Game Over — Quintin Jardine

The deadliest contests are fought on the sidelines...

Game Over is the twenty-seventh gripping Bob Skinner mystery from the master of Scottish crime, Quintin Jardine. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid.

When supermodel Annette Bordeaux is found battered and strangled in her Edinburgh flat, former Chief Constable Bob Skinner's old team instantly have a global case on their hands.

The victim's husband, world-renowned footballer and recent Merrytown FC signing, is quickly discounted as a suspect. But there are others in the club with less watertight alibis...

Two years out of the game, Skinner can't help getting his hands dirty. And as his old team work to convict the prime suspect, his own daughter, Alex, is the lawyer tasked with leading the defence.

The opposing sides must work to find the culprit while the press watch on. But in this game, no one can be trusted, and there are murkier deeds still to uncover before the final whistle blows...

What readers are saying about the Bob Skinner Series:

'The Skinner books... just get better and better'

'In many ways Quintin Jardine is the Scottish answer to John Grisham... whilst reading one is gripped and cannot resist turning the page'

'The Skinner series of books are tremendous... once I start reading one I struggle to put the book down'