{"product_id":"state-secrets","title":"State Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A shocking act of violence at the Palace of Westminster draws Edinburgh''s toughest cop into a complex new case... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Skinner is plunged into a web of politics and enemies in STATE SECRETS, another compelling and utterly addictive mystery from bestselling author, Quintin Jardine. Not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Quintin Jardine''s gritty novels: ''Well constructed, fast-paced...many an ingenious twist and turn'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Former Chief Constable Bob Skinner is long out of the police force but trouble has a habit of following him around. So it is that he finds himself in the Palace of Westminster as a shocking act befalls the nation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hours before the Prime Minister is due to make a controversial statement, she is discovered in her office with a letter opener driven through her skull. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is the act political? Personal? Or even one of terror?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Skinner is swiftly enlisted by the Security Service to lead the investigation. Reunited with Met Police Commander Neil McIlhenney, he has forty-eight hours to crack the case - before the press unleash their wrath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There are many in the tangled web of government with cause to act. But the outcome will be one that not even Skinner himself could predict...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e What readers are saying about STATE SECRETS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eFrom start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eit is a brilliant story \u003c\/b\u003ewritten by a person of \u003cb\u003epure literary genius\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eGripping, complex\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eseemingly impossible to resolve\u003c\/b\u003e until the \u003cb\u003ecarefully-crafted finale\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eTwists and turns abound\u003c\/b\u003e in this Skinner tome. You will not be disappointed \u003cb\u003eas Bob continues to investigate and intimidate\u003c\/b\u003e in his usual style''\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317549769086,"sku":"NW9781472205766","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472205766.jpg?v=1778698413","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/state-secrets","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}