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Gallery Whispers by QUINTIN JARDINE.

A Bob Skinner Mystery.
Book Jacket.

With his boss still recovering from a heart attack, Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner is filling his shoes - and that means more time than he'd like sitting behind a desk. But death - sudden and violent, or slow and insidious - is about to provide him with more drama than he could ever want.

Intelligence reports suggest that one of the world's most ruthless freelance terrorists is on his way to Scotland - and he can only have one thing on his mind: the forthcoming special meeting of world Heads of Government in Edinburgh. If Skinner doesn't pick up his trail fast, he could have a global disaster in his backyard.

And while all eyes are focused on the terrorist threat, a terminally ill woman is found dead - an apparent suicide. But a sharp-eyed policewoman sees the subtle marks of an assisted death - and therefore, according to the law, murder. A murder that soon appears to be part of an ominous pattern.

For Skinner, the desperate race to find a heartless terrorist mixes uneasily with the search for a mercy killer - a search which takes on a poignant personal significance. One thing's for sure, Skinner will soon be staring death straight in the eye...



Quintin Jardine was a journalist before joining the Government Information Service where he spent nine years as an advisor to Ministers and Civil Servants. Later he moved into political PR, until in 1986 he 'privatised' himself, to become an independent public relations consultant and writer.

Praise for the previous Skinner novels

SKINNER'S RULES

'Remarkably assured...a tour de force'
New York Times

SKINNER'S FESTIVAL

'Robustly entertaining'
Irish Times

SKINNER'S TRAIL
'Engrossing, believable characters...captures Edinburgh beautifully...It all adds up to a very good read' Edinburgh Evening News

SKINNER'S ROUND
'The Skinner series grows in authority and should be a natural for television' Time Out

SKINNER'S ORDEAL
'Quintin Jardine has created the toughest Scottish cop since Taggart' Peterborough Evening Telegraph

SKINNER'S MISSION
'Once again Jardine serves up a thriller full of action, gritty realism and sharp patter' Darlington Northern Echo

SKINNER'S GHOSS
'More twists and turns than TV's Taggart at its best' Stirling Observer

MURMURING THE JUDGES
'A hair-trigger thriller...quality crime reading'
Peterborough Evening Telegraph

Also by Quintin Jardine and available from Headline.
Skinner's Rules