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Description:ISBN 0747264724 / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: Quintin Jardine / Edition: paperback / softback / Paperback / 352 Pages / Book is ... more

Poisoned Cherries - Quintin Jardine ... published 2003-06-02 by Headline

Newest Review: ... much as there were references in the book to past relationships and events that were fairly well explained, so I felt in some ... more

 ... ways the author had become aware of his failings in his previous series and worked to improve. Oz is a bit hard to like at first, as he is a bit of a womaniser, but I did find myself growing to like him, especially as he is quite an astute man who acts in a more likeable manner when he faces his responsibilities. At the start of the book, we see Oz split from his wife Primavera, and move back to his native Edinburgh to take a role in a film being directed by his brother in law, Miles Grayson. This again, is starti...more

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Poisoned Cherries - Quintin Jardine: The cherry might have been a little sour, but it hasn't pois ... (628 words)
by - written on 31/08/11 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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Having enjoyed the series based upon the detective Bob Skinner, which was also written by Quintin Jardine, I thought that I would try the other series he has written, based on a character called Oz Blackstone. I was interested to see if the author could tackle another character and convince me as much as he had with the Skinner series, which I had very much enjoyed. The first few chapters had me trying to figure out the new character a bit. Again, a male central character. This time, the character is an actor, I am not sure if he has been an actor in every book, as there was reference to a short lived police career (which sounds a bit familiar to me - hum.) ...  Read the complete review

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