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Game Over (Bob Skinner series, Book 27)

A gritty Edinburgh mystery full of murder and intrigue

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Game Over (Bob Skinner series, Book 27)

By: Quintin Jardine
Narrated by: James Bryce
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 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.

When supermodel Annette Bordeaux is found battered and strangled in her Edinburgh flat, former Chief Constable Bob Skinner's old team instantly have a global case on their hands.

The victim's husband, world-renowned footballer and recent Merrytown FC signing, is quickly discounted as a suspect. But there are others in the club with less watertight alibis...

Two years out of the game, Skinner can't help getting his hands dirty. And as his old team work to convict the prime suspect, his own daughter, Alex, is the lawyer tasked with leading the defence.

The opposing sides must work to find the culprit while the press watch on. But in this game, no one can be trusted, and there are murkier deeds still to uncover before the final whistle blows...


(P)2017 Headline Digital©2017 Portador Ltd City Life Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Urban Crime Fiction Game Suspense

Critic reviews

I love the Bob Skinner novels. Quintin Jardine's slick and suspenseful Edinburgh-set series has never failed to keep me riveted... Starts with a bang and doesn't let up till the last sentence
A Scottish Alex Cross .... Brilliantly written to leave you guessing right up to the end
Another cracker from Jardine... Plenty of twists and turns along the way to keep you engrossed
Praise for Quintin Jardine's previous novels: 'If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writers, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery'
Very engaging as well as ingenious, and the unraveling of the mystery is excellently done (Allan Massie)
Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn
Remarkably assured, raw-boned, a tour de force
If you're looking for a detective whose personal life is as active, contradictory and complicated as his job then follow the Edinburgh exploits of Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner in Quintin Jardine's Skinner series
A complex and suspenseful saga that never flags from start to finish
Gritty cop drama that makes Taggart look tame
More twists and turns than TV's Taggart at its best
Deplorably readable
Compelling stuff
All stars
Most relevant
As ever with Bob Skinner, full throttle start to finish. Cleverly constructed and all the loose ends clearly on view for the reader to make of them what they will. Jardine makes no mistakes in his storytelling or in his series continuity. Bring on the next Bob Skinner epic

Entertainment with a double twist

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Brilliant story ,never wanted it to finish ,having read all the series I think it was the best can't wait for the next one

Brilliant one of his best

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