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Funeral Note (Skinner 22) May 2012
Synopsis
The brilliant new Bob Skinner mystery by the master of crime fiction, his most ambitious ever.
After a tip-off, a man’s body is exhumed from a shallow grave in Edinburgh. Murder surely, yet he died from natural causes, so, case closed? Indeed was there ever a case? But Chief Constable Skinner and his people keep on digging. Who was the man, why was he buried so reverentially, and by whom? Meanwhile corruption is discovered within the force, and an investigation launched. Immersed in crises, his marriage heading for the rocks, Skinner finds his very career hanging in the balance, its fate beyond his control. In a tale seen through the eyes of each of its leading players, Quintin Jardine, the Crimemaster, lays mystery upon mystery until the greatest threat of all those facing the Chief is revealed, and a deadly race begins. Can he win out, or will his life implode?
As Easy As Murder
A small number of copies of As Easy As Murder (Primavera 3) in Hardback and Trade Paperback are available for sale now.
More stock will arrive in the New Year
AJ
Primavera - Great Deal
Save £4.00 (RRP £19.99 Hardback) on the new Primavera Blackstone novel , As Easy As Murder.
AJ
Christmas Orders
There is still time to place an order for delivery before Christmas. Orders placed up to the 19th December should reach all UK destinations by the 24th December
Skinner's Patch
A new project (a work in progress) has been started on Google Maps, plotting locations from the Bob Skinner series and more.
Have a look by clicking on the link. A Christmas Discount Code can be found.
Dedications
Dedications can be arranged on any of Quintin Jardine’s titles until the 15th December.
AJ
As Easy As Murder (Primavera 3)
5th January 2012 Hardback and Trade Paperback
As Easy As Murder by Quintin Jardine
This is the third novel in the Primavera Blackstone series
Synopsis
Evil stalks an idyllic retreat…
A tranquil Spanish village by the sea is the perfect place for Primavera Blackstone to raise her ten-year-old Tom, son of the late lamented Oz, especially when they are joined by his nephew, tyro pro golfer Jonny Sinclair. But when her best friend Shirley introduces her new man, Patterson Cowling, he seems to be a trouble magnet. A casual thief tries to pick his pocket and is found a few days later with his face blown off. A bloody coincidence, or does Patterson Cowling have a past to protect? As the body count rises, and Primavera becomes den mother to an extended golfing family, it seems that homicide is par for the course, and that hazards lie in wait for everyone. Can she save the day, or is the game just too rough?
AJ
The Loner Review
A review of QJ’s novel The Loner by Undiscovered Scotland. Follow the link to read more.
AJ
The Loner Paperback
Signed copies of The Loner by Quintin Jardine’s are available for £6.99 in paperback
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QJ Titles
All QJ’s titles are in stock, signed and available for immediate despatch.
AJ
Blindside Trade Paperback
A quick note for collectors. To the best of my knowledge there will be no hardback (hardcover) edition of ‘Blindside’ by GJ Moffat released.
AJ
Blindside - GJ Moffat
GJ Moffat’s third book is available now. Gary has made the prologue to the new book available on his website. Follow the link below. (Note you will need Adobe Reader)
AJ
Grievous Angel
Signed copies of Grievous Angel in hardback and trade paperback will be available again from the 28th July 2011
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Grievous Angel - Shipping
All outstanding orders for Grievous Angel will be despatched by the end of June. There has been a delay in sufficient stock arriving. Sorry for the delay.
AJ
GRIEVOUS ANGEL - PRE-ORDER
Grievous Angel can be pre-ordered in Hardback from the 18th April. Shipping June 2011.
AJ
Dedications
Quintin Jardine will be available to put a dedication on your order, until the end of April 2011. Simply email the dedication to us with your order.
AJ
A Rush of Blood Paperback
A Rush of Blood is now available to order in Paperback format.
AJ
The Loner
The Loner Quintin’s fantastic new novel is now available for pre-order. Orders will be despatched by the end of March 2011.
AJ
Taste Ye Back
Save £8.00 *on this fantastic Scottish cookbook by Sue Lawrence. Enter the promotion code *QBW7E3 at the checkout.
Inhuman Remains Trade Paperback
Save £3.00 *on Inhuman Remains Trade Paperback. The offer is now valid until the 28th February. The promotion code *QBW5D2 should be entered at the checkout.
AJ
Inhumah Remains Trade Paperback
The Loner
The Loner a new stand alone novel by Quintin Jardine will be released soon.
AJ
A Rush of Blood Paperback
Signed paperback copies of A Rush of Blood (Skinner 20 for those of you who are counting) will be available from early March
Oz Blackstone
Signed copies of the Oz Blackstone series will be available on the site in early March.
Special Offers
From time to time we will be offering discounts on books in the store. These offers will be shown on Facebook and on the Home page. Simply enter the promotion code at the checkout to receive the discount.
AJ
Delivery Update
It would appear that deliveries by Royal mail are takinga few days longer than normal. If you are thinking about ordering a book for Christmas please do so as soon as possible.
Thank you
AJ
Christmas Orders
The last date for Christmas orders (UK only) is by noon on the 20th December. All overseas orders should be placed as by the 10th December.
Many Thanks
AJ
Competition Closed
Thank you to eveyone who entered our competition
The competition is now closed. The prize a signed copy of Fatal Last Words has been despatched.
AJ
Competition
I am running a wee competition. If you have been on our Facebook page you will have seen the details there.
For those of you who have not visited of prefer not too, here is your chance.
Answer the following question: –
What is the title of the first book in the Skinner series?
