{"title":"Peter Robinson","description":"Peter Robinson's first book, The Changing World of Gay Men, was published in 2008 and won The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Inaugural Raewyn Connell prize in 2010 for the best first book in Australian Sociology. His research interests include ageing, sexualities and social justice.","products":[{"product_id":"watching-the-dark-paperback","title":"Watching the Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson brings back Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his colleague DI Annie Cabbot in a case riddled with corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decorated policeman is murdered on the tranquil grounds of the St. Peter's Police Treatment Centre, shot through the heart with a crossbow arrow, and compromising photographs are discovered in his room. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is well aware that he must handle the highly sensitive and dangerously explosive investigation with the utmost discretion. And as he digs deeper, he discovers that the murder may be linked to an unsolved missing persons case from six years earlier--and the current crime may involve some very bad, crooked cops. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pulsating, electrifying novel of suspense \u003cem\u003eWatching the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's finest novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ambitious...Robinson shows a keen awareness of the global reach of crime.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decorated policeman is murdered on the tranquil grounds of the St. Peter's Police Treatment Center, shot through the heart with a crossbow arrow, and compromising photographs are discovered in his room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is well aware that he must handle the highly sensitive and dangerously explosive investigation with the utmost discretion. And as he digs deeper, he discovers that the murder may be linked to an unsolved missing persons case from six years earlier--and the current crime may involve crooked cops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pulsating, electrifying novel of suspense, \u003cem\u003eWatching the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's finest novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.02 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101594161375,"sku":"9780062283979","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/DVedX-KD5p9780062283979.webp?v=1782892718"},{"product_id":"sleeping-in-the-ground-paperback","title":"Sleeping in the Ground: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMICHAEL CONNELLY calls Peter Robinson \"an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the telling detail.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee why in \u003cem\u003eSleeping in the Ground\u003c\/em\u003e, the gripping new novel starring Alan Banks \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e featuring an opening scene you'll never forget, and a finale you won't see coming.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the doors of a charming country church, an unspeakable act destroys a wedding party. A huge manhunt ensues. The culprit is captured. The story is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept it isn't. For Alan Banks, still struggling with a tragic loss of his own, there's something wrong about this case -- something unresolved. Reteaming with profiler Jenny Fuller, the relentless detective deeper into the crime... deep enough to unearth long-buried secrets that reshape everything Banks thought he knew about the events outside that chapel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when at last the shocking truth becomes clear, it's almost too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacked with twists and turns, heart and soul, this is another triumph from an author \"at the top of his game\" (LOUISE PENNY).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the doors of a charming country church, an unspeakable act destroys a wedding party. A huge manhunt ensues. The culprit is captured. The story is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept it isn't. For Alan Banks, still struggling with a tragic loss of his own, there's something wrong about this case--something unresolved. Reteaming with profiler Jenny Fuller, the relentless detective dives deeper into the crime . . . deep enough to unearth long-buried secrets that reshape everything Banks thought he knew about the events outside that chapel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when at last the shocking truth becomes clear, it's almost too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with twists and turns, heart and soul, this is another triumph from an author \"at the top of his game\" (Louise Penny).\u003c\/p\u003e--Tess Gerritsen\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the doors of a charming country church, an unspeakable act destroys a wedding party. A huge manhunt ensues. The culprit is captured. The story is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept it isn't. For Alan Banks, still struggling with a tragic loss of his own, there's something wrong about this case--something unresolved. Reteaming with profiler Jenny Fuller, the relentless detective dives deeper into the crime . . . deep enough to unearth long-buried secrets that reshape everything Banks thought he knew about the events outside that chapel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when at last the shocking truth becomes clear, it's almost too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with twists and turns, heart and soul, this is another triumph from an author \"at the top of his game\" (Louise Penny).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101601403103,"sku":"9780062395085","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nU9mNQqBS39780062395085.webp?v=1782893550"},{"product_id":"standing-in-the-shadows-paperback","title":"Standing in the Shadows - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the finest police procedural writers around... [\u003cem\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson's best work. Knowing it's his last makes the reading bittersweet.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 28\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls \"the best now on the market.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 1980, Nick Hartley returns home from a university lecture to find his house crawling with police. His ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered, and her new boyfriend Mark Woodcroft is missing. Nick is the prime suspect. The case quickly goes cold, but Nick cannot let it go. He embarks on a career in investigative journalism, determined to find Alice's murderer--but his obsession leads him down a dangerous path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, in November 2019, an archaeologist unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more contemporary than the Roman remains she is seeking. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the remains themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits to hunt down a killer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the two cases unfurl, the investigations twist and turn to an explosive conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101604778207,"sku":"9780062995001","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wn30c3yWSM9780062995001.webp?v=1782943787"},{"product_id":"before-the-poison-paperback","title":"Before the Poison - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson comes this mesmerizing story-within-a-story about a man pulled into a murder from the past--and his quest to uncover the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuietly reeling from the death of his beloved wife, Chris Lowndes decides to return to the Yorkshire Dales after twenty-five successful years spent in Hollywood composing film scores. He purchases Kilnsgate House, a charming old mansion deep in the country, but something about the place disturbs him. His unease intensifies when he learns Kilnsgate was once the scene of a sensational murder. More than fifty years earlier, prominent doctor Ernest Arthur Fox was poisoned there, allegedly by his beautiful and much younger wife, Grace, who was subsequently tried, condemned, and hanged for the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis curiosity piqued, Chris decides to investigate, and the more he discovers, the more convinced he becomes of Grace's innocence. Despite warnings to leave it be, his quest for the truth is soon leading him through dark shadows of the past . . . and into a strange web of secrets that lie perilously close to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex, multi-layered thriller, \u003cem\u003eBefore the Poison\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's most brilliant novels--and one readers won't soon forget. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A gripping tale that brings to mind not only old-time Hollywood but also British 'golden age' storytelling in the Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier tradition.\"--\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuietly reeling from the death of his beloved wife, Chris Lowndes decides to return to the Yorkshire Dales after twenty-five successful years spent in Hollywood composing film scores. He purchases Kilnsgate House, a charming old mansion deep in the country, but something about the place disturbs him. His unease intensifies when he learns Kilnsgate was once the scene of a sensational murder. More than fifty years earlier, prominent doctor Ernest Arthur Fox was poisoned there, allegedly by his beautiful and much younger wife, Grace, who was subsequently tried, condemned, and hanged for the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis curiosity piqued, Chris decides to investigate, and the more he discovers, the more convinced he becomes of Grace's innocence. Despite warnings to leave it\u003cbr\u003ebe, his quest for the truth is soon leading him through dark shadows of the past . . . \u003cbr\u003eand into a strange web of secrets that lie perilously close to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex, multilayered thriller, \u003cem\u003eBefore the Poison\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's most brilliant novels\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003eand one readers won't soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eBefore the Poison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuietly reeling from the death of his beloved wife, Chris Lowndes decides to return to the Yorkshire Dales after twenty-five successful years spent in Hollywood composing film scores. He purchases Kilnsgate House, a charming old mansion deep in the country, but something about the place disturbs him. His unease intensifies when he learns Kilnsgate was once the scene of a sensational murder. More than fifty years earlier, prominent doctor Ernest Arthur Fox was poisoned there, allegedly by his beautiful and much younger wife, Grace, who was subsequently tried, condemned, and hanged for the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis curiosity piqued, Chris decides to investigate, and the more he discovers, the more convinced he becomes of Grace's innocence. Despite warnings to leave it\u003cbr\u003ebe, his quest for the truth is soon leading him through dark shadows of the past . . . \u003cbr\u003eand into a strange web of secrets that lie perilously close to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex, multilayered thriller, \u003cem\u003eBefore the Poison\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's most brilliant novels\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003eand one readers won't soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104421515487,"sku":"9780062204684","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Bob_8kbh9W9780062204684.webp?v=1783773657"},{"product_id":"aftermath-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Aftermath: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar award-winning author Peter Robinson comes this brilliant novel of suspense--a thrilling tale of family secrets and past evils that have spread from one generation to another and wreaked havoc on an unsuspecting town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne phone call from a concerned neighbor has inadvertently led police to Terence Payne, the elusive serial killer known only as \"Chameleon.\" Now Payne is in custody, perhaps dying, and a long nightmare appears to be over at last. But is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Alan Banks - currently head of the local police force - too many questions remain unanswered at the chamber of horrors the press will dub the \"House of Payne.\" Because the darkness has not yet lifted, the casualties are still mounting...and there are still monsters loose in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowcasing the dark forces of human nature, master of suspense Peter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling powers in a novel that will leave readers guessing until the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne phone call from a concerned neighbor has inadvertently led police to Terence Payne, the elusive serial killer known only as \"Chameleon.\" Now Payne is in custody, perhaps dying, and a long nightmare appears to be over at last. But is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Alan Banks--currently head of the local police force--too many questions remain unanswered at the chamber of horrors the press will dub the \"House of Payne.\" Because the darkness has not yet lifted, the casualties are still mounting . . . and there are still monsters loose in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowcasing the dark forces of human nature, master of suspense Peter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling powers in a novel that will leave readers guessing until the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e--Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne phone call from a concerned neighbor has inadvertently led police to Terence Payne, the elusive serial killer known only as \"Chameleon.\" Now Payne is in custody, perhaps dying, and a long nightmare appears to be over at last. But is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Alan Banks--currently head of the local police force--too many questions remain unanswered at the chamber of horrors the press will dub the \"House of Payne.\" Because the darkness has not yet lifted, the casualties are still mounting . . . and there are still monsters loose in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowcasing the dark forces of human nature, master of suspense Peter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling powers in a novel that will leave readers guessing until the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104777048287,"sku":"9780062400246","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LZMIMe9pVl9780062400246.webp?v=1782885674"},{"product_id":"wednesdays-child-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Wednesday's Child: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson's heart-racing tale of suspense the case of a missing child is inextricably linked to that of the murder of a young man, sending Chief Inspector Alan Banks down a harrowing road to uncover the truth behind the crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a crime of staggering inhumanity: a seven-year-old girl taken from her working class Yorkshire home by an attractive young couple posing as social workers. Chief Inspector Alan Banks feels certain little Gemma Scupham is dead, yet the motive for her kidnapping remains a mystery. No ransom is ever demanded, nor could Gemma's tortured, guilt-ridden mother afford to pay one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when the body of a young man is discovered in an abandoned mine, slain in a particularly brutal fashion, a disturbing perplexing case takes an even further sinister twist drawing Banks into the sordid depths of an evil more terrible and terrifying than anything the seasoned investigator has ever encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtterly suspenseful and compelling, \u003cem\u003eWednesday's Child\u003c\/em\u003e will leave readers guessing and on the edge of their seats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exceptional series.