Fatal Last Words (Bob Skinner series, Book 19)

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A gritty crime novel of celebrity and murder

It's no ordinary summer for DCC Bob Skinner, as murder mystery leaps from the page into reality in the nineteenth volume of Quintin Jardine's outstanding cop series.

August in Edinburgh; Skinner stands on the edge of a career-defining moment while his fianc e, Scotland's First Minister Aileen de Marco, faces a political crisis as a key Member of the Scottish Parliament, a famous figure from another field, is found dead. Misadventure Or malice aforethought As the mystery deepens, Skinner finds himself crossing swords with an old enemy from the past, while his investigating detectives are faced with the unwelcome complication of a Duke's junkie daughter. Meanwhile a second Scots celebrity dies violently in Australia. It seems impossible, but could the two be connected As DCS Mario McGuire, snatched from holiday in Sydney, heads for Melbourne to investigate, back in Scotland his boss's big moment is compromised in the most dramatic and unexpected manner, as a famous friendship is shattered for ever.

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