{"product_id":"deadlock-by-quintin-jardine-9781472282859","title":"Deadlock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe gripping new mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling Bob Skinner series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSir Robert Skinner's stock is rising - after retiring from the police service, he's been promoted to head an international media organisation. Yet, a series of unexplained deaths on his home turf in Scotland threaten to bring him crashing back down to earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Skinner helps the elderly in his local community, several residents seem to die of natural causes. But when a gruesome discovery is made in a Glasgow flat and one of Skinner's long-time friends - an aspiring politician - emerges as the prime suspect, things become very murky indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter unpicking clues that go nowhere, Skinner and his team are left grappling with the most baffling conundrum they have ever encountered - is there a mystery at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' \u003cb\u003eDENZIL MEYRICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies, and plenty of brutality' \u003cb\u003eSUN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Another powerful tartan noir that packs a punch' \u003cb\u003ePETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Incredibly difficult to put the book down . . . a guide through a world of tangled family politics, hostile takeovers, government-sanctioned killing, extortion and the seedier side of publishing . . . Quintin Jardine should be . . . your first choice!' \u003cb\u003eSCOTS MAGAZINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' \u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072452444396,"sku":"9781472282859","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4966113482712.jpg?v=1765110975","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/deadlock-by-quintin-jardine-9781472282859","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}