\"--\u003cem\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a crime of ingenious evil: a seven-year-old girl taken from her home by a young couple posing as social workers. Chief Inspector Alan Banks fears for little Gemma Scupham, even as the motive for her kidnapping remains a mystery. No ransom is ever demanded, nor could Gemma's tortured, guilt-ridden mother afford to pay one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when the body of a young man is discovered in an abandoned mine, slain in a particularly brutal fashion, a disturbing case takes one more sinister twist, drawing Banks into the sordid depths of a malice more terrible and terrifying than anything the seasoned investigator has ever encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtterly suspenseful and compelling, \u003cem\u003eWednesday's Child\u003c\/em\u003e will leave readers guessing and on the edge of their seats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exemplary.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104797561055,"sku":"9780062431189","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FuDVSJh4Ig9780062431189.webp?v=1782901276"},{"product_id":"all-the-colors-of-darkness-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"All the Colors of Darkness: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson delivers a gripping novel of jealousy, betrayal, envy, ambition, greed, lust, revenge--all the colors of darkness that lead inevitably to murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world of terror and uncertainty, what does one small death matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body hanging from a tree in a peaceful wood appears to Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot to be a suicide. But further investigation into the sad demise of Mark Hardcastle leads to another corpse, brutally bludgeoned to death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly the case demands the attention of Chief Inspector Alan Banks, called back from his vacation even though nothing suggests this wasn't a crime of passion followed by remorse and self-destruction. Shocking revelations broaden the inquiry to unexpected places and seats of power. And a stubborn policeman who will not be frightened away could lose everything in one terrifying, explosive instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterful novel of psychological suspense, Peter Robinson delves once again into the dark recesses of the human mind and shows what can happen when evil rests there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Watch out for those twists--they'll get you every time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does one small death matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body hanging from a tree in a peaceful wood appears to Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot to be a suicide. But further investigation into the sad demise of Mark Hardcastle leads to another corpse, brutally bludgeoned to death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly the case demands the attention of Chief Inspector Alan Banks, called back from his vacation even though nothing suggests this wasn't a crime of passion followed by remorse and self-destruction. Shocking revelations broaden the inquiry to unexpected places and seats of power. And a stubborn policeman who will not be frightened away could lose everything in one terrifying, explosive instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterful novel of psychological suspense, Peter Robinson delves once again into the dark recesses of the human mind and shows what can happen when evil rests there.\u003c\/p\u003e--Booklist on All the Colors of Darkness\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Watch out for those twists--they'll get you every time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does one small death matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body hanging from a tree in a peaceful wood appears to Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot to be a suicide. But further investigation into the sad demise of Mark Hardcastle leads to another corpse, brutally bludgeoned to death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly the case demands the attention of Chief Inspector Alan Banks, called back from his vacation even though nothing suggests this wasn't a crime of passion followed by remorse and self-destruction. Shocking revelations broaden the inquiry to unexpected places and seats of power. And a stubborn policeman who will not be frightened away could lose everything in one terrifying, explosive instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterful novel of psychological suspense, Peter Robinson delves once again into the dark recesses of the human mind and shows what can happen when evil rests there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104800116959,"sku":"9780062400253","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZXuwbHA7on9780062400253.webp?v=1782889652"},{"product_id":"close-to-home-paperback-2","title":"Close to Home: A Novel of Suspense - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe past returns to haunt Chief Inspector Alan Banks in this harrowing novel of suspense from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are human bones, buried in an open field, the remains of a lost teenaged boy whose disappearance devastated a community more than thirty-five-years ago...and scarred a guilt-ridden friend forever...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long-hidden horror has been unearthed, dragging a tormented policeman into a past he could never truly forget no matter how desperately he tried. A heinous crime that occurred too close to home still has its grip on Chief Inspector Alan Banks--and it's leading him into a dark place where evil still dwells. Because the secrets that doomed young Graham Marshall back in 1965 remain alive and lethal, and disturbing them could cost Banks much more than he ever imagined. \u003c\/p\u003eMaster of suspense Peter Robinson once again delves into the human psyche to reveal what leads some to commit murder in this compelling, unforgettable thriller.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are human bones, buried in an open field, the remains of a lost teenaged boy whose disappearance devastated a community more than thirty-five-years ago . . . and scarred a guilt-ridden friend forever. . . .\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long-hidden horror has been unearthed, dragging a tormented policeman back into a past he could never truly forget no matter how desperately he tried. A heinous crime that occurred too close to home still has its grip on Chief Inspector Alan Banks--and it's leading him into a dark place where evil still dwells. Because the secrets that doomed young Graham Marshall back in 1965 remain alive and lethal, and disturbing them could cost Banks much more than he ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003eMaster of suspense Peter Robinson once again delves into the human psyche to reveal what leads some to commit murder in this compelling, unforgettable thriller.--The Independent (London)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are human bones, buried in an open field, the remains of a lost teenaged boy whose disappearance devastated a community more than thirty-five-years ago . . . and scarred a guilt-ridden friend forever. . . .\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long-hidden horror has been unearthed, dragging a tormented policeman back into a past he could never truly forget no matter how desperately he tried. A heinous crime that occurred too close to home still has its grip on Chief Inspector Alan Banks--and it's leading him into a dark place where evil still dwells. Because the secrets that doomed young Graham Marshall back in 1965 remain alive and lethal, and disturbing them could cost Banks much more than he ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003eMaster of suspense Peter Robinson once again delves into the human psyche to reveal what leads some to commit murder in this compelling, unforgettable thriller.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104893636831,"sku":"9780062431271","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qNagin3fax9780062431271.webp?v=1782861133"},{"product_id":"innocent-graves-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Innocent Graves: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson's brilliant thriller, Inspector Banks must solve the grisly murder of a beautiful teenage girl from a privileged family while uncovering the sordid lies that surround a village determined to keep its secrets hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA body is discovered in a graveyard--above ground. It is the sort of horrific crime Chief Inspector Alan Banks fled the city to escape. But the murder of a bright teenager from a wealthy, respected family is not the end of the nightmare. Lies, dark secrets, and sinister clues swirl around this killing like leaves in an autumn wind, leading to a shattering travesty of justice that will divide a suspicious community. Yet Banks must remain vigilant in his hunt--because when the devil is left free to pursue his terrible calling, more blood will surely flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectrifying and utterly addictive, \u003cem\u003eInnocent Graves\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's most chilling tales of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cunningly plotted. . . . The characters have complexity and the issues range broad and deep, raising interesting moral questions about bigotry, class privilege, and the crime of being different.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA body is discovered in a graveyard--aboveground. It is the sort of horrific crime Chief Inspector Alan Banks fled the city to escape. But the murder of a bright teenager from a wealthy, respected family is not the end of the nightmare. Lies, dark secrets, and sinister clues swirl around this killing like leaves in an autumn wind, leading to a shattering travesty of justice that will divide a suspicious community. Yet Banks must remain vigilant in his hunt--because when the devil is left free to pursue his terrible calling, more blood will surely flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectrifying and utterly addictive, \u003cem\u003eInnocent Graves\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's most chilling tales of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Inspector Banks is a man for all seasons.\"--Michael Connelly\u003c\/p\u003e--Time Out London\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cunningly plotted. . . . The characters have complexity and the issues range broad and deep, raising interesting moral questions about bigotry, class privilege, and the crime of being different.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA body is discovered in a graveyard--aboveground. It is the sort of horrific crime Chief Inspector Alan Banks fled the city to escape. But the murder of a bright teenager from a wealthy, respected family is not the end of the nightmare. Lies, dark secrets, and sinister clues swirl around this killing like leaves in an autumn wind, leading to a shattering travesty of justice that will divide a suspicious community. Yet Banks must remain vigilant in his hunt--because when the devil is left free to pursue his terrible calling, more blood will surely flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectrifying and utterly addictive, \u003cem\u003eInnocent Graves\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's most chilling tales of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Inspector Banks is a man for all seasons.\"--Michael Connelly\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104981946591,"sku":"9780062431202","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/d7p8i_MFiO9780062431202.webp?v=1782872461"},{"product_id":"no-cure-for-love-paperback","title":"No Cure for Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Michael Connelly, this relentlessly suspenseful thriller from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar award-winning author of the Inspector Banks novels marks the first time that Peter Robinson has set a novel in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Broughton has come a long way. She's the star of a hit cop show on TV. She lives in a beautiful California beach house. And--most importantly--she's put her dark past behind her... as well as her old name, Sally Bolton. No need for anyone to know about that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sarah begins receiving letters mysteriously signed with the letter \"M,\" she thinks they're from a harmless admirer... until her real name appears in the third letter. And then she finds that name inscribed in the sand near her home - next to a body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message is clear: Someone is watching Sarah's every move. Someone so obsessed with her that he won't stop at just one murder in order to prove his love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanicked, Sarah turns to Detective Arvo Hughes of the LAPD, a man who specializes in hunting down the most dangerous stalkers. But nothing in Hughes' experience has prepared him for the mastermind he's up against. For the killer, there's no cure for love. And for Sarah and Hughes, there's no way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Terrific . . . that rare book that entertains, enthralls, and also teaches. [No Cure for Love] has something to say about right now.\"--MICHAEL CONNELLY, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Broughton has come a long way. She's the star of a hit cop show on TV. She lives in a beautiful California beach house. And--most important--she's put her dark past behind her. . . as well as her old name, Sally Bolton. No need for anyone to know about that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sarah begins receiving letters mysteriously signed with the letter \"M,\" she thinks they're from a harmless admirer. . . until her real name appears in the third letter. And then she finds that name inscribed in the sand near her home--next to a body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message is clear: Someone is watching Sarah's every move. Someone so obsessed with her that he won't stop at just one murder in order to prove his love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanicked, Sarah turns to Detective Arvo Hughes of the LAPD, a man who specializes in hunting down the most dangerous stalkers. But nothing in Hughes's experience has prepared him for the mastermind he's up against. For the killer, there's no cure for love. And for Sarah and Hughes, there's no way out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369125642463,"sku":"9780062405104","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/E3XaFkTQKt9780062405104.webp?v=1789139206"},{"product_id":"bad-boy-paperback-1","title":"Bad Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson comes this mesmerizing story-within-a-story--that will thrill his fans and bring him many new readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks is abroad, and the woman's revelation of a loaded gun hidden in her daughter Erin's bedroom leads to a shocking fatality when a police armed-response team breaks into her house. The fallout will have dark consequences for Banks and his partner, DI Annie Cabbot. It turns out that Erin's best friend is Banks' own daughter, Tracy . . . who was last seen in the company of the weapon's actual owner, a very bad boy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that his child is on the run with a psychopath, Banks finds himself caught in a bloody tangle of betrayal and murder. But the rogue DCI is a bit of a bad boy himself, and he'll freely risk his life and career in the cause of love--and vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003eThrilling, harrowing, and utterly compelling, \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Peter Robinson's masterful writing.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks is abroad, and the woman's revelation of a loaded gun hidden in her daughter Erin's bedroom leads to a shocking fatality when a police armed-response team breaks into her house. The fallout will have dark consequences for Banks and his partner, DI Annie Cabbot. It turns out that Erin's best friend is Banks' own daughter, Tracy, who was last seen in the company of the weapon's actual owner, a very bad boy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that his child is on the run with a psychopath, Banks finds himself caught in a bloody tangle of betrayal and murder. But the rogue DCI is a bit of a bad boy himself, and he'll freely risk his life and career in the cause of love--and vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrilling, harrowing, and utterly compelling, \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Peter Robinson's masterful writing.