Reviews for Skinner's Trail

The average rating for Skinner's Trail based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-08-27 00:00:00 Chris Bennett SKINNER'S TRAIL (Police Procedural-Europe-Cont) - Ok Jardine, Quintin - 3rd in series St. Martin's Press, 1996- Hardcover Assistant Chief Constable Robert Skinner's newest case starts in Scotland with the murder Tony Manson, a criminal who runs drugs and prostitutes. The trail leads to Spain and money laundering, and on to Amsterdam and back to Scotland. *** While I may get tired of Rebus' drinking and angst, Skinner is so perfect as to be annoying. He is tall, lean, attractive, smart, an excellent shot and at hand-to-hand combat, well liked by his superior and subordinates, and has a perfect wife and baby. He easily gets the cooperation of other police agencies and bad guys tell him everything. It all gets to be a bit much. So why do I keep reading the series? Because under all that is a decent procedural with just enough suspense to keep me going. It's a quick, okay read.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-06 00:00:00 Henry Wilson Skinner is a good cop, and Jardine focuses on the detecting process of the boss and his group, with enough character development to spark interest for the long haul of the series. In this story, the process of deciding who the really bad guy is (as opposed to the many other bad guys) involves keeping track of who is still alive. It kept me turning the pages, and putting another Skinner on my "to read" list.