Blood Red (Primavera Blackstone series, Book 2): Murder and deceit abound in this thrilling mystery - Softcover

Jardine, Quintin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755340264 ISBN 13: 9780755340262

Publisher: Headline, 2010

Synopsis

Primavera Blackstone becomes the prime suspect in the second breathtaking novel in a brilliant new series by bestselling Scottish crime writer Quintin Jardine.

Primavera is enjoying the quiet life in an idyllic village on the Catalan coast of Spain. The attractive single mother and eight-year-old Tom, son of the late and still lamented Oz Blackstone, are popular figures in the tiny community. But her close friendship with the parish priest has eyebrows rising and tongues wagging. Then a dispute explodes with a powerful councillor who refuses to allow the village wine fair to go ahead. When his body is found, head caved in, some ominous questions are asked...

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Review:

"Remarkably assured . . . a tour de force." --"New York Times" on "Skinner's Rules"

"If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writing, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery." --"Glasgow Herald"

"Remarkably assured . . . a tour de force." "New York Times" on "Skinner's Rules""

"Highly recommended for patrons who enjoy British police procedurals." "Library Journal" on "Dead and Buried""

"This gritty, fast-paced mystery will pin even the most squeamish readers to the page." "Publishers Weekly" on "Thursday Legends""

If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writing, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery. "Glasgow Herald""

Book Description:

From Scotland's King of Crime comes a thrilling mystery in the Primavera Blackstone series

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0755340264
• ISBN 13: 9780755340262
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416