\u003c\/p\u003e--Library Journal on Bad Boy\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks is abroad, and the woman's revelation of a loaded gun hidden in her daughter Erin's bedroom leads to a shocking fatality when a police armed-response team breaks into her house. The fallout will have dark consequences for Banks and his partner, DI Annie Cabbot. It turns out that Erin's best friend is Banks' own daughter, Tracy, who was last seen in the company of the weapon's actual owner, a very bad boy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that his child is on the run with a psychopath, Banks finds himself caught in a bloody tangle of betrayal and murder. But the rogue DCI is a bit of a bad boy himself, and he'll freely risk his life and career in the cause of love--and vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrilling, harrowing, and utterly compelling, \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Peter Robinson's masterful writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369131966687,"sku":"9780062433961","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/G0RNRPYb_J9780062433961.webp?v=1789139218"},{"product_id":"friend-of-the-devil-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Friend of the Devil: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar award-winning author Peter Robinson--a riveting double homicide leaves two seasoned detectives baffled as they race against the clock before more corpses surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders . . . two towns . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman sits in a wheelchair perched on a cliff high above the sea, her throat slit from ear to ear . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a maze of narrow alleys behind a market square, a teenaged girl has been murdered after a night of drunken revelries with her friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seemingly senseless Cliffside killing falls to Inspector Annie Cabbot, on loan to a local police department. The terrible death of young Hayley Daniels becomes Chief Inspector Alan Banks's investigation. But shattering revelations threaten to awaken the slumbering demons of earlier, darker times, and more blood is in the offing when the two cases brutally and unexpectedly collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriend of the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e is a chilling, brilliant, and utterly mesmerizing novel of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders . . . two towns. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman sits in a wheelchair perched on a cliff high above the sea, her throat slit from ear to ear. . . . In a maze of narrow alleys behind a market square, a teenage girl has been murdered after a night of drunken revelries with her friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seemingly senseless Cliffside killing falls to Inspector Annie Cabbot, on loan to a local police department. The terrible death of young Hayley Daniels becomes Chief Inspector Alan Banks's investigation. But shattering revelations threaten to awaken the slumbering demons of earlier, darker times, and more blood is in the offing when the two cases brutally and unexpectedly collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriend of the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e is a chilling, brilliant, and utterly mesmerizing novel of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369139601631,"sku":"9780062400260","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/3YKtzp2_549780062400260.webp?v=1789139230"},{"product_id":"gallows-view-the-first-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Gallows View: The First Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic first novel in Peter Robinson s internationally bestselling series featuring Inspector Alan Banks a must-read for fans of Louise Penny, Ian Rankin, and Elizabeth George.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer London policeman Alan Banks relocated to quiet Yorkshire seeking some small measure of peace. But as he soon learns, evil and violence are not unique to large cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an elderly woman is found brutally slain in her home in the quaint village of Eastvale, Chief Inspector Banks wonders if a local voyeur has crossed the line from menace to murderer. And before long, Banks finds himself caught in a web of increasingly deadly crimes a net of danger that threatens his suddenly vulnerable personal life, forcing this dedicated law officer to make hard choices he'd dearly hoped would never be necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunting and harrowing, Gallows View is a powerful novel of suspense that will linger long in the mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer London policeman Alan Banks relocated to Yorkshire seeking some small measure of peace. But depravity and violence are not unique to large cities. His new venue, the quaint little village of Eastvale, seems to have more than its fair share of malefactors, among them a brazen Peeping Tom who hides in night's shadows spying on attractive, unsuspecting ladies as they prepare for bed. And when an elderly woman is found brutally slain in her home, Chief Inspector Banks wonders if the voyeur has increased the intensity of his criminal activities. But whether related or not, perverse local acts and murderous ones are combining to profoundly touch Banks's suddenly vulnerable personal life, forcing a dedicated law officer to make hard choices he'd dearly hoped would never be necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369162014943,"sku":"9780062009388","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/DUnavZRRkS9780062009388.webp?v=1789139264"},{"product_id":"children-of-the-revolution-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Children of the Revolution: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple award-winning, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and #1 internationally bestselling author Peter Robinson returns with \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, a superb tale of mystery and murder that takes acclaimed British Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks back to the early 1970s--a turbulent time of politics, change, and radical student activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of a disgraced college lecturer is found on an abandoned railway line. In the four years since his dismissal for sexual misconduct, he'd been living like a hermit. So where did he get the 5,000 pounds found in his pocket?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks begins to suspect that the victim's past may be connected to his death. Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter politics. And as the seasoned detective well knows, some grudges are never forgotten--or forgiven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as he's about to break the case open, his superior warns him to back off. Yet Banks isn't about to stop, even if it means risking his career. He's certain there's more to the mystery than meets the eye . . . and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the world's most acclaimed writers: a twisting, relentless tale of buried secrets and bitter revenge, featuring one of the most complex and beloved protagonists in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of disgraced college lecturer Gavin Miller is found on an abandoned railway line by a woman out walking her dog early one winter morning. In the four years since Miller's dismissal, he's been living like a hermit. So where did he get the thousands in cash found in his pocket? Leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks begins to suspect that the victim's distant past may be connected to his death. Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter passions. And as the seasoned detective well knows, some grudges are never forgotten--or forgiven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Banks is about to break the case open, his superior warns him to back off or risk losing the promotion he has been promised. Yet Banks isn't about to stop, even if it means risking his career. He's certain there's more to the mystery than meets the eye, and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed.\u003c\/p\u003e--New York Times Book Review\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the world's most acclaimed writers: a twisting, relentless tale of buried secrets and bitter revenge, featuring one of the most complex and beloved protagonists in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of disgraced college lecturer Gavin Miller is found on an abandoned railway line by a woman out walking her dog early one winter morning. In the four years since Miller's dismissal, he's been living like a hermit. So where did he get the thousands in cash found in his pocket? Leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks begins to suspect that the victim's distant past may be connected to his death. Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter passions. And as the seasoned detective well knows, some grudges are never forgotten--or forgiven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Banks is about to break the case open, his superior warns him to back off or risk losing the promotion he has been promised. Yet Banks isn't about to stop, even if it means risking his career. He's certain there's more to the mystery than meets the eye, and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369164341471,"sku":"9780062240514","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/xiQHy7PAuN9780062240514.webp?v=1789139268"},{"product_id":"a-dedicated-man-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"A Dedicated Man: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson delivers a compelling and chilling story of evil in the most unexpected places--perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Ian Rankin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dedicated man is dead in the wild outdoors--a former university professor, wealthy historian and archaeologist who loved his adopted village. It is a particularly heinous slaying, considering the esteem in which the victim, Harry Steadman, was held by his neighbors and colleagues--by everyone, it seems, except the one person who bludgeoned the life out of the respected scholar and left him half-buried in a farmer's field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks left the violence of London behind for what he hoped would be the peaceful life of a country policeman. But the brutality of Steadman's murder only reinforces one ugly, indisputable truth: Evil can flourish in even the most beautiful of settings. There are dangerous secrets hidden in the history of this remote community that have already led to one death. And Banks will have to plumb a dark and shocking local past to find his way to a killer before yesterday's sins cause more blood to be shed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Dedicated Man\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting, fascinating, and thoroughly thrilling novel of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dedicated man--a former university professor, wealthy historian, and archaeologist who loved his adopted village--is dead in the wild outdoors.It is a particularly heinous slaying, considering the esteem in which the victim, Harry Steadman, was held by his neighbors and colleagues--by everyone, it seems, except the one person who bludgeoned the life out of the respected scholar and left him half-buried in a farmer's field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks left the violence of London behind for what he hoped would be the peaceful life of a country policeman. But the brutality of Steadman's murder only reinforces one ugly, indisputable truth: Evil can flourish in even the most beautiful of settings. There are dangerous secrets hidden in the history of this remote community that have already led to one death. And Banks will have to plumb a dark and shocking local past to find his way to a killer before yesterday's sins cause more blood to be shed.\u003c\/p\u003e--Nevada Barr\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dedicated man--a former university professor, wealthy historian, and archaeologist who loved his adopted village--is dead in the wild outdoors.It is a particularly heinous slaying, considering the esteem in which the victim, Harry Steadman, was held by his neighbors and colleagues--by everyone, it seems, except the one person who bludgeoned the life out of the respected scholar and left him half-buried in a farmer's field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks left the violence of London behind for what he hoped would be the peaceful life of a country policeman. But the brutality of Steadman's murder only reinforces one ugly, indisputable truth: Evil can flourish in even the most beautiful of settings. There are dangerous secrets hidden in the history of this remote community that have already led to one death. And Banks will have to plumb a dark and shocking local past to find his way to a killer before yesterday's sins cause more blood to be shed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369181053151,"sku":"9780062416605","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/lt14lyMjBU9780062416605.webp?v=1789139297"},{"product_id":"a-necessary-end-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"A Necessary End: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Ian Rankin and Elizabeth George, this masterful novel of suspense--from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson--spins a story of professional jealousy that could result in more than one murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA peaceful demonstration in the normally quiet town of Eastvale ends with fifty arrests--and the brutal stabbing death of a young constable. But Chief Inspector Alan Banks fears there is worse violence in the offing. For CID Superintendent Richard Burgess has arrived from London to take charge of the investigation, fueled by professional outrage and volatile, long-simmering hatreds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost immediately, Burgess descends with vengeful fury upon the members of a sixties-style commune--while Banks sifts through the rich Yorkshire soil around him, turning over the earthy, unsettling secrets of seemingly placid local lives. Crossing Burgess could cost the Chief Inspector his career. But the killing of a flawed Eastvale policeman is not the only murder that needs to be solved here. And if Banks doesn't unmask the true assassin, his superior's misguided obsession might well result in further bloodshed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Robinson once again explores the human psyche in a novel that demonstrates how our weaknesses can lead to deadly consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exceptional series.\"--Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA peaceful demonstration in the town of Eastvale ends with fifty arrests--and the brutal stabbing death of a young constable. But Chief Inspector Alan Banks fears there is worse violence to come. For CID Superintendent Richard Burgess has arrived from London to take charge of the investigation, fueled by professional outrage and volatile, long-simmering hatreds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing Burgess could cost the Chief Inspector his career. But the killing of a flawed Eastvale policeman is not the only murder that needs to be solved here. And if Banks doesn't unmask the true assassin, his superior's misguided obsession might well result in further bloodshed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful novel of suspense, \u003cem\u003eA Necessary End \u003c\/em\u003edemonstrates how our weaknesses can lead to deadly consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rich, multi-layered book, elegantly written and carefully plotted.\"--\u003cem\u003eVirginian Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLedger-Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Watch out for those twists--they'll get you every time.