QJ Titles
Bob Skinner Mysteries
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Oz Blackstone
| Blackstone’s Pursuits | |
| A Coffin for Two | |
| Wearing Purple | |
| Screen Savers | |
| On Honeymoon with Death | |
| Poisoned Cherries | |
| Unnatural Justice | |
| Alarm Call | |
| For the Death of Me |
Primavera
| Inhuman Remains | ||
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Blood Red | As Easy as Murder
Deadly Business As Serious as Death |
The Loner
Mathew’s Tale
Quintin Jardine's blog 
I have just finished reading The Loner and rarely does a book reduce me to tears. This one certainly did.! It is a real masterpeice of fiction and I could not put it down. Well done on producing such a wonderful piece. One of your best. Thank you.
Barry Cottam
When is next book due, please?!!!
Now
Please hurry and complete your next Bob Skinner book with the required ending to Funeral Note. I’m desperate to know which female has died!!
That’s another story.
Really
Well the red dress should give it away, even if I wish it had been the green dress
What a grwst series of books..
Would love to see this brought to the big screen..
Move over Jack Reacher…
Love the bob skinner books. I have just finished reading funeral note. Fantastic, best skinner. Desperate to know when next book will be available and will you continue with same format?
REALLY
Good morning
Your influence is required.
Isis Audio have 2 early Skinner books read by James available available but not released to Audible yet, I have emailed Audible for them to hopefully add sooner rather than later, being Skinner’s Rules and Skinner’s Ghosts. Will the books in between also be available at some time.
Special thanks as always for the pleasure you have brought to me and your many followers.
Have what I hope will be a kind year to you and yours
Gillian
What a grwst series of books..
Would love to see this brought to the big screen..
Move over Jack Reacher…
Some of the early titles need to bem re-recorded for download. Jim Bryce will have completed this very soon, and they will make their way on to Audible, etc in due course
only twelve books translated into Czech. great pity for our readers to your books. I can not wait to be translated all. hopefully we will see it soon
There shouldn’t be twelve. Any chance you could list them for me?
Can you list the twelve titles in Czech?
I managed to get all nine books with Oz Blackstone but only three with Bob Skinner. And unfortunately no book with Primavera Blackstone. I guess I need to improve my English to read the original 🙂
I mean the first three books with Bob Skinner: Skinner’s Rules, Skinner’s Festival and Skinner’s Trail
That’s very helpful, thank you. If you still have the books, can you tell me the name of the publisher of the Skinner books, and of the last four Blackstone titles?
Yes, I still have the books. Publisher´s name is Olympia and here´s the web:
http://www.iolympia.cz/13_jardine-quintin
I now have read all Bob Skinner stories and enjoyed everyone, will you be writing any more.#
Also read most of Blackstone books. Thank you for an excellent read.
Thanks. God willing, yes.
when will the next Bob Skinner come out
It’s out.
Just started to read your books and have enjoyed them, last one being last shot, now can you tell me if bob died or is there a follow up book?
Did he? That’s news to both of us .
Evening Mr Jardine, Would you be so kind as to advise when the new Bob Skinner book will be released? thank you in advance
It’s no secret. Beginning of June.
What is the book after Funeral Note , going to be called , I can’t wait to read it.
Check out http://www.campbellreadbooks.com. It’s there.
Good evening Mr Jardine, please tell me there will be a further Bob Skinner book after
Hour of Darkness, and if so when will it be released.
Good morning Ms Watts. Last Resort was published in the UK in first format last April, and on July 28 in Canada. It will appear in paperback form in January in the UK and April in Canada. The ebook edition is available now for download.
Private Investigations, next year’s Skinner, will be available in hardback form in Canada next July, but should appear as an ebook in May.
Finished “Funeral Note” a few mins ago now hanging out for the June release of the new Bob Skinner book. Great reads.
Help in the book I am reading oz blackstone is dead, but in the last two books, I read he was alive. they were for the death of me and the loner.
so in what book did he die,???? I must have missed it.
First Oz was never anywhere near The Loner. He died off page, after I decided that I’d had enough of the guy.
Well that cleared up something for me too. I am enjoying primavera without the distraction of Oz books. Awful sentence hope you know what I mean.
