State Secrets Bob Skinner series, Book 28 - A terrible act in the heart of Westminster. A tough-talking cop faces his most challenging investigationPaperback

A shocking act of violence at the Palace of Westminster draws Edinburgh's toughest cop into a complex new case...Skinner is plunged into a web of politics and enemies in STATE SECRETS, another compelling and utterly addictive mystery from bestselling author, Quintin Jardine. So it is that he finds himself in the Palace of Westminster as a shocking act befalls the nation.Hours before the Prime Minister is due to make a controversial statement, she is discovered in her office with a letter opener driven through her skull.Is the act Not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May.Praise for Quintin Jardine's gritty novels: 'Well constructed, fast-paced...many an ingenious twist and turn' ObserverFormer Chief Constable Bob Skinner is long out of the police force but trouble has a habit of following him around.