State Secrets (Bob Skinner series, Book 28)

This was my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I will now make it my business to read more. I thought this book contained brilliant crime writing, it was a great book that had plenty of surprises and I really liked the way the author revealed them.

This book had strong characters and I was riveted from the first page. A real page turner.

Many thanks to Quintin Jardine and Netgalley for the copy of this book, I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

Absolutely fabulous,held my interest from start to finish. Very topical tale with tongue in cheek likenesses to some of today's politicians! Always good to catch up with Bob Skinner and his various proteges. Lot's of twists and turns.

A well constructed novel which gave some surprising insights into the machinations of party politics ! Having read all of the Bob Skinner series this latest novel from Quintin Jardine did not disappoint. Fast paced after the first couple of chapters there were plenty of twists to keep the reader interested. Pleased Bob is back off to Scotland !

Excellent as ever. A real page turner that kept me intrigued right till the end

I haven't read a Bob Skinner book for a number of years. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed them. In fact, I remember getting bored with the details of the private lives of the characters and this book had little of that, so perhaps that is what made the difference. I liked the setting in the Houses of Parliament with its political intrigue and plotting. The story was well paced and satisfyingly complex. The ending was a little bit of a letdown but perhaps realistic, rather than a flight of literary fancy. I also found that the change of narrator from Bob to Neil was a little confusing as it was hard to tell when it changed and I had to re-read the start of the section sometimes. This spoiled the flow a bit. Overall though I really enjoyed the book.