{"product_id":"9781472205766","title":"State Secrets (Bob Skinner series, Book 28)","description":"Author: Quintin Jardine\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472205766\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Jun 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shocking murder at the Palace of Westminster draws Edinburgh's toughest cop into a complex new case...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkinner is plunged into a web of politics and enemies in STATE SECRETS, the twenty-eighth mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling crime series. Not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Praise for Quintin Jardine's gritty novels: 'W\u003cb\u003eell constructed, fast-paced...many an ingenious twist and turn' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormer Chief Constable Bob Skinner is long out of the police force but trouble has a habit of following him around. So it is that he finds himself in the Palace of Westminster as a shocking act befalls the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHours before the Prime Minister is due to make a controversial statement, she is discovered in her office with a letter opener driven through her skull. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs the act political? Personal? Or even one of terror?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkinner is swiftly enlisted by the Security Service to lead the investigation. Reunited with Met Police Commander Neil McIlhenney, he has forty-eight hours to crack the case - before the press unleash their wrath.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are many in the tangled web of government with cause to act. But the outcome will be one that not even Skinner himself could predict...","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919463202974,"sku":"ING-9781472205766","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472205766.jpg?v=1782812288","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472205766","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}