Quintin Jardine
Quintin Jardine (born 1945) is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone. Biography Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and in Glasgow he studied law. He was work as a journalist, government information officer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant, over time he decided to be a writer. Books Bob Skinner series Jardine has written 33 novels featuring senior Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner: #''Skinner's Rules'' (1993) #''Skinner's Festival'' (1994) #'' Skinner's Trail'' (1994) #'' Skinner's Round'' (1995) #''Skinner's Ordeal'' (1996) #'' Skinner's Mission'' (1997) #''Skinner's Ghosts'' (1998) #''Murmuring the Judges'' (1998) #''Gallery Whispers ''Gallery Whispers'' is a 1999 detective novel by Quintin Jardine. It is the ninth of the Bob Skinner novels. 1999 British novels Bob Skinner (book series) Novels by Quintin Jardine Hodder & Stoughton bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarkshire, Motherwell is the headquarters for North Lanarkshire Council. Geographically the River Clyde separates Motherwell from Hamilton to the west whereas the South Calder Water separates Motherwell from Carfin to the north-east and New Stevenston and Bellshill towards the north. Motherwell is also geographically attached to Wishaw and the two towns form a large urban area in North Lanarkshire, with both towns having similar populations and strong community ties. History A Roman road through central Scotland ran along Motherwell's side of the River Clyde, crossing the South Calder Water near Bothwellhaugh. At this crossing a fort and bath house were erected, but the Roman presence in Scotland did not last much later than this. Motherwe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Murmuring The Judges
Quintin Jardine (born 1945) is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone. Biography Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and in Glasgow he studied law. He was work as a journalist, government information officer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant, over time he decided to be a writer. Books Bob Skinner series Jardine has written 33 novels featuring senior Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner: #''Skinner's Rules'' (1993) #''Skinner's Festival'' (1994) #'' Skinner's Trail'' (1994) #'' Skinner's Round'' (1995) #''Skinner's Ordeal'' (1996) #'' Skinner's Mission'' (1997) #''Skinner's Ghosts'' (1998) #''Murmuring the Judges'' (1998) #''Gallery Whispers ''Gallery Whispers'' is a 1999 detective novel by Quintin Jardine. It is the ninth of the Bob Skinner novels. 1999 British novels Bob Skinner (book series) Novels by Quintin Jardine Hodder & Stoughton bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scottish Crime Fiction Writers
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland *Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scottish Mystery Writers
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland *Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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People From Motherwell
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Loner (Jardine Novel)
''The Loner'' is a 2011 crime/thriller novel by Scottish writer Quintin Jardine. Written as an autobiography, it is an account of the life of its principal character, Xavier 'Xavi' Aislado, a journalist with the fictional Edinburgh-based broadsheet, ''The Saltire''. The book is a standalone novel, but features an appearance by Jardine's Edinburgh police detective, Bob Skinner. ''The Loner'' received generally positive reception from reviewers. Plot summary The book is presented as a manuscript written by Aislado, which he has passed on to Jardine for him to ghost write. Born in the early 1960s of Scottish and Catalan heritage (his mother is Scottish and his father Spanish), Xavi is raised in Edinburgh by his father Josip (Joe), and Joe's formidable mother, Paloma Puig, who were forced to leave Catalonia when Spain was gripped by the Civil War that saw General Franco's Fascists emerge as the ruling force. Paloma's grim brand of care sees Xavi into his teenage years, but afte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gallery Whispers
''Gallery Whispers'' is a 1999 detective novel by Quintin Jardine Quintin Jardine (born 1945) is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone. Biography Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and in Glasgow .... It is the ninth of the Bob Skinner novels. 1999 British novels Bob Skinner (book series) Novels by Quintin Jardine Hodder & Stoughton books {{1990s-crime-novel-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Skinner's Ghosts
Quintin Jardine (born 1945) is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone. Biography Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and in Glasgow he studied law. He was work as a journalist, government information officer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant, over time he decided to be a writer. Books Bob Skinner series Jardine has written 33 novels featuring senior Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner: #''Skinner's Rules'' (1993) #''Skinner's Festival'' (1994) #'' Skinner's Trail'' (1994) #'' Skinner's Round'' (1995) #''Skinner's Ordeal'' (1996) #'' Skinner's Mission'' (1997) #''Skinner's Ghosts'' (1998) #''Murmuring the Judges'' (1998) #''Gallery Whispers ''Gallery Whispers'' is a 1999 detective novel by Quintin Jardine Quintin Jardine (born 1945) is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Black ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to support themselves in this way or write as an avocation. Most novelists struggle to have their debut novel published, but once published they often continue to be published, although very few become literary celebrities, thus gaining prestige or a considerable income from their work. Description Novelists come from a variety of backgrounds and social classes, and frequently this shapes the content of their works. Public reception of a novelist's work, the literary criticism commenting on it, and the novelists' incorporation of their own experiences into works and characters can lead to the author's personal life and identity being associated with a novel's fictional content. For this reason, the environment within which a novelist works ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |