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Quintin Jardine Books in Order

Quintin Jardine has written 62 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Skinner's Rules (1993) and the newest is Dead Man’s Tale: the thrilling new crime novel in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 39 of the 62 books listed here are in the Bob Skinner series, which has its own page: Bob Skinner books in order.

Books
62
Published
1993–2026
Pages on record
16,966 in 44 of 62 books
Reading time
283–424 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,966 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 62 titles with a page count on record.

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Quintin Jardine, born in 1945, is a Scottish crime novelist with three series to his name. Bob Skinner, a police officer in Edinburgh, heads the longest of them, from Skinner's Rules (1993) through Skinner's Festival, Skinner's Trail, Murmuring the Judges and Skinner's Ghosts. Oz Blackstone and Primavera Blackstone carry the other two, starting with Blackstone's Pursuits (1996). Sixty-two books are catalogued through 2026, each around 400 pages, and Scotland supplies the setting throughout.

How many Quintin Jardine books are there?

Quintin Jardine has 62 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 3 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Quintin Jardine Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 62 Quintin Jardine books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Skinner's Rules by Quintin Jardine, book 1 of the Bob Skinner series (1993)
  2. Cover of Skinner's Festival by Quintin Jardine, book 2 of the Bob Skinner series (1994)
  3. Cover of Skinner's Trail by Quintin Jardine, book 3 of the Bob Skinner series (1994)
  4. Cover of Skinner's Round by Quintin Jardine, book 4 of the Bob Skinner series (1995)
  5. Cover of Blackstone's Pursuits / Dangerous Pursuits by Quintin Jardine, book 1 of the Oz Blackstone series (1996)
  6. Cover of Skinner's Ordeal by Quintin Jardine, book 5 of the Bob Skinner series (1996)
  7. Cover of A Coffin for Two by Quintin Jardine, book 2 of the Oz Blackstone series (1997)
  8. Cover of Skinner's Mission by Quintin Jardine, book 6 of the Bob Skinner series (1997)
  9. Cover of Skinner's Ghosts by Quintin Jardine, book 7 of the Bob Skinner series (1998)
  10. Cover of Murmuring the Judges by Quintin Jardine, book 8 of the Bob Skinner series (1998)
  11. Cover of Wearing Purple by Quintin Jardine, book 3 of the Oz Blackstone series (1999)
  12. Cover of Gallery Whispers by Quintin Jardine, book 9 of the Bob Skinner series (1999)
  13. Cover of Screen Savers by Quintin Jardine, book 4 of the Oz Blackstone series (2000)
  14. Cover of Thursday Legends by Quintin Jardine, book 10 of the Bob Skinner series (2000)
  15. Cover of On Honeymoon with Death by Quintin Jardine, book 5 of the Oz Blackstone series (2001)
  16. Cover of Autographs in the Rain by Quintin Jardine, book 11 of the Bob Skinner series (2001)
  17. Cover of Head Shot by Quintin Jardine, book 12 of the Bob Skinner series (2002)
  18. Cover of Poisoned Cherries by Quintin Jardine, book 6 of the Oz Blackstone series (2003)
  19. Cover of Unnatural Justice by Quintin Jardine, book 7 of the Oz Blackstone series (2003)
  20. Cover of Fallen Gods by Quintin Jardine, book 13 of the Bob Skinner series (2003)
  21. Cover of Alarm Call by Quintin Jardine, book 8 of the Oz Blackstone series (2004)
  22. Cover of Stay of Execution by Quintin Jardine, book 14 of the Bob Skinner series (2004)
  23. Cover of For the Death of Me by Quintin Jardine, book 9 of the Oz Blackstone series (2005)
  24. Cover of Lethal Intent by Quintin Jardine, book 15 of the Bob Skinner series (2005)
  1. 1
    Skinner's RulesBob Skinner #11993 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993320
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  2. 2
    Skinner's FestivalBob Skinner #21994 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994310
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  3. 3
    Skinner's TrailBob Skinner #31994 · 499 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994499
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  4. 4
    Skinner's RoundBob Skinner #41995 · 436 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995436
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  5. 5
    Blackstone's Pursuits / Dangerous PursuitsOz Blackstone #11996 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996250
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  6. 6
    Skinner's OrdealBob Skinner #51996 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996438
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  7. 7
    A Coffin for TwoOz Blackstone #21997 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997310
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  8. 8
    Skinner's MissionBob Skinner #61997 · 406 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997406
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  9. 9
    Skinner's GhostsBob Skinner #71998 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998416
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  10. 10
    Murmuring the JudgesBob Skinner #81998 · 407 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998407
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  11. 11
    Wearing PurpleOz Blackstone #31999 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999344
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  12. 13
    Screen SaversOz Blackstone #42000 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000352
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  13. 14
    Thursday LegendsBob Skinner #102000 · 407 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000407
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  14. 15
    On Honeymoon with DeathOz Blackstone #52001 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001352
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  15. 16
    Autographs in the RainBob Skinner #112001 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001448
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  16. 17
    Head ShotBob Skinner #122002 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002403
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  17. 18
    Poisoned CherriesOz Blackstone #62003 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003352
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  18. 19
    Unnatural JusticeOz Blackstone #72003 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003352
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  19. 20
    Fallen GodsBob Skinner #132003 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003320
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  20. 21
    Alarm CallOz Blackstone #82004 · 371 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004371
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  21. 22
    Stay of ExecutionBob Skinner #142004 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004480
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  22. 23
    For the Death of MeOz Blackstone #92005 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005384
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  23. 24
    Lethal IntentBob Skinner #152005 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005416
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  24. 25
    Dead and BuriedBob Skinner #162006 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006480
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  25. 26
    Death's DoorBob Skinner #172007 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007416
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  26. 27
    AftershockBob Skinner #182008 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008384
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  27. 28
    Inhuman RemainsPrimavera Blackstone #12009 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009311
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  28. 29
    Blood RedPrimavera Blackstone #22009 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009340
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  29. 30
    Fatal Last WordsBob Skinner #192009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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Quintin Jardine series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Quintin Jardine books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Oz Blackstone books in order

