{"product_id":"9781472255921","title":"The Roots of Evil","description":"Author: Quintin Jardine\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472255921\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Sep 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;FONT SIZE=\"+1\"\u0026gt;THE DARKEST DEEDS ARE HIDDEN FROM SIGHT . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBob Skinner is back in the latest gritty mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. \u0026lt;\/FONT\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Year's Day, and Edinburgh lies sleeping. But two men will never wake again . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen struggling ex-copper Terry Coats was discovered in bed with an air hostess, his excuse that he was 'going undercover' cut no ice with the force - or his wife. But now he's been brutally killed on Hogmanay night, it seems there may have been more to his plea.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDragged from the New Year celebrations, Special Constable Sir Bob Skinner is shocked to find Coats' body alongside that of Griff Montell: his erstwhile protege, and former lover of Skinner's own daughter, Alex. Could there be some dark truth under Coats' cock-and-bull story, after all?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the secrets start unravelling, Skinner realises he has gravely underestimated someone close to him - and the effects will cost him, and those he loves, dear . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jardine's gripping mysteries: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The \u003cb\u003elegendary Quintin Jardine \u003c\/b\u003e. . . such a fine writer' Denzil Meyrick\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Scottish \u003cb\u003ecrime-writing at its finest\u003c\/b\u003e, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Another \u003cb\u003epowerful tartan noi\u003c\/b\u003er that packs a punch' \u003ci\u003ePeterborough Evening Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIncredibly difficult to put the book down\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a guide through a world of tangled family politics, hostile takeovers, \u003cb\u003egovernment-sanctioned killing\u003c\/b\u003e, extortion and the seedier side of publishing . . . Quintin Jardine should be . . . your first choice!' \u003ci\u003eScots magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWell constructed, fast-paced, \u003c\/b\u003eJardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919470575774,"sku":"ING-9781472255921","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472255921.jpg?v=1782812455","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472255921","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}