Praise for Quintin Jardine's novels: 'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn ? ObserverThe legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer -- Denzil MeyrickScottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality ? SunAnother powerful tartan noir that packs a punch ? Peterborough Evening TelegraphIncredibly difficult to put the book down . . . a guide through a world of tangled family politics, hostile takeovers, government-sanctioned killing, extortion and the seedier side of publishing . . . Quintin Jardine should be . . . your first choice! ? Scots magazineWell constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn ? Observer

Quintin Jardine was born once upon a time in the West - of Scotland rather than America, but still he grew to manhood as a massive Sergio Leone fan. On the way there he was educated, against his will, in Glasgow, where he ditched a token attempt to study law for more interesting careers in journalism, government propaganda, and political spin-doctoring. After a close call with the Brighton Bomb in 1984, he moved into the even riskier world of media relations consultancy, before realising that all along he had been training to become a crime writer. Now, forty novels later, he never looks back.Along the way he has created/acquired an extended family in Scotland and Spain. Everything he does is for them.He can be tracked down through his blog: http://quintinjardine.me