Friend of the Devil :The 17th DCI Banks crime novel from The Master of the Police Procedural - DCI Banks
Friend of the Devil :The 17th DCI Banks crime novel from The Master of the Police Procedural - DCI Banks
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16 January, 2014
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Description
MASTER A MAZE OF MURDER.
When a 19-year-old girl is found dead in a tangle of alleyways known as The Maze, DCI Alan Banks is called in to investigate. With no shortage of suspects, Banks soon finds himself missing DI Annie Cabbot. Their personal problems aside, he could really use her sharp instincts on the case.
But Annie has troubles of her own. She's looking into another murder, and, on the face of it, the two deaths have nothing in common. But as Annie digs deeper, she finds something disturbingly familiar in the case.
Perhaps she and Banks will find themselves working together again a lot sooner than expected...
A thrilling Alan Banks mystery from the master of the police procedural, Peter Robinson.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781444791969 |
| ISBN10 | 1444791966 |
| Number Of Pages | 528 |
| Item Weight | 364 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 196 x 36 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Watch for those twists - they'll get you every time * Ian Rankin *
Watch for those twists - they'll get you every time * Ian Rankin *
Robinson once again puts his skills to work in a police procedural that grips like pliers * Independent on Sunday *
Robinson once again puts his skills to work in a police procedural that grips like pliers * Independent on Sunday *
Classic Robinson: a labyrinthine plot merged with deft characterisation * Observer *
Classic Robinson: a labyrinthine plot merged with deft characterisation * Observer *
Peter Robinson is good at producing ingenious mysteries, and this one does not disappoint * Daily Telegraph *
Peter Robinson is good at producing ingenious mysteries, and this one does not disappoint * Daily Telegraph *
Readers will be on the edge of their seats * Publishers Weekly *
If you haven't encountered Chief Inspector Alan Banks before, prepare for a crash course in taut, clean writing and subtle psychology
Readers will be on the edge of their seats * Publishers Weekly *
It's neither the setting nor even the characters that makes Robinson's work so satisfying, but the plotting of Swiss-watch precision * Independent *
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Author's Bio
Peter Robinson's DCI Banks became a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) as Inspector Banks, and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy's Law) as DI Annie Cabbot.
Peter's standalone novel BEFORE THE POISON won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada. Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and divided his time between Richmond, UK, and Canada until his death in 2022.