Quintin Jardine
1945-
Pseudonym: Matthew Reid
 

Quintin Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He is an author and former journalist. He is the creator of:
1. 'Oz Blackstone', a private investigator in London (the first two novels were written under the pseudonym 'Matthew Reid').
2. 'Primavera Blackstone', widow of Oz Blackstone.
3. 'Robert Skinner', a policeman in Edinburgh.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Oz Blackstone' Novels
 1) Blackstone's Pursuits (as Matthew Reid) (Also published as: Dangerous Pursuits [e-book 2014])  1996
 2) A Coffin for Two (as Matthew Reid)  1997
 3) Wearing Purple  1998
 4) Screen Savers  2000
 5) On Honeymoon with Death  2001
 6) Poisoned Cherries  2003
 7) Unnatural Justice  2003
 8) Alarm Call  2004
 9) For the Death of Me  2005
10) Resurrection (short stories)  2018
'Oz Blackstone' E-stories
 1) Born to Be Wild  2016
 2) The Last Chickenpig  2016
 3) The Quasimodo Trunk  2017
 4) Miller Time  2018
'Primavera Blackstone' Novels
 1) Inhuman Remains  2008
 2) Blood Red  2010
 3) As Easy as Murder  2012
'Robert Skinner' Novels
 1) Skinner's Rules  1993
 2) Skinner's Festival  1994
 3) Skinner's Trail  1995
 4) Skinner's Round  1995
 5) Skinner's Ordeal  1996
 6) Skinner's Mission  1997
 7) Skinner's Ghosts  1998
 8) Murmuring the Judges  1998
 9) Gallery Whispers  1999
10) Thursday Legends  2000
11) Autographs in the Rain  2001
12) Head Shot  2002
13) Fallen Gods  2003
14) Stay of Execution  2004
15) Lethal Intent  2005
16) Dead and Buried  2006
17) Death's Door  2007
18) Aftershock  2008
19) Fatal Last Words  2009
20) A Rush of Blood  2010
21) Grievous Angel  2011
22) Funeral Note  2012
23) Pray for the Dying  2013
24) Hour Of Darkness  2014
25) A Hint of Death (e-story)  2014
26) Last Resort  2015
27) Private Investigations  2016
28) Game Over  2017
29) Skinner's Elves (e-story)  2017
30) State Secrets  2017
31) A Brush with Death  2018
32) Cold Case  2018
33) The Bad Fire  2019
34) The Roots of Evil  2020
35) Deadlock  2021
36) Open Season  2022
Other Novels
 1) The Loner  2011
 2) Mathew's Tale  2014
 3) Green Bananas and Oz (short stories)  2018

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