback)
I like the characters, like the humour, like the twists, like the locations, but Jardine seems to have a couple of flaws in his make up

- He drops the main villain into the story quite early, and quite obviously
- Every crime involving Skinner becomes an international incident (admittedly only in the two books of read of his so far!)

I enjoy the books, and would recommend them to people who like strong characters & intersting locations, but would encourage that you suspend belief at about 3/4's of the way through the book

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good on Edinburgh, bad on Skinner, 5 Dec 2000
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This review is from: Skinner's Festival (Bob Skinner Mysteries) (Paperback)
It is a matter of taste, I know, but I don't like the traditional harder-than-thou policeman or private detective. It's something about a man with "something in his eyes that scared her" that makes me scoff and loose interest. Skinner is one of these men, which is a pity, as he could be a decent guy if it wasn't for the macho posturing. Or, to be fair, if it wasn't for the posturing of the writer. This is the only Skinner book I have read, and it may not be the best one - the plot is OK, I love the descriptions of Edinburgh (my reason for reading it in the first place) - but the characterisation falters at times.
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