\"--Ian Rankin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369181774047,"sku":"9780062416612","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/a1YpUrKYV69780062416612.webp?v=1789139298"},{"product_id":"the-hanging-valley-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"The Hanging Valley: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson, a fascinating thriller--perfect for fans of Louise Penny and Elizabeth George--that leads Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks on a harrowing journey into a town's sordid past where a diabolical killer lies in wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisitors have long been drawn to the beauty and serenity of the Yorkshire countryside. Some never leave--like the hiker whose decomposing corpse is discovered in a wooded valley outside the tiny village of Swainshead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the second such homicide to plague the region in recent years, and it is pulling investigating Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into a dangerous mire of dark pasts, local power, and private shames. For a shocking truth and cold-blooded killer are waiting there...and Banks is determined to walk into a valley of death to expose them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn arresting, electrifying novel of suspense, \u003cem\u003eThe Hanging Valley\u003c\/em\u003e will remain etched in readers' minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisitors have long been drawn to the beauty and serenity of the Yorkshire countryside. Some never leave--like the hiker whose decomposing corpse is discovered in a wooded valley outside the tiny village of Swainshead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the second such homicide to plague the region in recent years, and it is pulling investigating Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into a dangerous mire of dark pasts, local power, and private shames. For a shocking truth and cold-blooded killer are waiting there . . . and Banks is determined to walk into a valley of death to expose them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn arresting, electrifying novel of suspense, \u003cem\u003eThe Hanging Valley\u003c\/em\u003e will remain etched in readers' minds long after they turn the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369182396639,"sku":"9780062416629","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/3hbGOlf1Nc9780062416629.webp?v=1789139299"},{"product_id":"careless-love-a-dci-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Careless Love: A DCI Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis fans include Stephen King, Michael Connelly, Tess\u003cbr\u003eGerritsen, Ian Rankin, and Louise Penney. He has won acclaim and numerous\u003cbr\u003einternational prizes and awards, including the Edgar. Now celebrated \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter\u003cbr\u003eRobinson, one of the greatest suspense writers of our time, demonstrates his\u003cbr\u003emastery once again in this powerful mystery in which legendary detective\u003cbr\u003esuperintendent Alan Banks is confronted with a pair of perplexing crimes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack\u003cbr\u003einvestigative team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of an attractive young woman dressed in evening\u003cbr\u003eattire is found in an abandoned car on a country road. The death looks like\u003cbr\u003esuicide, but there are too many open questions for Banks and his team to rule\u003cbr\u003eout foul play. The car didn't belong to her--it was badly damaged in an accident\u003cbr\u003einvolving the vehicle's owner a week earlier in the same spot. So how did the\u003cbr\u003edead girl get inside the car? Did someone place her there, and if so, why?\u003cbr\u003eWhere--and when--did she die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Banks attends the postmortem, DI Annie Cabot is at the\u003cbr\u003escene of another death. A well-dressed man in his sixties has been found in a\u003cbr\u003egully high up on the wild moorland. His injuries were fatal and consistent with\u003cbr\u003ethose sustained in a fall. Was it an accident--did the man get too close to the\u003cbr\u003eedge and slip? Was he pushed? The man was wearing an expensive suit. What was\u003cbr\u003ehe doing in a rocky spot popular with hikers? There are no signs of a vehicle\u003cbr\u003enear where he fell. How did he get there?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBanks's and Cabot's cases share a few curious similarities. Both\u003cbr\u003eof the dead were found in the same area of the moorlands. Both were elegantly\u003cbr\u003edressed. The timing of their deaths coincided. And neither carried\u003cbr\u003eidentification. As the police uncover who these people were and begin to look into\u003cbr\u003etheir lives, inconsistencies multiply and the mysteries surrounding the two\u003cbr\u003ecases proliferate. Then a source close to Annie reveals a piece of information\u003cbr\u003ethat rocks the Eastvale detectives working both investigations. An old enemy\u003cbr\u003ehas returned in a new guise--a nefarious foe who will stop at nothing, not even\u003cbr\u003emurder, to get what he wants. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the stakes raised, the hunt is on. But will Banks and\u003cbr\u003ehis crack squad be able to find the evidence to stop him in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack investigative team.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of a young woman dressed in evening attire is found in an abandoned car. It looks like suicide, but there are too many open questions for Banks to rule out foul play. The car didn't belong to her, so how did she get inside? Where--and when--did she die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, DI Annie Cabot is at the scene of another death. A well-dressed man has been found in a gully high up on the wild moorland. His injuries are consistent with those sustained in a fall. But what was he doing in a rocky spot popular with hikers? Was it an accident, or was he pushed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the police begin to uncover who these people were, the inconsistencies only multiply. Then a source close to Annie reveals a piece of information that rocks the Eastvale detectives. An old enemy has returned in a new guise, and he will stop at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack investigative team.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of a young woman dressed in evening attire is found in an abandoned car. It looks like suicide, but there are too many open questions for Banks to rule out foul play. The car didn't belong to her, so how did she get inside? Where--and when--did she die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, DI Annie Cabot is at the scene of another death. A well-dressed man has been found in a gully high up on the wild moorland. His injuries are consistent with those sustained in a fall. But what was he doing in a rocky spot popular with hikers? Was it an accident, or was he pushed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the police begin to uncover who these people were, the inconsistencies only multiply. Then a source close to Annie reveals a piece of information that rocks the Eastvale detectives. An old enemy has returned in a new guise, and he will stop at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369184788703,"sku":"9780062847478","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zz3eE1gSW09780062847478.webp?v=1789139304"},{"product_id":"past-reason-hated-paperback","title":"Past Reason Hated - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson comes this gripping thriller--in the tradition of Louise Penny and Elizabeth George--set in a picturesque Yorkshire village during the upcoming Christmas season...but one of its residents will not be celebrating this holiday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector Alan Banks knows that secrecy can sometimes prove fatal, and secrets were the driving force behind Caroline Hartley's life...and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was a beautiful enigma, brutally stabbed in her own home three days prior to Christmas. Leaving her past behind for a forbidden love affair, she mystified more than a few. And now she is dead, clothed only in her unshared mysteries and her blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this season of giving and forgiving, Banks is eager to absolve the innocent of their sins. But that must wait until the many facets of a perplexing puzzle are exposed and the dark circle of his investigation finally closes...and when a killer makes the next move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePast Reason Hated\u003c\/em\u003e is a relentlessly suspenseful novel that shows why Peter Robinson is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular mystery writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fans of P.D. James and Ruth Rendell . . . should look no further than Peter Robinson.\"--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector Alan Banks knows that secrecy can prove fatal, and secrets were the driving force behind Caroline Hartley's life . . . and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was brutally stabbed in her own home three days prior to Christmas. Leaving her past behind for a forbidden love affair, she mystified more than a few. And now she is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this season of giving and forgiving, Banks is eager to absolve the innocent of their sins. But that must wait until the dark circle of his investigation finally closes . . . and when a killer makes the next move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePast Reason Hated\u003c\/em\u003e is a relentlessly suspenseful novel that shows why Peter Robinson is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular mystery writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exquisite.\" --\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369190752479,"sku":"9780062431172","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/OXeH42GD7B9780062431172.webp?v=1789139316"},{"product_id":"playing-with-fire-paperback-1","title":"Playing with Fire - Paperback","description":"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369191375071,"sku":"9780060824648","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GlZpFNGMwV9780060824648.webp?v=1789139317"},{"product_id":"final-account-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Final Account: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson delivers one of his most chilling tales of suspense in which Inspector Banks must uncover the secret life of a seemingly ordinary man after his shocking murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's more than blood and bone beneath the skin...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim, a nondescript \"numbers cruncher,\" was murdered just yards away from his wife and daughter. And the crime scene is one that could chill the blood of even the most seasoned police officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the strange revelations about an ordinary accountant's extraordinary secret life are what truly set Chief Inspector Alan Banks off--as lies breed further deceptions and blood begets blood, unleashing a policeman's dark passions...and a violent rage that, when freed, might be impossible to control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwisty, suspenseful, and thoroughly riveting, \u003cem\u003eFinal Account \u003c\/em\u003eis one of Peter Robinson's best thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Impressive. . . . A dark, unsettling story.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's more than blood and bone beneath the skin. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim, a nondescript number cruncher, was murdered just yards away from his wife and daughter. And the crime scene is one that could chill the blood of even the most seasoned police officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the strange revelations about an ordinary accountant's extraordinary secret life are what truly mystify Chief Inspector Alan Banks. Lies breed further deceptions and blood begets blood . . . and all the while a killer watches, hidden in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwisty, suspenseful, and thoroughly riveting, \u003cem\u003eFinal Account\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Peter Robinson's best thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Inspector Banks is a man for all seasons.\"--Michael Connelly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Peter Robinson is a master.\"--Tess Gerritsen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369191473375,"sku":"9780062431196","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/PrwkS8LqFY9780062431196.webp?v=1789139317"},{"product_id":"blood-at-the-root-paperback-2","title":"Blood at the Root - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson brings us a tantalizing tale of suspense in this classic Inspector Banks thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the long shadows of an alley a young man is murdered by an unknown assailant. The shattering echoes of his death will be felt throughout a small provincial community on the edge--because the victim was far from innocent, a youth whose sordid secret life was a tangle of bewildering contradictions. Now a dedicated policeman beset by his own tormenting demons must follow the leads into the darkest corners of the human mind in order to catch a killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelving into the complicated human psyche, \u003cem\u003eBlood at the Root\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Peter Robinson's singular talent in an exceptional novel of suspense that will linger in readers' minds long past the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the long shadows of an alley a young man is murdered by an unknown assailant. The shattering echoes of his death will be felt throughout a small provincial community on the edge--because the victim, a youth whose sordid secret life was a tangle of bewildering contradictions, was far from innocent. Now a dedicated policeman beset by his own tormenting demons must follow the leads into the darkest corners of the human mind in order to catch a killer.\u003c\/p\u003eDelving into the complicated human psyche, \u003cem\u003eBlood at the Root\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Peter Robinson's singular talent in an exceptional novel of suspense that will linger in readers' minds long past the final page.--\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the long shadows of an alley a young man is murdered by an unknown assailant. The shattering echoes of his death will be felt throughout a small provincial community on the edge--because the victim, a youth whose sordid secret life was a tangle of bewildering contradictions, was far from innocent. Now a dedicated policeman beset by his own tormenting demons must follow the leads into the darkest corners of the human mind in order to catch a killer.\u003c\/p\u003eDelving into the complicated human psyche, \u003cem\u003eBlood at the Root\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Peter Robinson's singular talent in an exceptional novel of suspense that will linger in readers' minds long past the final page.