Poisoned Cherries

Quintin Jardine, Author Headline Book Publishing $28 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7472-7177-2

In Quintin Jardine's Poisoned Cherries, the Scottish author's sixth hard-hitting Oz Blackstone mystery, the rugged Glaswegian thinks he's sitting pretty after landing a big role in a cop movie being filmed in Edinburgh. But a rocky marriage, an ex-lover with a special favor and murder ensure that Oz hits a few bumps on the road to stardom.

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