Bob Skinner Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Skinner’s Festival |
1994 |
Buy |
| Skinner’s Rules |
1993 |
Buy |
| Skinner’s Round |
1995 |
Buy |
| Skinner’s Trail |
1994 |
Buy |
| Skinner’s Ordeal |
1996 |
Buy |
| Skinner’s Mission |
1997 |
Buy |
| Skinner’s Ghosts |
1998 |
Buy |
| Murmuring the Judges |
1998 |
Buy |
| Gallery Whispers |
1999 |
Buy |
| Thursday Legends |
2000 |
Buy |
| Autographs in the Rain |
2001 |
Buy |
| Head Shot |
2002 |
Buy |
| Fallen Gods |
2003 |
Buy |
| Stay of Execution |
2004 |
Buy |
| Lethal Intent |
2005 |
Buy |
| Dead and Buried |
2006 |
Buy |
| Death’s Door |
2007 |
Buy |
| Aftershock |
2008 |
Buy |
| Fatal Last Words |
2009 |
Buy |
| A Rush of Blood |
2010 |
Buy |
| Grievous Angel |
2011 |
Buy |
| Funeral Note |
2012 |
Buy |
| Pray for the Dying |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Hint of Death |
2014 |
Buy |
| Hour of Darkness |
2014 |
Buy |
| Last Resort |
2015 |
Buy |
| Private Investigations |
2016 |
Buy |
| Game Over |
2017 |
Buy |
| State Secrets |
2017 |
Buy |
| Skinner’s Elves |
2017 |
Buy |
| Cold Case |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Brush with Death |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Bad Fire |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Roots of Evil |
2020 |
Buy |
| Deadlock |
2021 |
Buy |
| Open Season |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Cage: the brand new Bob Skinner mystery |
2023 |
N/A |
| Secrets and Lies |
2024 |
N/A |
| The Cage |
2023 |
Buy |
Oz Blackstone Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blackstone’s Pursuits |
1996 |
N/A |
| Blackstone’s Pursuits / Dangerous Pursuits |
1996 |
Buy |
| A Coffin for Two |
1997 |
Buy |
| Wearing Purple |
1999 |
Buy |
| Screen Savers |
2000 |
Buy |
| On Honeymoon with Death |
2001 |
Buy |
| Poisoned Cherries |
2003 |
Buy |
| Poisoned Cherries (Oz Blackstone series, Book 6): Murder and intrigue in a thrilling crime novel |
2003 |
N/A |
| Unnatural Justice |
2003 |
Buy |
| Alarm Call |
2004 |
Buy |
| For the Death of Me |
2005 |
Buy |
Oz Blackstone Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Born to Be Wild |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Quasimodo Trunk |
2017 |
Buy |
| Miller Time |
2018 |
Buy |
| Resurrection |
2018 |
Buy |
| Green Bananas and Oz |
2018 |
Buy |
Primavera Blackstone Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Inhuman Remains |
2009 |
Buy |
| Blood Red |
2009 |
Buy |
| As Easy as Murder |
2012 |
Buy |
| Deadly Business |
2013 |
Buy |
| As Serious As Death |
2013 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Block |
2011 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Loner |
2011 |
Buy |
| Mathew’s Tale |
2014 |
Buy |
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author who has been writing crime fiction since the early 1990s. He is best known for the long-running Bob Skinner series, which follows a senior Edinburgh police officer through more than 30 novels. The series began with Skinner’s Rules in 1993 and has continued regularly, with new entries still being published. Jardine’s Edinburgh setting is a key part of the books, and his police procedural plots often touch on political corruption and organized crime in Scotland.
Beyond Bob Skinner, Jardine created the Oz Blackstone series, featuring a wisecracking Edinburgh private investigator who stumbles into danger across nine novels published between 1996 and 2005. Oz’s ex-wife, Primavera, later got her own five-book spin-off series starting in 2009. Jardine has also written several standalone novels, including the historical fiction title Mathew’s Tale (2014), which is set in 19th-century Scotland and shows a different side of his writing from the contemporary crime fiction he is best known for.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Quintin Jardine written?
Quintin Jardine has written 64 books across six series.
What was Quintin Jardine's first book?
Quintin Jardine’s first book is Skinner’s Rules, published in 1993.
What order should you read Quintin Jardine's books?
Start with the Bob Skinner series, beginning with Skinner’s Rules (1993). The Oz Blackstone series can be read independently, starting with Blackstone’s Pursuits (1996). The Primavera Blackstone books are a spin-off from the Oz Blackstone series, so reading that series first is helpful but not required.