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369192194271,"sku":"9780062431233","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hiwdzQqk6D9780062431233.webp?v=1789139319"},{"product_id":"in-a-dry-season-paperback","title":"In a Dry Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson delivers an unforgettable, compelling thriller of a lost village and the deadly secrets that are unearthed upon its discovery--secrets that include murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the blistering, dry summer, the waters of Thornfield Reservoir have been depleted, revealing the ruins of the small Yorkshire village that lay at its bottom--ruins that house the unidentified bones of a murdered young woman. Detective Chief Inspector Banks faces a daunting challenge: he must unmask a sadistic killer who has escaped detection for half a century. For the dark secrets of Hobb's End continue to haunt the dedicated policeman, even though the town that bred them has died and its former residents have been scattered to far places--or even to their graves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating once again why Peter Robinson is a master of suspense, \u003cem\u003eIn a Dry Season \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful, insightful, and searing novel of past crimes and present evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the blistering, dry summer, the waters of Thornfield Reservoir have been depleted, revealing the ruins of the small Yorkshire village that lay at its bottom--ruins that house the unidentified bones of a murdered young woman. Detective Chief Inspector Banks faces a daunting challenge: he must unmask a sadistic killer who has escaped detection for half a century. For the dark secrets of Hobb's End continue to haunt the dedicated policeman, even though the town that bred them has died and its former residents have been scattered to far places--or even to their graves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369194094815,"sku":"9780062431257","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Az7EIStc-79780062431257.webp?v=1789139325"},{"product_id":"cold-is-the-grave-paperback","title":"Cold Is the Grave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks' life is shaken to the core when he is unexpectedly pulled into the investigation of a young girl's disappearance in this shattering suspense novel from the hand of a modern master.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Full of twists and surprises....Robinson shows he has only begun to dig into the personality of his tenacious, thoughtful inspector.\"--\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the nude photo of a teenage runaway shows up on a website, the girl's father turns to Detective Chief Inspector Alan banks for help. But these aren't unusual circumstances, for the runaway is the daughter of a man who's determined to destroy the dedicated Yorkshire policeman's career and good name. Still, it's a case that Banks--a father himself--dares not ignore as he follows its trail into teeming London. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds himself pulled into the past and private world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Jimmy Riddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling skills in this twisting novel of suspense that proves one can never escape their pasts--especially when there are sordid secrets waiting to be revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the nude photo of a teenage runaway shows up on a website, the girl's father turns to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks for help. But these aren't unusual circumstances, for the runaway is the daughter of a man who's determined to destroy the dedicated Yorkshire policeman's career and good name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, it's a case that Banks--a father himself--dares not ignore as he follows its trail into teeming London. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds himself pulled into the past and private world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Jimmy Riddle.\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling skills in this twisting novel of suspense that proves you can never escape their pasts--especially when there are sordid secrets waiting to be revealed.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369194782943,"sku":"9780062431288","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SxZdTDL3h99780062431288.webp?v=1789139325"},{"product_id":"strange-affair-a-novel-of-suspense-paperback","title":"Strange Affair: A Novel of Suspense - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector Alan Banks faces his most personal case from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bullet to the brain abruptly halted a terrified young woman's desperate flight. In her pocket is the name of a policeman whose own life was brutally invaded, mercilessly shaken, and very nearly erased--a policeman who has since gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dead woman in the car had been running from something--but she didn't run far or fast enough. Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot would like to question the man the victim was apparently racing to meet: Annie's superior--and former lover--Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks has vanished into the anonymous chaos of the city, drawn into a mad whirl of greed, inhumanity, and death, by a frantic phone call from the brother he no longer knows. Banks is unaware that the threads connecting a sinister kidnapping with a savage slaying are as thick as rope . . . and long enough for a haunted and broken rogue cop to hang himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of his most, clever, twisting thrillers, \u003cem\u003eStrange Affair\u003c\/em\u003e attests once again why readers love and can't get enough of Peter Robinson's novels of suspense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bullet to the brain abruptly halted a terrified young woman's desperate flight. In her pocket is the name of a policeman whose own life was brutally invaded, mercilessly shaken, and very nearly erased--a policeman who has since gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dead woman in the car had been running from something--but she didn't run far or fast enough. Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot would like to question the man the victim was apparently racing to meet: Annie's superior--and former lover--Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks has vanished into the anonymous chaos of the city, drawn into a mad whirl of greed, inhumanity, and death, by a frantic phone call from the brother he no longer knows. Banks is unaware that the threads connecting a sinister kidnapping with a savage slaying are as thick as rope . . . and long enough for a haunted and broken rogue cop to hang himself.\u003c\/p\u003e--Baltimore Sun\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bullet to the brain abruptly halted a terrified young woman's desperate flight. In her pocket is the name of a policeman whose own life was brutally invaded, mercilessly shaken, and very nearly erased--a policeman who has since gone missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dead woman in the car had been running from something--but she didn't run far or fast enough. Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot would like to question the man the victim was apparently racing to meet: Annie's superior--and former lover--Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks has vanished into the anonymous chaos of the city, drawn into a mad whirl of greed, inhumanity, and death, by a frantic phone call from the brother he no longer knows. Banks is unaware that the threads connecting a sinister kidnapping with a savage slaying are as thick as rope . . . and long enough for a haunted and broken rogue cop to hang himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369195831519,"sku":"9780062431325","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/PW8ClT7Oiv9780062431325.webp?v=1789139328"},{"product_id":"piece-of-my-heart-paperback","title":"Piece of My Heart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson's Chief Inspector Alan Banks must turn to a murder committed in the 1960s in order to solve a present-day homicide as he races to uncover their common link.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1969 . . . In an era of free love and rebellion, a dead body is discovered among the detritus of a recently concluded rock festival--a beautiful young woman stabbed so savagely through the chest that a piece of her heart was sliced off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow . . . A freelance journalist, a stranger to the region, is savagely bludgeoned to death in a shocking act of violence with no apparent motive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders separated by four decades are investigated by two very different but equally haunted investigators--one, a casualty of war unable to come to terms with a confusing new world; the other, a rogue policeman harboring ghosts of his own. But the truth behind a grisly present-day slaying may somehow be hidden in the amplified, drug-induced fog of a notorious past, propelling Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into the darkest shadows of the peace, love, and rock 'n' roll generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex, multi-layered thriller, \u003cem\u003ePiece of My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e once again attests to Peter Robinson's incomparable storytelling genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Keeps you turning the pages into the night.... [Chief Inspector Banks is] good company.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1969. . . . In an era of free love and rebellion, a dead body is discovered among the detritus of a recently concluded rock festival--a beautiful young woman stabbed so savagely through the chest that a piece of her heart was sliced off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow. . . . A freelance journalist, a stranger to the region, is savagely bludgeoned to death in a shocking act of violence with no apparent motive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders separated by four decades are investigated by two very different but equally haunted investigators--one, a casualty of war unable to come to terms with a confusing new world; the other, a rogue policeman harboring ghosts of his own. But the truth behind a grisly present-day slaying may somehow be hidden in the amplified, drug-induced fog of a notorious past, propelling Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into the darkest shadows of the peace, love, and rock 'n' roll generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex, multi-layered thriller, \u003cem\u003ePiece of My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e once again attests to Peter Robinson's incomparable storytelling genius.\u003c\/p\u003e--Raleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1969. . . . In an era of free love and rebellion, a dead body is discovered among the detritus of a recently concluded rock festival--a beautiful young woman stabbed so savagely through the chest that a piece of her heart was sliced off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow. . . . A freelance journalist, a stranger to the region, is savagely bludgeoned to death in a shocking act of violence with no apparent motive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders separated by four decades are investigated by two very different but equally haunted investigators--one, a casualty of war unable to come to terms with a confusing new world; the other, a rogue policeman harboring ghosts of his own. But the truth behind a grisly present-day slaying may somehow be hidden in the amplified, drug-induced fog of a notorious past, propelling Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into the darkest shadows of the peace, love, and rock 'n' roll generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex, multi-layered thriller, \u003cem\u003ePiece of My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e once again attests to Peter Robinson's incomparable storytelling genius.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374225621215,"sku":"9780062431653","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dWZuDJZekZ9780062431653.webp?v=1789175561"},{"product_id":"not-dark-yet-paperback","title":"Not Dark Yet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Robinson is an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the telling detail.\"--Michael Connelly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with the 27th novel featuring the legendary detective Alan Banks in the mystery series Stephen King calls \"the best now on the market.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen property developer Connor Clive Blaydon is found dead, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his Yorkshire team dive into the investigation. As luck would have it, someone had installed a cache of spy-cams all around his luxurious home. The team hope that they'll find answers--and the culprit--among the video recordings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of discovering Connor's murderer, however, the grainy and blurred footage reveals another crime: a brutal rape. If they can discover the woman's identity, it could lead to more than justice for the victim; it could change everything the police think they know about Connor and why anyone would want him dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, tensions are rising between Banks and his friend, Zelda. A super recognizer--able to recognize faces significantly better than most people--Zelda is determined to bring the men who abused her to justice. But stirring up the murky waters of the past will put her in far greater danger than ever before, and Banks worries that he won't be able to stop her from plunging too deep before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374237188319,"sku":"9780062994967","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/K29qzrJh7H9780062994967.webp?v=1789175593"},{"product_id":"in-the-dark-places-paperback","title":"In the Dark Places - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished in the United Kingdom and Canada as \u003cem\u003eAbattoir Blues\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is back in this crackling novel of suspense, a moody and sophisticated mystery full of serpentine curves from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with this sensational new novel featuring Inspector Alan Banks, hailed by Michael Connelly as \"a man for all seasons.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a double mystery: Two young men have vanished, and the investigation leads to two troubling clues in two different locations--a scorched van and a peculiar bloodstain in an abandoned airport hangar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Banks and his team scramble for answers, the inquiry takes an even darker turn when a truck careens off an icy road in a freak hailstorm. In the wreckage, rescuers find the driver, who was killed on impact, as well as another body--a body that was dead well before the crash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnow falls. The body count rises. And Banks, perceptive and curious as ever, feels himself being drawn deeper into a web of crime, and at its center something--or someone--dark and dangerous lying in wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVibrating with tension, ingeniously plotted, and filled with soul and poignancy, \u003cem\u003eIn the Dark Places\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable achievement from this masterful talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a double mystery: two young men have vanished, and the investigation leads to two troubling clues in two different locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Inspector Banks and his team scramble for answers, the inquiry takes an even darker turn when a truck careens off an icy road in a freak hailstorm. In the wreckage, rescuers find the driver, who was killed on impact, as well as another corpse . . . that of someone who was dead well before the crash.\u003c\/p\u003eSnow falls. The body count rises. And Banks, perceptive and curious as ever, feels himself being drawn deeper into a web of crime . . . and at its center something--or someone--dark and dangerous lying in wait.