{"id":47108,"date":"2021-11-09T15:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/?p=47108"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:18:44","slug":"meet-the-author-quintin-jardine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/pt\/meet-the-author-quintin-jardine\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author: Quintin Jardine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<em><strong>9 November 2021<\/strong><\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Quintin Jardine is the Scottish author of three much acclaimed series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone. His works include <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2459033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cold Case<\/em><\/a> (2019), <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2600294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Bad Fire<\/em><\/a> (2019) and <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2799236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Roots of Evil<\/em><\/a> (2020).<\/p>\n<p>His latest Bob Skinner mystery <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2990924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Deadlock<\/em><\/a> was published by Headline on 11 November and is also available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/borrow\/our-catalogue\/\">Suffolk Community Libraries catalogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who were your heroes as you were growing up and when did you first start writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I grew up in the 50s; heroes were not thick on the ground then. Mostly they were footballers. One who stands out is Andy Paton, centre-half of Motherwell, the team I have been cursed to support for a lifetime. Andy was ridiculously skilful, and hard as nails. A few years ago he was named \u2018Motherwell\u2019s Greatest Ever.\u2019 Many of those who voted for him had never seen him play, but they were right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your writing routine? Does it change depending on whether you are based in Scotland or Spain?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These days, I am based in Scotland. If I\u2019m in book mode, I will walk the dog then both of us will retreat to my office. I will work and he will sleep. In the early stages of a project there may be background music. Interesting, dogs don\u2019t react to music; as I write this Sunny is sleeping through Santana, and you do not play Carlos quietly. When I get deeper into the story, the music is turned off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In one of your interviews you talk about &#8216;what if?&#8217; How much of a Skinner book is plotted beforehand and how much &#8216;what if&#8217; is added as you write?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That was a while back, a reference to a book in the Oz Blackstone series, when I explored an alternative ending. You could say that everything I do is \u2018what if\u2019, because very little of what I do is planned. I will begin with a scenario, and a concept in my head, then let it flow. The most satisfying scenes, and sometimes the best, are those that simply appear on the page without any forethought. For example, I had no idea that Stevie Steele was going to die, until he opened that door and walked into my in-laws\u2019 kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=423547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Skinner&#8217;s Rules<\/strong><\/em><\/a> was published\u202fin 1993. How did Bob Skinner&#8217;s character come to life and has it become easier or more difficult to write about him now you and the reader know so much about him?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Skinner himself appeared spontaneously on the page, thirty one years ago. (I wrote the book in 1990.) I began with a dead lawyer (always a popular move) in one of my favourite Edinburgh locations, no idea how he got there or who was going to find out who killed him. Then this bloke turned up unbidden. He was wearing my black leather coat and he had my friend Tony\u2019s prematurely grey hair. He\u2019s been with me ever since. Tony\u2019s gone now, God bless and keep him, but I still have the coat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you give Suffolk readers a flavour of\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2990924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Deadlock<\/strong><\/em><\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Deadlock<\/em> is the perfect mystery novel. It\u2019s not so much a whodunnit, more a hasanybodydunnit. At the end of the day there are questions that readers will have to answer for themselves, including one big mystery that\u2019s left hanging. The answer is in the text, but I don\u2019t spell it out. Oh yes, it begins with an emoji. Believe it or not, although they appear on every computer, tablet or phone keyboard, emojis are copyright, and can\u2019t be used in a published work without consent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there anything you can share with us about your latest project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My latest project is a short story, \u2018The One You\u2019re With\u2019, currently only available on Kindle. It\u2019s the fifth in a series. The first, \u2018Born to be Wild\u2019, came about when finally I rose to the challenge of finding out whether Oz Blackstone was really dead. It turned out that he wasn\u2019t; subsequent events, and stories have him, William Rider as he\u2019s now known, teamed with his son Tom in a search for the missing Primavera, Tom\u2019s mother. Now the saga is complete, it would be good if it was available in libraries. That\u2019s something we\u2019re exploring. My next project will be Skinner 34, working title &#8216;Open Season&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>One book or author that everyone should read?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Deadlock<\/em>, by Quintin Jardine. Failing that <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=178630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dispatches<\/em><\/a>, by Michael Herr.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The best or funniest bit of feedback from one of your readers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Years ago, I had a letter from a reader, complaining about typos in a book. On Page x, Para y, Line z , he said, the word \u2018all\u2019 was misspelled. Only, it wasn\u2019t. I looked at it for hours, and so did some very skilled people and we could not work out what the guy was talking about. Until, I looked at it through a magnifying glass and saw that the first l was a micrometer thinner than the second. On that typeface, lower case \u2018l\u2019 and 1, (one) were that close to being identical. My reply to the complainant consisted of three words; Get. A. 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