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Stay of Execution (Bob Skinner Mysteries) by Quintin Jardine (view source)
Revision as of 14:20, 10 August 2020
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Skinner himself might appear to be increasingly godlike, but I was relieved to spot a chink in his armour: his choice of women is pretty poor. Dr Sarah Grace Skinner doesn't really seem to be committed to the marriage and despite all Skinner has had to say about politicians he's allowing one of them to get rather too close. The game of musical beds amongst the CID officers in Edinburgh continues unabated and I could almost wish for a larger cast to introduce some variety. They're good stories - you've just got to accept it all as being a soap opera set in a great location.
I've been having problems with my vision, so rather than read the series I've been listening to audio downloads (which I've bought myself) narrated by James Bryce, who seems to have taken on the mammoth task of narrating all the Skinner books (that's twenty -six as at July 2016) and turning a cast consisting mainly of middle-aged male Scots who would probably all sound pretty much the same in real life into individual personalities. for crime set in the States, try [[All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker]].
Overall, a recommended read/listen.