9 books by Quintin Jardine
  1. 1. Blackstone's Pursuits / Dangerous Pursuits
  2. 2. A Coffin for Two
  3. 3. Wearing Purple
  4. 4. Screen Savers
  5. 5. On Honeymoon with Death
  6. 6. Poisoned Cherries
  7. 7. Unnatural Justice
  8. 8. Alarm Call
  9. 9. For the Death of Me

Primavera Blackstone in order

5 books
  1. 1. Inhuman Remains
  2. 2. Blood Red
  3. 3. As Easy as Murder
  4. 4. Deadly Business
  5. 5. As Serious As Death

Oz Blackstone Short Stories/Novellas

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

4 books

4 Quintin Jardine titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Quintin Jardine books in order?

You only need to read Quintin Jardine books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Quintin Jardine

Start with the first book of the Quintin Jardine series you want to read: Bob Skinner starts with Skinner's Rules (1993) and Oz Blackstone starts with Blackstone's Pursuits / Dangerous Pursuits (1996). The earliest catalogued title overall is Skinner's Rules (1993).

What is the newest Quintin Jardine book?

Dead Man’s Tale: the thrilling new crime novel in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series (2026) is the newest Quintin Jardine book released so far.

Is there a new Quintin Jardine book coming?

No next Quintin Jardine book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Quintin Jardine at a glance

Still publishing
Quintin Jardine published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Quintin Jardine books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,966 pages across the 44 of 62 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Quintin Jardine books, 26 of 62, were published in the 2010s.

What the Quintin Jardine books are about

43 of the 62 Quintin Jardine books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 22 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.