Quintin Jardine
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Quintin Jardine | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Occupation | Novelist, crime fiction |
| Period | 1993 - present |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
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Quintin Jardine (born 1945) is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.[1]
Biography
[edit]Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and in Glasgow he studied law. He has worked as a journalist, government information officer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant, over time he decided to be a writer.[2]
Books
[edit]Bob Skinner series
[edit]Jardine has written 35 novels featuring senior Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner:
- Skinner's Rules (1993)[citation needed]
- Skinner's Festival (1994)[citation needed]
- Skinner's Trail (1994) ISBN 9780747241416
- Skinner's Round (1995)[citation needed]
- Skinner's Ordeal (1996)[citation needed]
- Skinner's Mission (1997)[citation needed]
- Skinner's Ghosts (1998)[citation needed]
- Murmuring the Judges (1998) ISBN 0747259623
- Gallery Whispers (1999)[citation needed]
- Thursday Legends (2000) ISBN 0747256683
- Autographs in the Rain (2001) ISBN 0747273995
- Head Shot (2002)[citation needed]
- Fallen Gods (2003)[citation needed]
- Stay of Execution (2004)[citation needed]
- Lethal Intent (2005)[citation needed]
- Dead and Buried (2006)[citation needed]
- Death's Door (2007)[citation needed]
- Aftershock (2008)[citation needed]
- Fatal Last Words (2009)[citation needed]
- A Rush of Blood (2010)[citation needed]
- Grievous Angel (2011)[citation needed]
- Funeral Note (2012)[citation needed]
- Pray for the Dying (2013)[citation needed]
- Hour of Darkness (2014)[citation needed]
- The Last Resort (2015)[citation needed]
- Private Investigations (2016)
- Game Over (2017)[3]
- State Secrets (2017)
- A Brush With Death (2018)
- Cold Case (2018)
- The Bad Fire (2019)
- The Roots of Evil (2020)
- Deadlock (2021)
- Open Season (2022)
- The Cage (2023)
Oz Blackstone series
[edit]Novels featuring Oz Blackstone.
- Blackstone's Pursuits (1996)[citation needed]
- A Coffin for Two (1997)[citation needed]
- Wearing Purple (1999)[citation needed]
- Screen Savers (2000)[citation needed]
- On Honeymoon with Death (2001)[citation needed]
- Poisoned Cherries (2002) ISBN 0747271771
- Unnatural Justice (2003) ISBN 0755309413
- Alarm Call (2004)[citation needed]
- For the Death of Me (2005)[citation needed]
Primavera Blackstone series
[edit]Novels featuring Primavera Blackstone:
- Inhuman Remains (2009)[citation needed]
- Blood Red (2010)[citation needed]
- As Easy As Murder (2012)[citation needed]
- Deadly Business (2013)[citation needed]
- As Serious as Death (2013)
Other projects
[edit]- The Loner (2011)[citation needed] A story about Xavi's early life
- Mathew's Tale (2014) ISBN 978-0-7553-8560-7 A story about one of Skinner's 19c ancestors.
- Skinner's Elves: A Bob Skinner Christmas Story. (2017). A short story set in 2041. Included in the Audiobook for 'The Cage'
References
[edit]- ^ "Authors: Quintin Jardine". Books From Scotland.
- ^ "QJ bio". 17 September 2009.
- ^ publisher http://www.campbellreadbooks.com/
External links
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