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374363738335,"sku":"9780062240569","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gD8CfT5u19780062240569.webp?v=1789178826"},{"product_id":"the-price-of-love-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Price of Love and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling Inspector Alan Banks novels, Peter Robinson dazzles with his first collection of short fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Love and Other Stories. \u003c\/em\u003eMarked by the piercing psychological insight, brilliant characterization, and riveting suspense that are the hallmarks of Robinson's fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Love \u003c\/em\u003egives us ten remarkable tales--two of which feature Robinson's inimitable Yorkshire police detective Alan Banks--as well as a stunning pair of new Banks novellas. \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a bravura demonstration of the exceptional storytelling skill that has made critics, mystery lovers, and famous literary peers the world over--including Dennis Lehane and Stephen King--fervent Peter Robinson fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author comes a riveting collection of short fiction, marked by the piercing psychological insight and brilliant characterization that are hallmarks of his acclaimed novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since the publication of his first mystery featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks, Peter Robinson has been steadily building a reputation for compulsively readable and perceptive novels that probe the dark side of human nature. Plumbing the territory that he has so successfully staked, \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Love and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e includes two novellas and several stories featuring the Yorkshire policeman at his finest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the novella Going Back, never before published in the United States, Banks returns home for a family reunion, only to find it taking a decidedly sinister turn. In Like a Virgin, written especially for this volume, Banks revisits the period in his life and the terrible crime that led him to leave London for Eastvale. And in between, the disparate motives that move us to harm one another, from love and jealousy to greed and despair, are all explored with fascinating depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgy and smart, thrilling and suspenseful, this remarkable collection is a must-have for Robinson fans--and any fan of compelling crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author comes a riveting collection of short fiction, marked by the piercing psychological insight and brilliant characterization that are hallmarks of his acclaimed novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since the publication of his first mystery featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks, Peter Robinson has been steadily building a reputation for compulsively readable and perceptive novels that probe the dark side of human nature. Plumbing the territory that he has so successfully staked, \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Love and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e includes two novellas and several stories featuring the Yorkshire policeman at his finest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the novella \"Going Back,\" never before published in the United States, Banks returns home for a family reunion, only to find it taking a decidedly sinister turn. In \"Like a Virgin,\" written especially for this volume, Banks revisits the period in his life and the terrible crime that led him to leave London for Eastvale. And in between, the disparate motives that move us to harm one another, from love and jealousy to greed and despair, are all explored with fascinating depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgy and smart, thrilling and suspenseful, this remarkable collection is a must-have for Robinson fans--and any fan of compelling crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374394474719,"sku":"9780061885006","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NYcHiaRBsJ9780061885006.webp?v=1789178895"},{"product_id":"playing-with-fire-a-novel-of-suspense-paperback","title":"Playing with Fire: A Novel of Suspense - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector Alan Banks finds himself up against a diabolical arsonist in this electrifying novel of suspense from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early hours of the morning, a man reports a fire on two old canal boats. One of the firefighters notices the use of accelerant at the scene and calls the police, but by the time Inspector Banks arrives, the fire brigade have put out the flames and only the smoldering wreckage remains. A body has been found on each barge, and all the evidence points towards a deliberate arson attack. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the victims is Tina, a young girl with a drug addiction and a terrible past who had been living with her boyfriend Mark. The other is Tom, an artist who had been living alone. Now, with little evidence to go on and a number of possible suspects, including Tina's boyfriend, the local 'lock-keeper' who reported the fire, and Tina's own father, Banks must begin to delve into the lives of the victims, and to discover who could have wanted them out of the way forever...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the master of psychological suspense, Peter Robinson, comes a mind-bending thriller of secrets and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFire--It consumes futures and pasts in aterrified heartbeat, devouring damning secrets while leaving even greater mysteries in the ashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe night sky is ablaze as flames engulf two barges moored side by side on an otherwise empty canal. On board are the blackened remains of two human beings. To the seasoned eye, this horror was no accident, the method so cruel and calculated that only the worst sort of fiend could have committed it. There are shocking secrets to be uncovered in the charred wreckage, grim evidence of lethal greed and twisted hunger, and of nightmare occurrences within the private confines of family. A terrible feeling is driving police inspector Alan Banks in his desperate hunt for answers--an unshakable fear that this killer's work will not be done until Banks's own world is burned to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e--London Sunday Times\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFire--It consumes futures and pasts in aterrified heartbeat, devouring damning secrets while leaving even greater mysteries in the ashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe night sky is ablaze as flames engulf two barges moored side by side on an otherwise empty canal. On board are the blackened remains of two human beings. To the seasoned eye, this horror was no accident, the method so cruel and calculated that only the worst sort of fiend could have committed it. There are shocking secrets to be uncovered in the charred wreckage, grim evidence of lethal greed and twisted hunger, and of nightmare occurrences within the private confines of family. A terrible feeling is driving police inspector Alan Banks in his desperate hunt for answers--an unshakable fear that this killer's work will not be done until Banks's own world is burned to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374752891103,"sku":"9780061470523","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/DJnm0_NT369780061470523.webp?v=1789186025"},{"product_id":"how-ronald-reagan-changed-my-life-paperback","title":"How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young speechwriter in the Reagan White House, Peter Robinson was responsible for the celebrated \"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall\" speech. He was also one of a core group of writers who became informal experts on Reagan -- watching his every move, absorbing not just his political positions, but his personality, manner, and the way he carried himself. In \u003cem\u003eHow Ronald Reagan Changed My Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Robinson draws on journal entries from his days at the White House, as well as interviews with those who knew the president best, to reveal ten life lessons he learned from the fortieth president -- a great yet ordinary man who touched the individuals around him as surely as he did his millions of admirers around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young speechwriter in the Reagan White House, Peter Robinson was responsible for the celebrated \"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall\" speech. He was also one of a core group of writers who became informal experts on Reagan -- watching his every move, absorbing not just his political positions, but his personality, manner, and the way he carried himself. In \u003cem\u003eHow Ronald Reagan Changed My Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Robinson draws on journal entries from his days at the White House, as well as interviews with those who knew the president best, to reveal ten life lessons he learned from the fortieth president -- a great yet ordinary man who touched the individuals around him as surely as he did his millions of admirers around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51380227047647,"sku":"9780060524005","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/heU9v29OwV9780060524005.webp?v=1789275664"},{"product_id":"when-the-musics-over-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"When the Music's Over: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigating a young woman's death, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Banks finds himself taking on the coldest of cases: a fifty-year-old assault allegedly perpetrated by beloved celebrity Danny Caxton. Now Caxton stands accused at the center of a media storm, and it's Banks's job to discover the shocking truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs more women step forward with accounts of Caxton's manipulation, Banks must piece together decades-old evidence\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003ewhile the investigation leads him down the darkest of paths. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspenseful, powerful, and surprising, \u003cem\u003eWhen the Music's Over\u003c\/em\u003e is the finest novel to date from one of the foremost suspense writers at work today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigating a young woman's death, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Banks finds himself taking on the coldest of cases: a fifty-year-old assault allegedly perpetrated by beloved celebrity Danny Caxton. Now Caxton stands accused at the center of a media storm, and it's Banks's job to discover the shocking truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs more women step forward with accounts of Caxton's manipulation, Banks must piece together decades-old evidence\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003ewhile the investigation leads him down the darkest of paths. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspenseful, powerful, and surprising, \u003cem\u003eWhen the Music's Over\u003c\/em\u003e is the finest novel to date from one of the foremost suspense writers at work today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438255112415,"sku":"9780062395054","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wW5NKF-40c9780062395054.webp?v=1790093906"},{"product_id":"watching-the-dark-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Watching the Dark: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decorated police detective inspector is murdered and compromising photographs are discovered in his room. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is well aware he must handle the highly sensitive--and potentially explosive--investigation with the utmost discretion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Banks digs deeper in the past of the victim, Bruce Quinn, he comes to believe that the murder may be linked to an unsolved missing persons case. Six years ago, a pretty nineteen-year-old English girl named Rachel Hewitt made national headlines when she disappeared without a trace in Tallinn, Estonia. Convinced that finding the truth about Rachel will lead to Quinn's killer, Banks follows a twisting trail of clues that lead from England to the dark, cobbled alleys of Tallinn's Old Town. But the closer he seems to solving the complicated cold case, the more it becomes clear that someone doesn't want the past stirred up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decorated police detective inspector is murdered and compromising photographs are discovered in his room. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is well aware he must handle the highly sensitive--and potentially explosive--investigation with the utmost discretion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Banks digs deeper in the past of the victim, Bruce Quinn, he comes to believe that the murder may be linked to an unsolved missing persons case. Six years ago, a pretty nineteen-year-old English girl named Rachel Hewitt made national headlines when she disappeared without a trace in Tallinn, Estonia. Convinced that finding the truth about Rachel will lead to Quinn's killer, Banks follows a twisting trail of clues that lead from England to the dark, cobbled alleys of Tallinn's Old Town. But the closer he seems to solving the complicated cold case, the more it becomes clear that someone doesn't want the past stirred up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51459884548319,"sku":"9780062222916","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/lnJTe4AsSP9780062222916.webp?v=1790369520"},{"product_id":"the-first-cut-paperback-2","title":"The First Cut - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in the UK as \u003cem\u003eCaedmon's Song\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a gripping standalone thriller from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, is strolling home through a silent moonlit park when she is viciously attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she awakens in the hospital, she has no recollection of that brutal night. But then slowly, painfully, details reveal themselves--dreams of two figures, one white and one black, hovering over her; snatches of a strange and haunting song; the unfamiliar texture of a rough and deadly hand . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn another part of the country, Martha Browne arrives in a Yorkshire seaside town, posing as an author doing research for a book. But her research is of a particularly macabre variety. Who is she hunting with such deadly determination? And why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Cut\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and compelling psychological thriller, from the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Banks series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, is strolling home through a silent moonlit park when she is viciously attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she awakens in the hospital, she has no recollection of that brutal night. But then, slowly, painfully, details reveal themselves--dreams of two figures, one white and one black, hovering over her; snatches of a strange and haunting song; the unfamiliar texture of a rough and deadly hand. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn another part of the country, Martha Browne arrives in a Yorkshire seaside town, posing as an author doing research for a book. But her research is of a particularly macabre variety. Who is she hunting with such deadly determination? And why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e The First Cut\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and compelling psychological thriller, from the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Banks series.\u003c\/p\u003e--Toronto Star\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, is strolling home through a silent moonlit park when she is viciously attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she awakens in the hospital, she has no recollection of that brutal night. But then, slowly, painfully, details reveal themselves--dreams of two figures, one white and one black, hovering over her; snatches of a strange and haunting song; the unfamiliar texture of a rough and deadly hand. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn another part of the country, Martha Browne arrives in a Yorkshire seaside town, posing as an author doing research for a book. But her research is of a particularly macabre variety. Who is she hunting with such deadly determination? And why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e The First Cut\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and compelling psychological thriller, from the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Banks series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51459888382175,"sku":"9780060735357","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/23qzvrm_F89780060735357.webp?v=1790369529"},{"product_id":"when-the-musics-over-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback-1","title":"When the Music's Over: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo women. Two crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first is a poet claiming she was assaulted decades earlier by a man now regarded as one of the country's national treasures. The second is a girl found on a remote roadside, her body broken, her life snuffed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Alan Banks, newly promoted to Detective Superintendent, the first case rips a tunnel into long-ago days of innocence and discovery, of music and light. And in the victim, he sees an opportunity for magic recaptured--if he can bring her assailant to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Detective Inspector Annie Cabot, the lifeless young woman poses a baffling mystery--a mystery that will lead her into the unlikeliest of places, interviewing the unlikeliest of suspects.