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Starred Review. In his last outing (Playing With Fire), Insp. Alan Banks nearly died when a serial killer set fire to his cottage in the Yorkshire village of Eastvale, and the melancholic detective remains understandably depressed as this superlative 15th novel in the series gets underway. Living in a rented flat, Banks is struggling to put his life back together when an urgent phone message from his younger brother, Roy—a successful, slightly shady London businessman—requests his help: "It could be a matter of life and death.... Maybe even mine." When he can't reach Roy by phone, Banks travels to London to see what's wrong and finds his brother's house unlocked and no hint about where he might have gone or why. On the night of Roy's phone call, a young woman is shot to death in her car just outside of Eastvale, and she has Banks's name and address in her pocket. Annie Cabbot, Banks's colleague on the force (and a former lover), is in charge of that case, and her investigation quickly intersects with Banks's unofficial sleuthing into his brother's inexplicable disappearance. The gripping story, which revolves around that most heinous of crimes, human trafficking, shows Robinson getting more adept at juggling complex plot lines while retaining his excellent skills at characterization. The result is deeply absorbing, and the nuances of Banks's character are increasingly compelling. Agent, Dominick Abel. (Feb. 15) Forecast: Robinson's reputation in the States (he is English and lives in Canada) continues to build. With the help of a big marketing campaign and an eight-city author tour, this could be a breakout novel for him.
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Robinson is one of those multiawarded authors (the Edgar, the Anthony, the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere), who is absolutely reliable. This novel marks the fifteenth in the Inspector Alan Banks series, set in Yorkshire. Depressed over the loss of his cottage in a fire, Banks is galvanized into action by a pleading message from his estranged brother in London. When Banks travels to his wealthy brother's home, he finds it totally empty yet filled with disturbing clues as to the source of his brother's money. Banks' estranged lover and sidekick, Detective Annie Cabbot, is left to cope by herself with the investigation of the murder of a young woman on the motorway. When Cabbot finds a letter addressed to Banks on the victim, the reader knows that Robinson will tie the two investigations together in fiendishly clever ways. Another Robinson winner. Connie Fletcher
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another winner in the Inspector Banks Series!,
By Bob Crandle (Alberta) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strange Affair (Hardcover)
This installment of the series opens with Inspector banks receving a mysterious phone call from his brother in London. Fearing something dreadfully wrong the inspector leaves for London to search out his brother. At the same time DI Annie Cook investigates the murder of a young woman found dead in a car on a quite country road on the outskirts of Eastvale. in the woman's pocket is a slip of paper with inspector Banks name written on it! Much of the story is two parrelle plots, Banks in London trying to figure out what became of his brother as he also discovers surprising revelations about his brother he never understood. At the same time Annie is investigating the death of the young woman. In the end the parralle plots meet in a cleverly terrifing way! Banks fans will not be dissapointed by this novel!I also must recomend "A Tourist in the Yucatan" interesting thriller/mystery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Melancholy Inspector Banks,
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This review is from: Strange Affair (Hardcover)
Strange Affair brings us Inspector Banks in a far more melancholy mode than even his own usual reflective self; but then, his brother is missing, his mother is ill, all the women in his life have rejected him, and he is recovering from severe burns after his house was destroyed by fire. The most fascinating aspect of this book is his slow recovery through challenges that bring him back to humanity by making him feel again. The horrors and tragedies in this book (far gloomier than most in this series, but brilliantly described, with painful clarity)are ironically the key to his recovery; by re-engaging with humanity at its worst, he slowly finds himself again. Like Reginald Hill, Peter Robinson is a powerful writer of remarkable literary mysteries. But I can't help myself from hoping that over the next few books Banks finds a few moments of human happiness.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strongly executed mystery,
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This review is from: Strange Affair (Mass Market Paperback)
Now that's more like it - after finding my first Peter Robinson novel to be a snoozer, I followed the tips of the online reviewers to novels more likely to please, and was not disappointed. The main difference here is that Robinson keeps the novel moving, although he continues to use a relaxed approach to pacing. I'm not calling this book too slow, however, sometimes a slower pace is more rewarding for a reader, providing that incentive to continue is provided every few pages.So my chances of reading Robinson again at some point are very much improved by this novel.
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