A Bob Skinner Novel: Head Shot

DCC Bob Skinner has witnessed the aftermath of murder countless times. Yet nothing could have prepared him for identifying the strangled bodies of his wife's beloved parents, killed at their lakeside cabin in New York State.

Driven by cold rage, Skinner quickly muscles in on the investigation, and soon he's found links with three other cases where the killing is too professional to be the result of a burglary gone wrong. But can he penetrate the multiple layers of intrigue to unearth the killer?

Meantime, back home in Edinburgh Skinner is badly missed. A criminal investigation is affecting one of his most dedicated officers on a personal level - while the past is coming back to haunt another in ways that could bring a meteoric career crashing to a halt. And forecasting what the future holds for Skinner and his team is a game for only the most hardened gambler.