This book is a study of the Russo Japanese War of 1904-1905, as seen through the eyes of the British Naval Attaché, Captain William Pakenham. The complicated set of international relations at the turn
Continuing from the fall of the Second Empire until the ending of the war, and the founding of a unified Germany, this second part of a two-volume military history of the Franco-Prussian War explores
A shocking act of violence at the Palace of Westminster draws Edinburgh's toughest cop into a complex new case... Skinner is plunged into a web of politics and enemies in STATE SECRETS, another comp
Presents a detailed account of the war against the French Imperial Army waged by the armies of the German Confederation, directed by that supreme military mind, Helmuth von Moltke. This book ends as t
August in Edinburgh: as Skinner stands on the edge of a career-defining moment?and his fiancee?Scotland's First Minister Aileen de Marco?faces a political crisis, one of Scotland's most successful cri
The horrific suicide of a successful Lithuanian entrepreneur rouses suspicion among the newly appointed Chief Constable Bob Skinner and his colleagues. They've crossed swords with the businessman befo
In the eighth absorbing thriller in this series, Bob Skinner faces a complex case of murder and organized crime?In Edinburgh's old Parliament House, an armed robbery trial is about to take a macabre t
A terrorist threat and a serial killer on the streets Edinburgh spell trouble for Scotland's toughest cop in the series'?ninth entry?One of the world's most ruthless terrorists is on his way to Edinbu
The intricate, thrilling new Bob Skinner mystery by Scotland's finest crime writerThe killing was an expert hit. Three shots through the head, as the lights dimmed at a celebrity concert in Glasgow. A
Quintin Jardine's new Bob Skinner novel sees the Chief Constable faced with a case that calls every part of his life into question. The body of a murdered woman is found washed up on Cramond Island n
Primavera Blackstone has found a hard-earned contentment in a small Spanish village by the sea. A fiercely protective single mother, she doesn't appreciate an offer of marriage. Nor does she welcome t
GAME OVER is the twenty-seventh gripping Bob Skinner mystery from crime master Quintin Jardine, author of HOUR OF DARKNESS, LAST RESORT, PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS and many more. 'Another cracker from Ja
Evil stalks the city of Edinburgh in this 14th installment in the series ? This time, the threat is bigger than the crooks, scam-artists, and drug dealers who find their prey in the shadows of the
In 1898 the United States went to war with Spain over the future of Cuba. The American navy had, in the preceding decade, been revived after years of neglect, and was much stronger than anything that
Her mind still filled with thoughts of Oz, her dead ex-husband, Primavera Blackstone is in Spain with son Tom when their peace is breached with the arrival of her elderly but formidable Aunt Adrienne.
Her mind still filled with thoughts of Oz, her dead ex-husband, Primavera Blackstone is in Spain with son Tom when their peace is breached with the arrival of her elderly but formidable Aunt Adrienne.
When two young?female artists are murdered in what appear to be ritualistic killings, the pressure is on to find the highly professional murderer. The arrival of the father of the second victim, mill
LAST RESORT is the twenty-fifth novel in Quintin Jardine's ever-popular Bob Skinner series, and sees the Edinburgh cop back as never before. After thirty years of service, former Chief Constable Bob S
LAST RESORT is the twenty-fifth novel in Quintin Jardine's ever-popular Bob Skinner series, and sees the Edinburgh cop back as never before. After thirty years of service, former Chief Constable Bob S
In this, his landmark fortieth novel, Quintin Jardine tells the remarkable story of a man's quest for justice - at any cost. 1818, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Mathew Fleming returns home to Scotland followi
Can Skinner surmount the greatest challenge of his life?and if he does, will he ever be the same??When a body is found after a flood, the secrets of a tempestuous life surface with it. Deputy Chief Co
Edinburgh's toughest cop, Bob Skinner, looks into his past to assuage his demons in Quintin Jardine's thrilling new mysterySkinner revisits his nightmares: old but not forgotten. Fifteen years in the