{"product_id":"roots-of-evil","title":"Roots Of Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003eTHE DARKEST DEEDS ARE HIDDEN FROM SIGHT . . .\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Year''s Day, and Edinburgh lies sleeping. But two men will never wake again . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDragged from the New Year celebrations, Special Constable Sir Bob Skinner is shocked to find Coats'' body alongside that of Griff Montell: his erstwhile protégé, and former lover of Skinner''s own daughter, Alex. Could there be some dark truth under Coats'' cock-and-bull story, after all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jardine''s gripping mysteries: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The \u003cb\u003elegendary Quintin Jardine \u003c\/b\u003e. . . such a fine writer'' Denzil Meyrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Another \u003cb\u003epowerful tartan noi\u003c\/b\u003er that packs a punch'' \u003ci\u003ePeterborough Evening Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWell constructed, fast-paced, \u003c\/b\u003eJardine''s narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315107537278,"sku":"NW9781472255921","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472255921.jpg?v=1778690247","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/roots-of-evil","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}