Quintin Jardine (born 1945) is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.

[1] Jardine was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, and in Glasgow he studied law.

He has worked as a journalist, government information officer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant, over time he decided to be a writer.

[2] Jardine has written 35 novels featuring senior Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner: Novels featuring Oz Blackstone.

Novels featuring Primavera Blackstone: