Jardine, Quintin

Once upon a time . . . Quintin Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, but he escaped, and now lives in East Lothian and from time to time in Spain, with his wife and extended family. He is the author of thirty-eight best selling crime novels, all published by Headline, a member of the Hachette Group (or 'Hatchet' as it was memorably pronounced by an Australian Chairperson). 'Hour of Darkness', which was published in June 2014, is the twenty-fourth to star his creation, Chief Constable Bob Skinner, who made his debut twenty-one years ago in 'Skinner's Rules'. His second, and slightly anar...