Send your answer by email to our site address
enquiry@campbellreadbooks.com
The prize is a signed hardback copy of Fatal Last Words
The winner will be chosen at random from all correct entrants on the 31st October 2010
Good Luck
AJ
Campbell Read Books on Facebook
We are on Facebook, the idea is that I will post news, thoughts etc from time to time.
Please visit and join in if you want.
The link is below.
AJ
Welcome Mary Turner
We are now stocking Mary Turner’s novel ‘House of Lies’
For more information on Mary (May) please visit her website.
AJ
Skinner Walking Tour Update
If you are in Edinburgh for the Festival why not try Peter Hamilton’s Skinner Walking tour. Parties leave from the Roxburghe Hotel (opposite the Book Festival) at 10:30am daily until the 30th August.
Visit Peter’s site below for more details
AJ
Fringe by the Sea
North Berwick is a wonderful place to visit at any time of the year. If you need one more reason, then why not come for The Fringe by the Sea which is on between the 10th and 15th August 2010.
Quintin Jardine wil be appearing on the 12th August at 5pm.
For more information follow the link below: –
AJ
Edinburgh Book Festival
Quintin Jardine will be appearing at the Edinburgh Book Festival on the 19th August 2010 at 3:00pm. For more information follow the link below: –
AJ
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Quintin Jardine
In a departure from his best selling crime series, Quintin Jardine has released Somewhere Over The Rainbow in E-book format on the Kindle platform.
In his own words the new book is “A light-hearted fantasy of British political campaigning, in another time.”
To purchase this book follow the link below.
AJ
Blood Red Hardback
The hardback copy of Blood Red, the second in the Primavera Blackstone series is currently out of stock.
AJ
Skinner Walking Tours
New for this summer!
Peter Hamilton at Saints and Sinners Walking Tours is offering guided tours through Skinner’s Edinburgh.
Having been on one I found it to be well organised and highly informative.
For more information follow the link to the website: –
AJ
A Rush of Blood
The latest novel in the Skinner Series ‘A Rush of Blood’ will be available from the 10th June. All pre-orders will be despatched Monday 7th June
AJ
Fallout - GJ Moffat
Fallout is the new novel by GJ Moffat. We now have a limited quantity available in stock signed by the author.
To find out more about GJ Moffat visit his website
AJ
Scottish Interest
This section is for Scottish non-fiction.
Titles in this section are unsigned
‘Taste Ye Back’ by Sue Lawrence – Recipes include Ian Rankin’s vegetable soup, Menzies Campbell’s smoked haddock pie, Nick Nairn’s meatloaf, Gavin Hastings’ kedgeree, Ewan McGregor’s bread and butter pudding and Andrew Marr’s gingerbread
‘Caledonication’ A History of Scotland with Jokes by John K V Eunson – From the Picts to the Poles, from Nessie to Argentina ’78, from Bonnie Prince Charlie and his hip flask to Irn-Bru, this is a completely up-to-date and easily transportable account of everything Scottish
AJ
GJ Moffat - Glasgow Crime Series
We have a limited number of signed hardbck copies of GJ Moffat’s first novel Daisychain.
Logan Finch has just about everything he ever wanted, including a penthouse apartment and a shot at making partner in one of Scotland’s largest law firms. But there’s something missing from his life: he still pines for the woman he thought was ‘the one’ and who left him without a word of explanation over twelve years ago. Alex Cahill is one of Logan’s clients, and probably his best friend. The profane, gregarious American owns a successful security business but has a shadowy past and a capacity for violence. Detective Constable Rebecca Irvine, newly promoted to Strathclyde Police’s CID, is stuck in a failing marriage. On her first day in the new job she is called to a murder scene in the affluent Southside of Glasgow. The victim is Penny Grant, Logan’s former girlfriend. And her eleven-year-old daughter is missing…
AJ
A Rush of Blood - June 2010
The new Skinner novel – ‘A Rush of Blood’ will be available for delivery in Hardback and Trade Paperback from June 2010. Here’s a wee taster…
The horrific suicide of a successful Lithuanian entrepreneur stirs the curiosity of newly appointed Chief Constable Bob Skinner and his colleagues. They’ve crossed swords with the businessman before; why would a man with everything to live for take his own life?
As enquiries begin, a mystery girl, drugged and incoherent, is dumped in a health centre by a mysterious Galahad, who promptly disappears. Who is she, who is he, and where has he gone? Is it coincidence that most of the massage parlours in the city have suddenly closed overnight?
AJ
Pre-Ordering
The question of pre-ordering came up recently.
If you wish to pre-order a title shown on the site as *‘Out of Stock’*, but with an availability date against it.
Place the book in your shopping basket and proceed with the transaction in the normal way.
The pre-ordered book will then be packed and despatched as soon as it comes into stock.
AJ
Blood Red
We now have advance copies of the new Primavera Blackstone novel ‘Blood Red’ in stock, in Hardback and Trade paperback. The books have all been signed by Quintin.
AJ
Thankyou
Welcome to our Notice Board, all news comments etc will be posted on here.
First things first; I would like to thank Keith for designing the site, Quintin for signing the stock and last and in no way least, to all of you who have used the site.
Feedback is always welcome and I will reply to all emails as quickly as I can.
If the point raised is general I will also post an answer on here for everyone’s benefit.
AJ
Books, books and more books
As regular visitors will have noticed we now have the entire Skinner series in stock as well as the Primavera Blackstone novels. Discussions are ongoing regarding Oz.
You will see that we are listing the paperback for ‘Fatal Last Words’ this will be released in March 2010.
The hardback and trade paperback formats of ‘Blood Red’ the latest Primavera Blackstone novel will be available in January 2010.
These can be pre-ordered.
AJ