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020 _a9780755356980 (hbk.)
020 _a9780755356997 (pbk.)
035 _a(Sirsi) a1987351
035 _a(OCoLC)813541245
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_dNz
100 1 _aJardine, Quintin.
_9304486
245 1 0 _aPray for the dying /
_cQuintin Jardine.
260 _aLondon :
_bHeadline,
_c2013.
300 _a408 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBob Skinner ;
_v23
490 1 _aA Bob Skinner mystery
490 0 _aBob Skinner series
505 _aThe killing was an expert hit, three shots through the head as the lights dimmed at a concert in Glasgow. Edinburgh Chief Constable Bob Skinner is right in the center of the storm as it breaks over the Strathclyde force. The shooters are dead, killed at the scene. But who sent them? The crisis finds Skinner, his private life shattered by the shocking end of his marriage, taking a step that he had sworn he never would. Tasked by Scotland's First Minister with the investigation of the outrage, he quickly uncovers some very murky deeds. The trail leads to London, where Skinner has to rattle the bars of the most formidable cage in the country, and go head to head with its leading power brokers. Can the Chief solve the most challenging mystery of his career, or will failure end it?
520 _aThe killing was an expert hit. Three shots through the head, as the lights dimmed at a celebrity concert in Glasgow. A most public crime, and Edinburgh Chief Constable Bob Skinner is right in the centre of the storm, as it breaks over the Strathclyde force. The shooters are dead too, killed at the scene. But who sent them? The crisis finds Skinner, his private life shattered by the shocking end of his marriage, taking a step that he had sworn he never would. Tasked by Scotland's First Minister with the investigation of the outrage, he finds himself quickly uncovering some very murky deeds...The trail leads to London, where national issues compromise the hunt. Skinner has to rattle the bars of the most formidable cage in the country, and go head to head with its leading power brokers ...a confrontation that seems too much, even for him. Can the Chief solve the most challenging mystery of his career ...or will failure end it?
596 _a2 3 5 7 8 11 18 19 20 22 27 33 34 49 67 68 74 77 81 82 85 89 91 94 96 97 98 104 114 115 119 132 133 135 138 141 142 147 151 156 162 164 165 168 174 175 177 182 183 184
650 0 _aSkinner, Bob (Fictitious character)
_vFiction.
_9613254
650 0 _aPolice
_zScotland
_zEdinburgh
_vFiction.
_9635072
650 0 _aMurder
_xInvestigation
_vFiction.
_9624767
650 0 _aMurder
_xInvestigation
_zScotland
_zGlasgow
_vFiction.
655 0 _aDetective and mystery stories.
655 7 _aDetective and mystery fiction.
_2lcgft
_9638789
655 7 _aDetective and mystery stories.
_2gsafd
800 1 _aJardine, Quintin.
_tBob Skinner mystery.
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800 1 _aJardine, Quintin.
_tBob Skinner mystery ;
_v23.
_9499265
800 1 _aJardine, Quintin.
_tBob Skinner ;
_v23.
800 1 _tBob Skinner mystery
_v[bk. 23].
935 _a(Legacy) a1734603
935 _a(Legacy) TG284252
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