\u003c\/p\u003eEmotionally resonant and ingeniously plotted, When the Music's Over shows Peter Robinson at his tense, triumphant best.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo women. Two crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first is a poet claiming she was assaulted decades earlier by a man now regarded as one of the country's national treasures. The second is a girl found on a remote roadside, her body broken, her life snuffed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Alan Banks, newly promoted to Detective Superintendent, the first case rips a tunnel into long-ago days of innocence and discovery, of music and light. And in the victim, he sees an opportunity for magic recaptured--if he can bring her assailant to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Detective Inspector Annie Cabot, the lifeless young woman poses a baffling mystery--a mystery that will lead her into the unlikeliest of places, interviewing the unlikeliest of suspects.\u003c\/p\u003eEmotionally resonant and ingeniously plotted, When the Music's Over shows Peter Robinson at his tense, triumphant best.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51459952345311,"sku":"9780062466389","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QDaQj6nZuc9780062466389.webp?v=1790369643"},{"product_id":"sleeping-in-the-ground-paperback-1","title":"Sleeping in the Ground - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMICHAEL CONNELLY calls Peter Robinson \"an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the telling detail.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee why in \u003cem\u003eSleeping in the Ground\u003c\/em\u003e, the gripping new novel starring Alan Banks \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e featuring an opening scene you'll never forget, and a finale you won't see coming.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the doors of a charming country church, an unspeakable act destroys a wedding party. A huge manhunt ensues. The culprit is captured. The story is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept it isn't. For Alan Banks, still struggling with a tragic loss of his own, there's something wrong about this case -- something unresolved. Reteaming with profiler Jenny Fuller, the relentless detective deeper into the crime... deep enough to unearth long-buried secrets that reshape everything Banks thought he knew about the events outside that chapel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when at last the shocking truth becomes clear, it's almost too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacked with twists and turns, heart and soul, this is another triumph from an author \"at the top of his game\" (LOUISE PENNY).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51459962241247,"sku":"9780062670854","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/2VPzBm-2jk9780062670854.webp?v=1790369658"},{"product_id":"standing-in-the-shadows-paperback-1","title":"Standing in the Shadows - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the finest police procedural writers around... [\u003cem\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson's best work. Knowing it's his last makes the reading bittersweet.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 28\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls \"the best now on the market.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 1980, Nick Hartley returns home from a university lecture to find his house crawling with police. His ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered, and her new boyfriend Mark Woodcroft is missing. Nick is the prime suspect. The case quickly goes cold, but Nick cannot let it go. He embarks on a career in investigative journalism, determined to find Alice's murderer--but his obsession leads him down a dangerous path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, in November 2019, an archaeologist unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more contemporary than the Roman remains she is seeking. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the remains themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits to hunt down a killer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the two cases unfurl, the investigations twist and turn to an explosive conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576399724767,"sku":"9780063297753","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9dnYCiIpGt9780063297753.webp?v=1790380427"},{"product_id":"not-dark-yet-a-dci-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Not Dark Yet: A DCI Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Robinson is an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the telling detail.\"--Michael Connelly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with the 27th novel featuring the legendary detective Alan Banks in the mystery series Stephen King calls \"the best now on the market.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen property developer Connor Clive Blaydon is found dead, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his Yorkshire team dive into the investigation. As luck would have it, someone had installed a cache of spy-cams all around his luxurious home. The team hope that they'll find answers--and the culprit--among the video recordings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of discovering Connor's murderer, however, the grainy and blurred footage reveals another crime: a brutal rape. If they can discover the woman's identity, it could lead to more than justice for the victim; it could change everything the police think they know about Connor and why anyone would want him dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, tensions are rising between Banks and his friend, Zelda. A super recognizer--able to recognize faces significantly better than most people--Zelda is determined to bring the men who abused her to justice. But stirring up the murky waters of the past will put her in far greater danger than ever before, and Banks worries that he won't be able to stop her from plunging too deep before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577382502623,"sku":"9780063061910","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/P9TNA2xwp49780063061910.webp?v=1790391416"},{"product_id":"many-rivers-to-cross-paperback","title":"Many Rivers to Cross - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Robinson, the acclaimed author of the bestselling series Stephen King calls \"the best now on the market,\" returns with a gripping, emotionally charged mystery in which the revered detective Alan Banks must find the truth about a murder with possible racial overtones--and save a friend from ruin.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Eastvale, a young Middle Eastern boy is found dead, his body\u003cbr\u003estuffed into a wheelie bin on the East Side Estate. Detective Superintendent Alan\u003cbr\u003eBanks and his team know they must tread carefully to solve this sensitive case, \u003cbr\u003ebut tensions rise when they learn that the victim was stabbed somewhere else\u003cbr\u003eand dumped. Who is the boy, and where did he come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, in a decayed area of Eastvale scheduled for redevelopment, a\u003cbr\u003eheroin addict is found dead. Was this just another tragic overdose, or something darker?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo prevent tensions from reaching a boiling point, Banks must find\u003cbr\u003eanswers quickly. Yet just when he needs to be at his sharpest, the seasoned detective\u003cbr\u003efinds himself distracted by a close friend's increasingly precarious situation.\u003cbr\u003eBanks needs a break--and gets one when he finds a connection to a real estate\u003cbr\u003edeveloper who could be the key to finding the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith so many loose ends dangling, there is one thing Banks is sure\u003cbr\u003eof--solving the case will come at a terrible cost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577387909343,"sku":"9780062847508","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LmTzhCZ3bW9780062847508.webp?v=1790391430"},{"product_id":"many-rivers-to-cross-a-dci-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Many Rivers to Cross: A DCI Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Robinson, the acclaimed author of the bestselling series Stephen King calls \"the best now on the market,\" returns with a gripping, emotionally charged mystery in which the revered detective Alan Banks must find the truth about a murder with possible racial overtones--and save a friend from ruin.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Eastvale, a young Middle Eastern boy is found dead, his body\u003cbr\u003estuffed into a wheelie bin on the East Side Estate. Detective Superintendent Alan\u003cbr\u003eBanks and his team know they must tread carefully to solve this sensitive case, \u003cbr\u003ebut tensions rise when they learn that the victim was stabbed somewhere else\u003cbr\u003eand dumped. Who is the boy, and where did he come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, in a decayed area of Eastvale scheduled for redevelopment, a\u003cbr\u003eheroin addict is found dead. Was this just another tragic overdose, or something darker?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo prevent tensions from reaching a boiling point, Banks must find\u003cbr\u003eanswers quickly. Yet just when he needs to be at his sharpest, the seasoned detective\u003cbr\u003efinds himself distracted by a close friend's increasingly precarious situation.\u003cbr\u003eBanks needs a break--and gets one when he finds a connection to a real estate\u003cbr\u003edeveloper who could be the key to finding the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith so many loose ends dangling, there is one thing Banks is sure\u003cbr\u003eof--solving the case will come at a terrible cost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67580922560735,"sku":"9780062978752","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/V_xibvNTtf9780062978752.webp?v=1790434303"},{"product_id":"careless-love-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Careless Love: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis fans include Stephen King, Michael Connelly, Tess\u003cbr\u003eGerritsen, Ian Rankin, and Louise Penney. He has won acclaim and numerous\u003cbr\u003einternational prizes and awards, including the Edgar. Now celebrated \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter\u003cbr\u003eRobinson, one of the greatest suspense writers of our time, demonstrates his\u003cbr\u003emastery once again in this powerful mystery in which legendary detective\u003cbr\u003esuperintendent Alan Banks is confronted with a pair of perplexing crimes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack\u003cbr\u003einvestigative team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of an attractive young woman dressed in evening\u003cbr\u003eattire is found in an abandoned car on a country road. The death looks like\u003cbr\u003esuicide, but there are too many open questions for Banks and his team to rule\u003cbr\u003eout foul play. The car didn't belong to her--it was badly damaged in an accident\u003cbr\u003einvolving the vehicle's owner a week earlier in the same spot. So how did the\u003cbr\u003edead girl get inside the car? Did someone place her there, and if so, why?\u003cbr\u003eWhere--and when--did she die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Banks attends the postmortem, DI Annie Cabot is at the\u003cbr\u003escene of another death. A well-dressed man in his sixties has been found in a\u003cbr\u003egully high up on the wild moorland. His injuries were fatal and consistent with\u003cbr\u003ethose sustained in a fall. Was it an accident--did the man get too close to the\u003cbr\u003eedge and slip? Was he pushed? The man was wearing an expensive suit. What was\u003cbr\u003ehe doing in a rocky spot popular with hikers? There are no signs of a vehicle\u003cbr\u003enear where he fell. How did he get there?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBanks's and Cabot's cases share a few curious similarities. Both\u003cbr\u003eof the dead were found in the same area of the moorlands. Both were elegantly\u003cbr\u003edressed. The timing of their deaths coincided. And neither carried\u003cbr\u003eidentification. As the police uncover who these people were and begin to look into\u003cbr\u003etheir lives, inconsistencies multiply and the mysteries surrounding the two\u003cbr\u003ecases proliferate. Then a source close to Annie reveals a piece of information\u003cbr\u003ethat rocks the Eastvale detectives working both investigations. An old enemy\u003cbr\u003ehas returned in a new guise--a nefarious foe who will stop at nothing, not even\u003cbr\u003emurder, to get what he wants. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the stakes raised, the hunt is on. But will Banks and\u003cbr\u003ehis crack squad be able to find the evidence to stop him in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack investigative team.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of a young woman dressed in evening attire is found in an abandoned car. It looks like suicide, but there are too many open questions for Banks to rule out foul play. The car didn't belong to her, so how did she get inside? Where--and when--did she die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, DI Annie Cabot is at the scene of another death. A well-dressed man has been found in a gully high up on the wild moorland. His injuries are consistent with those sustained in a fall. But what was he doing in a rocky spot popular with hikers? Was it an accident, or was he pushed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the police begin to uncover who these people were, the inconsistencies only multiply. Then a source close to Annie reveals a piece of information that rocks the Eastvale detectives. An old enemy has returned in a new guise, and he will stop at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack investigative team.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of a young woman dressed in evening attire is found in an abandoned car. It looks like suicide, but there are too many open questions for Banks to rule out foul play. The car didn't belong to her, so how did she get inside? Where--and when--did she die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, DI Annie Cabot is at the scene of another death. A well-dressed man has been found in a gully high up on the wild moorland. His injuries are consistent with those sustained in a fall. But what was he doing in a rocky spot popular with hikers? Was it an accident, or was he pushed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the police begin to uncover who these people were, the inconsistencies only multiply. Then a source close to Annie reveals a piece of information that rocks the Eastvale detectives. An old enemy has returned in a new guise, and he will stop at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67688500986079,"sku":"9780062887566","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wPtQMk91Dh9780062887566.webp?v=1790574700"},{"product_id":"bad-boy-an-inspector-banks-novel-paperback","title":"Bad Boy: An Inspector Banks Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant! With \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, author Robinson once again achieves the high bar he's set in all his previous Inspector Banks books...This one will stay with you for a long time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jeffery Deaver, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRoadside Crosses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks faces his most challenging, personal, and terrifying case yet when his own daughter crosses paths with a psychopath, in Peter Robinson's superb \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e. Dennis Lehane, author of \u003cem\u003eMystic River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShutter Island\u003c\/em\u003e, calls the novels of Peter Robinson, \"chilling, evocative, deeply nuanced works of art.