{"product_id":"9780755357055","title":"Funeral Note (Bob Skinner series, Book 22): Death, deception and corruption in a gritty crime thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shallow grave hides the deepest secrets... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exhumed body reveals long-buried secrets in Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner mystery, \u003ci\u003eFuneral Note\u003c\/i\u003e. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile corruption is discovered within the force, and an investigation is 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, mystery upon mystery is laid down 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eFuneral Note\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The big problem with reading Quintin Jardine's books is that \u003cb\u003eyou never want them to end\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Bob Skinner is] a \u003cb\u003elarger than life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003echaracter\u003c\/b\u003e, whose personal life is as complicated as the murders he solves'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA masterful adventure\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121799282928,"sku":"9780755357055","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755357055_p0.jpg?v=1763657352","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755357055","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}