Quintin Jardine's blog

Halfway through the Hour of Darkness tour, I’d like to thank all the kind people who have turned out at my events . . . even the lady in WHS at the Gyle who was grumpy about Skinner’s move to Glasgow. As I told her I don’t do tourist manuals; my books are about people first and places second.

A few people have told me of problems with cancelled transactions on pre-orders of Hour of Darkness on the Google Play ebook platform. We’ve been on to Google, to be told that these were the result of a glitch in its system. It’s fixed and the book is back up there for sale (at a giveaway offer of £4.68), but customers whose pre-orders fell into the hole will have to purchase again . . . the original transaction will not have been debited.

Yes, I know some shops have been selling it early, but this is the official publication day of Hour of Darkness, the twenty-fourth Bob Skinner novel.

Absolutely no spoilers, but this is a very significant chapter in the life of the guy who lives inside my head for half the year. I’ll be signing copies today in Costco, Edinburgh, at 2pm, and in Waterstone, Kirkcaldy from 7pm. Somewhere along the line I’ll get to eat too, or not, as the case may be.