I’m going on holiday to your beautiful country for few days so I want to attend Edinburgh´s festival which I hope will not be bloody :-D. I´m very looking forward to it…
Hi Quintin, Have just finished ‘The Loner’ – I thought it was a great story. I had been meaning to read it ages ago but having waited so long I’ve found it worth the wait. I’m now reading ‘As easy as murder’. Keep up the good work.
Lesley
I have just finished ‘Pray for the dying’ after reading all 23 Skinner books one after the other this year and I’m hooked! Will there be a sequel or has Bob given up? I hope not but will now start the Oz Blackstone series and then Primavera. I’m addicted to your writing. Thank you so much for keeping me enthralled with all your characters. Sue
Sir, could you tell me when Bob Skinner will be in my favourite bookshop?
Is there a Bob Skinner book that follows Hour of Darkness
Hi , is there a follow up to Hour of Darkness or have we heard the last of Bob Skinner ?
Far from it. Skinner 25 will be out next year.
Many thanks , reply and new book .
When is the next Primavera book due to be published, if there is indeed to be one?
Sorry George, there won’t be. She’s retired.
People often come out of retirement eg Rebus in today’s media. Any chance Primavera will be a copycat?
Is Murmuring the Judges available through Audible either .com or .co.uk? I’ve searched but cant find it? Love the Skinner series and particularly listening while on long drives..
Good question. One that I am now asking myself. I’ll post the answer when I have it.
Thanks, I’m keen to listen to each book in the right sequence. Regards Pam
I think I’ve worked out why “Murmuring The Judges” isn’t on audible. I found an audio copy on iTunes so I bought that and downloaded to my iphone. The download is split into 2 sections with 10 partitions in each section to make the download easier. Within each partition there are 3-4 chapters from the book. There is an error in the sequence. At the end of section 1 the audio stops mid sentence in chapter 36. The first partition in section 2 starts at chapter 41 and ends at chapter 45. The second partition in section 2 continues the sentence from chapter 36 and finishes at the end of chapter 41. So it’s got mixed up. The third partition in section 2 starts at chapter 46 and on it goes in the correct sequence. I’d suggest Audible need to correct the sequence and make it available back on their website. Don’t know if you have any influence over ISIS or Audible to get this done. I’m enjoying the book about ¾ the way through.
Regards Pam
Never say never, but ……
When is the next Bob Skinner book coming out
Just finished Mathews Tale and noticed its not on the list of titles on the website. Are there other publications not listed or was this a one off?
Good evening Quintin. Have just finished re-reading “Mathew’s Tale” and am again wondering why you have not written more of the ‘stand alone’ books? I have read “the Loner” before and am now looking to read it again, as I found it too a engrossing read. Although I did like the historical element of “Mathews Tale” – and the change of setting from Gullane to Carluke! Please consider this, not that I don’t like the Skinner etc books you understand – I have been following your writing since the early nineties!
Thing is, Barry, the demand is for Skinner and I don’t do more than one a year now.
My mother in law is in a quandary…is Primevera going to return? Please put her mind,and my many phone calls,to rest.
Primavera has retired to a life of happy domesticity.
Just finished Last Resort. I do hope we will still be able to follow Skinner and his family.
Thanks to “on honeymoon with death”, have just had a L’Escala fix, was pining for the old place. A very pleasurable and entertaining way of revisiting in preparation for my holiday next month.Many thanks, Jenny
Thanks Jenny. The weather’s okay just now. Was very windy, then very hot, now tolerable in both respects.
I am HOOKED! Mr J, you are a treasure and the Bob Skinner books are a real joy. 3am when I finished Skinners Festival – couldn’t put it down. Please, how old is Bob Skinner in Skinners Rules and is there a biog of him (as Lee Child has done for Jack Reacher)?
Hi Mr J
Are you writing a new Skinner book currently with Skinner in a new role as, perhaps a private investigator, following Last Resort? Have read all your Skinner books over time and have just introduced you to a new reader.
I’m working on a book, but no spoilers.
