Listen to a sample
Private Investigations (Bob Skinner series, Book 26)
- Author
- Quintin Jardine
- Narrator
- James Bryce
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 5 May 2016
- Run Time
- 13 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Former Chief Constable Bob Skinner has uncovered his fair share of crime scenes over his thirty-year career. But few have affected him quite as much as the horrifying sight he finds stowed in the back of a stolen car that collides with his own on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
As his former colleagues investigate the mystery, Skinner is left to take on the unusual challenge of tracing a million-pound yacht, vanished from its mooring.
From the outside, the two events couldn't seem less connected. And yet, as the body count rises, a link surfaces that could provide the key to both.
And as discord spreads within the newly unified Police Scotland, it will soon become clear whether Skinner is on the side of the angels...or working against them.
(P)2016 Headline Digital
Critics Review
-
Praise for Quintin Jardine: 'If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writers, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery'
Glasgow Herald
-
Deplorably readable
Guardian
-
Very engaging as well as ingenious, and the unraveling of the mystery is excellently done
Scotsman
-
Remarkably assured, raw-boned, a tour de force
New York Times
See more reviews See fewer reviews
-
Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn
Observer
-
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
Radio Times
-
Gritty cop drama that makes Taggart look tame
Northern Echo
-
More twists and turns than TV's Taggart at its best
Stirling Observer
-
Compelling stuff
Oxford Times
User Reviews
No reviews yet.
Details
- Author
- Quintin Jardine
- Narrator
- James Bryce
- Duration
- 13 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 May 2016
- ISBN
- 9781472216922
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
Quintin Jardine's twenty-sixth Bob Skinner mystery sees the Edinburgh sleuth plunged into a gruelling new case in which no score will go unsettled. Former Chief Constable Bob Skinner has uncovered his fair share of crime scenes over his thirty-year career. But few have affected him quite as much as the horrifying sight he finds stowed in the back of a stolen car that collides with his own on the outskirts of Edinburgh.As his former colleagues investigate the mystery, Skinner is left to take on the unusual challenge of tracing a million-pound yacht, vanished from its mooring. From the outside, the two events couldn't seem less connected. And yet, as the body count rises, a link surfaces that could provide the key to both.And as discord spreads within the newly unified Police Scotland, it will soon become clear whether Skinner is on the side of the angels...or working against them.(P)2016 Headline Digital
About xigxag
xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK's only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.
There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at $13.95. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from $7.95. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.
Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.
Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.