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]

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Quintin Jardine
Born	1945 Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occupation	Novelist, Crime fiction
Period	1993 - present
Genre	Crime fiction
Notable works	Bob Skinner series, Oz Blackstone series, Primavera Blackstone series.
Website
www.quintinjardine.com

Biography

Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and in Glasgow he studied law. He was work as a journalist, government information officer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant, over time he decided to be a writer.[2]

Books

Bob Skinner series

Jardine has written 33 novels featuring senior Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner:

1. Skinner's Rules (1993)^{[citation needed]}
2. Skinner's Festival (1994)^{[citation needed]}
3. Skinner's Trail (1994) ISBN 9780747241416
4. Skinner's Round (1995)^{[citation needed]}
5. Skinner's Ordeal (1996)^{[citation needed]}
6. Skinner's Mission (1997)^{[citation needed]}
7. Skinner's Ghosts (1998)^{[citation needed]}
8. Murmuring the Judges (1998) ISBN 0747259623
9. Gallery Whispers (1999)^{[citation needed]}
10. Thursday Legends (2000) ISBN 0747256683
11. Autographs in the Rain (2001) ISBN 0747273995
12. Head Shot (2002)^{[citation needed]}
13. Fallen Gods (2003)^{[citation needed]}
14. Stay of Execution (2004)^{[citation needed]}
15. Lethal Intent (2005)^{[citation needed]}
16. Dead and Buried (2006)^{[citation needed]}
17. Death's Door (2007)^{[citation needed]}
18. Aftershock (2008)^{[citation needed]}
19. Fatal Last Words (2009)^{[citation needed]}
20. A Rush of Blood (2010)^{[citation needed]}
21. Grievous Angel (2011)^{[citation needed]}
22. Funeral Note (2012)^{[citation needed]}
23. Pray for the Dying (2013)^{[citation needed]}
24. Hour of Darkness (2014)^{[citation needed]}
25. The Last Resort (2015)^{[citation needed]}
26. Private Investigations (2016)
27. Game Over (2017)[3]
28. State Secrets (2017)
29. A Brush With Death (2018)
30. Cold Case (2018)
31. The Bad Fire (2019)
32. The Roots of Evil (2020)
33. Deadlock (2021)

Oz Blackstone series

Novels featuring Oz Blackstone.

1. Blackstone's Pursuits (1996)^{[citation needed]}
2. A Coffin for Two (1997)^{[citation needed]}
3. Wearing Purple (1999)^{[citation needed]}
4. Screen Savers (2000)^{[citation needed]}
5. On Honeymoon with Death (2001)^{[citation needed]}
6. Poisoned Cherries (2002) ISBN 0747271771
7. Unnatural Justice (2003) ISBN 0755309413
8. Alarm Call (2004)^{[citation needed]}
9. For the Death of Me (2005)^{[citation needed]}

Primavera Blackstone series

Novels featuring Primavera Blackstone:

1. Inhuman Remains (2009)^{[citation needed]}
2. Blood Red (2010)^{[citation needed]}
3. As Easy As Murder (2012)^{[citation needed]}
4. Deadly Business (2013)^{[citation needed]}
5. As Serious as Death (2013)

Other projects

• The Loner (2011)^{[citation needed]}
• Mathew's Tale (2014)

References

External links

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• Quintinjardine.com, Official site