Have read two Bob Skinner books, and one Primavera Blackstone. They help pass the time if there’s nothing else, but I’m reminded of ‘ The Famous Five’, but for adults. All the good guys are multi-talented, well-connected and of course, rich, thanks to their careers, their spouses’ careers and inheritances which turn up just when they’re needed! I’m going back to Nesbo, Gerritsson, Slaughter and Reichs.
Janet, like you I’m a person who speaks his mind. So …
You’re a patronising smart arse and you meant to put me down but you failed. If you set such narrow limits on your reading that’s your loss. If you think I’m going to feel diminished by even a backhanded comparison with one of the most successful authors of all time in any genre then you need to get out more.
Thanks for brightening my morning and have a happy, if limited 2016.
Hi
I have been reading your books for many years but I cannot remember why Harold Haddock is nicknamed ” sauce “. In the “last resort” you write– Harold Haddock, Sauce being his inevitable nickname.
Please help
Richard Hennessy
It’s a Scottish thing. There is a great divide in our society, and I don’t mean Rangers and Celtic. In the West of Scotland, ie Greater Glasgow and its environs, people put salt and vinegar on their fish suppers. In the East, ie Greater Edinburgh, they add salt and brown sauce. Hence Detective Sergeant Haddock’s inevitable nickname.
Just finished reading the new Skinner. Like the new Bob much better now he is showing more compassion but please don’t get rid of too many of the old characters become used to having them around. Loved the book as a whole and looking forward to the next one.
I look forward to the next Bob Skinner book, just finished “Private Investigations” and want to read the next one, what is it and when will it be published?
It’s called Game Over and it’ll be published in the first half of 2017.
Oh dear, we are only in September(:
Thank you for Skinner series. I was not into books until I was given a copy of Skinner’s Rules. Now I have all the books written to date in the series and can’t wait to get the next. I have even started to re read the books and am in the process of creating time lines for all the characters. I can’t thank you enough. Thank you.
And thank you. Your time lines may prove to be very wavy, given that nobody ages in real time. Jimmy Proud actually grew younger in the first few books, because I wanted to keep him around for as long as I could.
I have read all Bob Skinner books on audio format up to No. 25. I have tried without success all audio book publishers to obtain Nos. 25 and 26 and hopefully to find the audio publisher of the forthcoming No. 27 but without success. I can get No. 27 (when released) on Audible but prefer either MP3 or audio CD formats. Where can I obtain these three titles in the non-download format?
The publisher is Isis. I suggest you check its website to see what’s available.
Probably the best belly laugh I have had for years when the Menu are discussing Laceys pole dancing club. Re the stag night “he was on the next pole” I was lying on the bed reading and one of my cats was beside me when I started laughing it legged it rapido.
Thank you for some brilliant books.
How nice to see the Sunday Times finally review a Skinner book. It has annoyed me for years that they don’t do so in their crime fiction roundup.
Urbane. 🤣
Hi Quintin,
having read the Primavera series some time ago i have just discided to pick up the Oz series, will you be doing any more Primavera books?
I Also have some very fond memories of L’Escala, quality nights in Jo Jo’s with Miguel.
I am looking forward to resuming the reading
Jes
Struggling to imagine a quality night with Miguel the Fisherman. Primavera books as such, no, but there are some short stories on Amazon if you can dig them out. Begin with one called Born to be a Wild.
I have just finished Cold Case – TERRIFIC – look forward to next book. They don’t come quick enough for me!!!
Just finished the Bob Skinner set – Fantastic reading – Thank you
just finished the Oz-Blackstone set of books, changed my mind now Prims a right mardi cow Oz is the boy!
oh and Miguel, the quality was in the of the moment, it was like be out at the same time as farther Jack from Craggy Island.
I really like the writing about L’Escala and the area all around
The Oz Blackstone resurrection ends with Primluas finger on the death ship. I cannot find the next story can you give me the title
The fourth short is called <Miller Time. The next? Watch this space.
Are there any new Bob Skinner Mysteries in the pipeline?
Yes.
I have been with (Sir) Bob from the beginning and can’t resist a new tale when it’s published (in paperback) but are you never tempted to burst his egotistical bubble & bring him down a peg or two 😂
No.
Cannot wait for the next Bob Skinner Book, any idea when will it be published?
