Quintin Jardine Explained

Quintin Jardine
Birth Place:	Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occupation:	Novelist, crime fiction
Period:	1993 - present

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

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

Bob Skinner series

Jardine has written 35 novels featuring senior Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner:

1. Skinner's Rules (1993)
2. Skinner's Festival (1994)
3. Skinner's Trail (1994)
4. Skinner's Round (1995)
5. Skinner's Ordeal (1996)
6. Skinner's Mission (1997)
7. Skinner's Ghosts (1998)
8. Murmuring the Judges (1998)
9. Gallery Whispers (1999)
10. Thursday Legends (2000)
11. Autographs in the Rain (2001)
12. Head Shot (2002)
13. Fallen Gods (2003)
14. Stay of Execution (2004)
15. Lethal Intent (2005)
16. Dead and Buried (2006)
17. Death's Door (2007)
18. Aftershock (2008)
19. Fatal Last Words (2009)
20. A Rush of Blood (2010)
21. Grievous Angel (2011)
22. Funeral Note (2012)
23. Pray for the Dying (2013)
24. Hour of Darkness (2014)
25. The Last Resort (2015)
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)
34. Open Season (2022)
35. The Cage (2023)

Oz Blackstone series

Novels featuring Oz Blackstone.

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

Primavera Blackstone series

Novels featuring Primavera Blackstone:

1. Inhuman Remains (2009)
2. Blood Red (2010)
3. As Easy As Murder (2012)
4. Deadly Business (2013)
5. As Serious as Death (2013)

Other projects

• The Loner (2011) A story about Xavi's early life
• Mathew's Tale (2014) 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'

External links

• Quintinjardine.com, Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Books From Scotland. Authors: Quintin Jardine.
2. Web site: QJ bio . 17 September 2009 .
3. publisher http://www.campbellreadbooks.com/