Customer Reviews
The Journey Begins - By: Pauline Martin, 14 Nov 2006 
I discovered the "Skinner" books when I visited Edinburgh on a regular business. As the books are set in Edinburgh it reallly brought them to life being in the area. I always looked over my shoulder when going through some if those closes & the stair at the side of the Scotsman building.
This book introduces the characters whose lives & careers you follow in subsequent books. It is best to read them in sequence if you can.
If you like a good murder mystery with a modern twist, read this book.
not the greatest book I've ever read - By: Gina Skinner, 19 Feb 2006 
This was my first Skinner book & I won't go out in a rush to buy another one. If you're looking for a fast-paced pageturner full of twists & suspense, buy something else. This book is the opposite. I reallly struggled with it for days until I finallly gave up & speed-rushed through the story, reading only the last few pages properly again - something I've never done before.
I read around 50 detective novels/thrillers a year & for a truly enjoyable reading experience, I can recommend writers such as Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Harlan Coben, or Val McDermid.
A great discovery in my opinion - By: fivestarfrankie, 23 Oct 2005 
Of modern writers I rate Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendal, Reginald Hill, Peter Robinson & Peter Lovesey.
Spotted a pattern there ?
This is the first Skinner book I've read & you can be sure it won't be the last !
To fans of the five writers named above you can buy this book with TOTAL confidence
For anyone who loves a good crime story - By: Bob Dakers (rdak@breathemail.net), 18 Sep 2001 Quintine Jardine starts to build the rich character of Bob Skinner from the start, capturing the quintessence of both Edinburgh & a crime investigation. The first of eleven books in the series. You'll pick it up & not put it down.
Morse of the North? - By: graham@swansoft.co.gg, 24 Feb 2000 On a visit to Edinburgh, I was fascinated to see the number of books by Quintin Jardine on the shelves - here in the south of England he is unheard of. Yet for plot & pace of story this is fantastic - it will keep you awake reading - our copy is already in its 4th set of hands in 8 weeks. As the other reviewer says - read them in sequence.