\" Stephen King calls them, \"the best series now on the market.\" If you have not yet discovered this \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling crime fiction master and his exceptional detective, now is definitely the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed internationally bestselling author Peter Robinson delivers a fast-paced, nail-biting thriller in which Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks must face his most challenging and personal case yet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But since Banks is away on holiday, his partner, Annie Cabbot, steps in. The woman tells Annie that she's found a loaded gun hidden in the bedroom of her daughter, Erin--a punishable offense under English law. When an armed response team breaks into the house to retrieve the weapon, the seemingly straightforward procedure quickly spirals out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut trouble is only beginning for Annie, the Eastvale force, and Banks, and this time, the fallout may finally do the iconoclastic inspector in. For it turns out that Erin's best friend and roommate is none other than Tracy Banks, the DCI's daughter, who was last seen racing off to warn the owner of the gun, a very bad boy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrust into a complicated and dangerous case intertwining the personal and the professional as never before, Annie and Banks--a bit of a bad boy himself--must risk everything to outsmart a smooth and devious psychopath. Both Annie and Banks understand that it's not just his career hanging in the balance, it's also his daughter's life.\u003c\/p\u003e--Strand magazine on Bad Boy\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed internationally bestselling author Peter Robinson delivers a fast-paced, nail-biting thriller in which Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks must face his most challenging and personal case yet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But since Banks is away on holiday, his partner, Annie Cabbot, steps in. The woman tells Annie that she's found a loaded gun hidden in the bedroom of her daughter, Erin--a punishable offense under English law. When an armed response team breaks into the house to retrieve the weapon, the seemingly straightforward procedure quickly spirals out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut trouble is only beginning for Annie, the Eastvale force, and Banks, and this time, the fallout may finally do the iconoclastic inspector in. For it turns out that Erin's best friend and roommate is none other than Tracy Banks, the DCI's daughter, who was last seen racing off to warn the owner of the gun, a very bad boy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrust into a complicated and dangerous case intertwining the personal and the professional as never before, Annie and Banks--a bit of a bad boy himself--must risk everything to outsmart a smooth and devious psychopath. Both Annie and Banks understand that it's not just his career hanging in the balance, it's also his daughter's life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67841626505439,"sku":"9780062002150","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/s50fmSV3cM9780062002150.webp?v=1790826719"},{"product_id":"no-cure-for-love-paperback-1","title":"No Cure for Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Michael Connelly, this relentlessly suspenseful thriller from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar award-winning author of the Inspector Banks novels marks the first time that Peter Robinson has set a novel in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Broughton has come a long way. She's the star of a hit cop show on TV. She lives in a beautiful California beach house. And--most importantly--she's put her dark past behind her... as well as her old name, Sally Bolton. No need for anyone to know about that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sarah begins receiving letters mysteriously signed with the letter \"M,\" she thinks they're from a harmless admirer... until her real name appears in the third letter. And then she finds that name inscribed in the sand near her home - next to a body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message is clear: Someone is watching Sarah's every move. Someone so obsessed with her that he won't stop at just one murder in order to prove his love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanicked, Sarah turns to Detective Arvo Hughes of the LAPD, a man who specializes in hunting down the most dangerous stalkers. But nothing in Hughes' experience has prepared him for the mastermind he's up against. For the killer, there's no cure for love. And for Sarah and Hughes, there's no way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Terrific . . . that rare book that entertains, enthralls and also teaches. [\u003cem\u003eNo Cure for Love\u003c\/em\u003e] has something to say about right now.\"--MICHAEL CONNELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Broughton has come a long way. She's the star of a hit TV show. She lives in a beautiful California beach house. And--most importantly--she's escaped her dark past, including her old name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she begins receiving anonymous letters she assumes they're from a harmless admirer . . . until one of them uses her real name. Then that name is written in the sand outside her home--next to a dead body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanicked, Sarah turns to Detective Arvo Hughes of the LAPD, who specializes in hunting dangerous stalkers. But nothing in his experience has prepared him for the mastermind he's up against. For the killer, there's no cure for love. And for Sarah and Hughes, there's no way out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68085937733855,"sku":"9780062441614","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eIBbzpnbAv9780062441614.webp?v=1792338660"},{"product_id":"blood-on-the-holly-paperback","title":"Blood on the Holly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristmas is a time for joy, laughter, family reunions and-- murder! Blood on the Holly is an anthology packed with mystery, murder and maple syrup. Stories range from the hilarious to the serious, by celebrated authors like Peter Robinson and Ed Hoch, favorite series writers like Lyn Hamilton and Sylvia Maultash Warsh and first timers with their own take on the season to be criminal. The perfect gift for the mystery lover on your Christmas list!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68086931652831,"sku":"9780968677674","price":24.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Z2dX6uF3lq9780968677674.webp?v=1792367578"},{"product_id":"not-safe-after-dark-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Not Safe After Dark: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSleeping in the Ground\u003c\/em\u003e comes this brilliantly nuanced short story collection of twenty stories--most never before published in the US, and one of them an Edgar winner--which also features three Inspector Banks tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Robinson pens thrilling tales rich with keen observations, pitch perfect dialogue, and shocking plot twists that have fascinated readers all over the world and made him one of the greatest suspense novelists alive. His acclaimed novels featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks rank among the most celebrated police procedural series in modern fiction. In \u003cem\u003eNot Safe After Dark and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, Robinson showcases once again his extraordinary talents with a collection of twenty stories, including three featuring Inspector Banks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Going Back\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e, Inspector Banks' trip to celebrate his parents' Golden Anniversary reveals how evil can wear many disguises. In the Edgar Award-winning \"Missing in Action\"\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003edisappearance of a young boy in the early days of WWII sparks a mob mentality with chilling results. \"Innocence\"\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures the desperate plight of a man trapped by a set of coincidences that derail his life and lead him down a path he was destined to travel. The title story, \u003cem\u003eNot Safe After Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, is an exhilarating tale with a sudden conclusion that will leave readers' hearts pounding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot Safe After Dark and Other Stories \u003c\/em\u003edeftly explores the darkest edges of humanity in which everyday people must commit desperate acts as they face fear, temptation, and impulses too irresistible to control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"American readers who know Robinson only through his nine Inspector Banks novels are in for a treat. . . . The finish throughout is faultless.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's note: \u003c\/strong\u003ePeter Robinson is both a widely acclaimed and internationally bestselling novelist and an Edgar-winning author of short stories. This special edition of \u003cem\u003eNot Safe After Dark\u003c\/em\u003e collects 20 of his finest short stories -- previously published in different editions under the same title, but never before available in its entirety in the US. The new \u003cem\u003eNot Safe After Dark\u003c\/em\u003e is a publication to be celebrated by Robinson fans and newcomers alike\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest suspense novelists alive, Peter Robinson pens thrilling tales rich with keen observations, pitch-perfect dialogue and shocking plot twists that have fascinated readers all over the world. His acclaimed novels featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks rank among the most celebrated police procedural series in modern fiction. In this new edition of \u003cem\u003eNot Safe After Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, Robinson showcases once again his extraordinary talents with a collection of twenty stories, including three featuring Inspector Banks. In \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003edisappearance of a young boy in the early days of World War II sparks a mob mentality with chilling results. \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecaptures the desperate plight of a man trapped by a set of coincidences that derail his life and lead him down a path he was destined to travel. The title story, Not Safe After Dark, is an exhilarating tale with a sudden conclusion that will leave readers' hearts pounding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest suspense novelists alive, Peter Robinson pens thrilling tales rich with keen observations, pitch-perfect dialogue and shocking plot twists that have fascinated readers all over the world. His acclaimed novels featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks rank among the most celebrated police procedural series in modern fiction. In this new edition of \u003cem\u003eNot Safe After Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, Robinson showcases once again his extraordinary talents with a collection of twenty stories, including three featuring Inspector Banks. In \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003edisappearance of a young boy in the early days of World War II sparks a mob mentality with chilling results. \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecaptures the desperate plight of a man trapped by a set of coincidences that derail his life and lead him down a path he was destined to travel. The title story, \"Not Safe After Dark,\" is an exhilarating tale with a sudden conclusion that will leave readers' hearts pounding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68296391262431,"sku":"9780062673893","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gRcaFi2SI89780062673893.webp?v=1792954246"},{"product_id":"all-the-colors-of-darkness-paperback-1","title":"All the Colors of Darkness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Robinson is one of the very best in the crime fiction business--a teller of dark police tales who stands firmly in the bestseller ranks alongside Ian Rankin and Elizabeth George. In \u003cem\u003eAll the Colors of Darkness, \u003c\/em\u003ethe maestro whose masterworks Janet Maslin of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ecompares to \"the masculine, brooding work of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, George Pelecanos, and Jonathan Kellerman,\" brings back his unforgettable series characters Yorkshire Chief Inspector Alan Banks and Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot. A gripping story with echoes of Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eOthello \u003c\/em\u003eset in our contemporary age of terrorist fears, \u003cem\u003eAll the Colors of Darkness \u003c\/em\u003esupports the \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e's contention that \"it's a crime if you miss [this] author.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetectives Alan Banks and Annie Cabbot return in another electrifying novel from the acclaimed award-winning author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eFriend of the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the body of a man is discovered hanging from a tree in the woods near Eastvale, all signs point toward suicide. At least that's what it initially looks like to Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man is soon identified as Mark Hardcastle, the set and costume designer for the local amateur theater company. Mark was successful and well liked in the community, but enough remains mysterious about his background that suicide isn't completely out of the question. But when Mark's older and wealthier lover is discovered bludgeoned to death in his home, Annie begins to think differently. Could it have been a crime of passion, or did overwhelming grief lead to a man taking his own life? Increasingly confounded, she calls in the vacationing Chief Inspector Alan Banks--even if it means prying him away from his new girlfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce on the investigation, Banks finds himself plunged into a case where nothing is as it seems. More and more his own words about the victim's latest production, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e, are coming back to haunt him, for jealousy, betrayal, envy, ambition, greed, lust, revenge--all the colors of darkness are quickly becoming his world as well.\u003c\/p\u003e--Mystery Scene on All the Colors of Darkness\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetectives Alan Banks and Annie Cabbot return in another electrifying novel from the acclaimed award-winning author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eFriend of the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the body of a man is discovered hanging from a tree in the woods near Eastvale, all signs point toward suicide. At least that's what it initially looks like to Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man is soon identified as Mark Hardcastle, the set and costume designer for the local amateur theater company. Mark was successful and well liked in the community, but enough remains mysterious about his background that suicide isn't completely out of the question. But when Mark's older and wealthier lover is discovered bludgeoned to death in his home, Annie begins to think differently. Could it have been a crime of passion, or did overwhelming grief lead to a man taking his own life? Increasingly confounded, she calls in the vacationing Chief Inspector Alan Banks--even if it means prying him away from his new girlfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce on the investigation, Banks finds himself plunged into a case where nothing is as it seems. More and more his own words about the victim's latest production, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e, are coming back to haunt him, for \"jealousy, betrayal, envy, ambition, greed, lust, revenge--all the colors of darkness\" are quickly becoming his world as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68334335721695,"sku":"9780061719752","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/yRkBWMUGXb9780061719752.webp?v=1793260250"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/peter-robinson.oembed?page=2","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}