Yes.
What a great series of books..
Would love to see this brought to the big screen..
Move over Jack Reacher…
Is there any chance do think?
Thanks
Andrew
Was feeling a little down owing to Life being a pain in the butt recently but dear me how I have laughed reading through these posts….Mr Jardine you are a man in a million….long may you write both book form and posts.
Netflix should take Skinner global!!
,…, and if not them then Amazon Prime…. (altho they have Bosch)
my mother has read all the oz blackstone resurrection books, but last one ended ona cliff hanger. she wants to know if ther is a further book explaining what happened to Tom’s mother and who killed Liam
There will be when I can find the time and the inspiration.
Reading a brush with death.Skinners daughter is defending a client who had sex with her “uncle”.
On reading the family connection surely it was her nephew!
Must be the only person enjoying lockdown and restrictions. Decided to reread all the Skinner books for the first time in years and I can’t put them down! I remember the occasional part but they are the kind of books that you can read again and again because there’s so much in them. Just about to start “Hour of Darkness”. Glad I keep books and don’t give them away.
Hi – I have just finished the fourth Oz Blackstone short story with Primavera’s fingerprint discovered on the boat – is the story going to be continued
Have just finished Deadlock… when is next one going to be published. Having withdrawal symptoms already after spinning this one out over 2 days…..
Just finished reading Deadlock, having re-read all 33 Skinner’s this year. Helped keep me sane. Looking forward to the next one!
In the meantime I would like to re-visit the Oz Blackstone’s. Can you tell me what’s the difference between the Oz Blackstone’s and Oz Blackstone Story’s. First time around I read Oz Blackstone and now there’s his story. I presume these follow on somehow?
Do love the Skinner’s. Many thanks
They do, but they’re about 15 years apart.
Thank you. Happy Christmas 🎄
Deadlock is brilliant. I laughed out loud at all the inside jokes and enjoyed all the twists and turns. Nice to see a load of all the characters brought together like the Glimmer Twins and sorry to see one go. Liked the ending though the next chapter can’t come quick enough.
Trip down memory lane -Was in Central London last week and remembered many years ago a reading at Crime In Store bookshop where you kindly signed some books.
Merry Xmas and Happy Hogmanay.
Thanks Eddie. I remember Crime in Store, that and Murder One in Charing Cross Road. You have a good one too.
I’ve read all your books and thoroughly enjoyed every one. Cannot wait for the next one.
My favourite author! I always say at the start of a new Skinner story that I will not devour it in one go but I just get so hooked.Love the intricate plots, twists, turns, characters with lives and families, and real depth. Just finished Deadlock- brilliant once again.
It’s a pity they couldn’t make this into a TV series ..
Careful what you wish for.
Oh please do tell..
Just finished ‘The One You are With’ and now that they are together again is this the end for the Blackstones or can we expect a full length edition coming soon with new adventures?
Dunno. I don’t know where I would take them.
Lots of skeletons in the closet that could generate further capers.
Hope you are keeping well.
When can we expect a new Skinner story?
Approximately four months after I finish it.
Is that going to be any time soon?
Just received Open Season. Will devour in a few days. My only complaint is the time to wait for the next Bob Skinner epic. TV series sounds promising. Very sorry to hear of Elleen’s passing. RIP. You will no doubt the same encouragement from your children and grandchildren. Brgds
As an avid reader of Mr. Jardine’s work, I’d like to get email notices of new releases. Thanks from Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
I suggest that you contact Hachette Canada, my distributor. Its office is in Toronto.
Just finished reading open season, another great read . When is the tv series!?
Thanx for your books , roll on next one
Good afternoon.
I am a fan in Sweden. I have just started to listen to Bob Skinner # 33, and after that I have just # 34 left. As I have listened to them all “one after each other” I know I will have heave withdrawal symptoms after 34 is finished. Will there be a 35? And if so, when?
PS. I listen a lot… started on # 1 on July 4, and today it’s Aug 6 😀
really enjoyed the Cage. A bit worried about the short story at the end, though. Will there be another Skinner book to follow? I do hope so!
April in Edinburgh
Secrets and Lies, November. Finishing it now.