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LOUISE PENNY calls Peter Robinson's new novel In the Dark Places a "thrilling, brilliantly plotted, beautifully paced" read. Available August 11, 2015—preorder your copy today!A 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.
The 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.
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“Different and intriguing.” Sunday Telegraph
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“The equal of legends in the genre such as P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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“Cunning…authentic and atmospheric.” The Independent (London)
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“Robinson is on a winning streak.” Tampa Tribune
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“A fast-moving story [with] some knockout scenery and an assemblage of delicately drawn characters.” Raleigh News & Observer
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“Superlative...Deeply absorbing...Gripping.” Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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“Robinson shows hes a master ... mixes a gritty plot with intense character studies....Consistently compelling.” Florida Sun-Sentinel
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“Smart and shapely ... immaculately constructed.” Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
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“If you havent read Robinson .... what on Earth is stopping you? .... A clever and entertaining thriller.” Miami Herald
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“The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market.” Stephen King
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“Stunningly complex and intricately plotted....Peter Robinson fools and entertains me with every twist.” Nevada Barr
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“Absorbing…Robinson continues to stretch the boundaries of the standard procedural.” Orlando Sentinel
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“Flawless plotting and superbly drawn characters….[Robinson] is a master craftsman.” Tampa Tribune
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“Psychologically acute fiction.” The Strand
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“Remarkable.” Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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“Robinson actually seems to grow in front of our eyes, delivering books of greater complexity each time.” Otto Penzler
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“Complex and intelligent.” Sunday Times (London)
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Peter Robinson is:“A gifted creator of fully fleshed and vividly present characters.” Boston Globe
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“A happy discovery.” Lady Antonia Fraser in the London Sunday Times
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“A skillful writer…” Houston Chronicle
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“The best Banks book in years.” Winnipeg Sun
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“First-rate … an addictive crime series … bet you cant read just one.” Janet Maslin, New York Times
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“Fascinating....Robinson, with his usual deft touch and unblinking eye, brings the story to an unexpectedly gut-wrenching conclusion.” Richmond Times-Dispatch
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“A damn fine crime novel...like a master class in crime fiction.” Baltimore Sun
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“Deeply nuanced works of art.” Dennis Lehane
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“Exquisitely complex and atmospheric.” Los Angeles Times Book Review
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“Taut, carefully thought out…with plots that are refreshingly cliché-free.” Time Out London
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“An engaging pleasure . . . like red wine, [Banks] gets better and more interesting with age.” Publishers Weekly
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“Robinson has won just about every mystery award there is….His latest shows why.” Booklist (starred review)
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“Splendid.” San Diego Union-Tribune
Synopsis
Chief Inspector Alan Banks faces his most personal case from New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson.
A 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.
The 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.
One of his most, clever, twisting thrillers, Strange Affair attests once again why readers love and can't get enough of Peter Robinson's novels of suspense.
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LOUISE PENNY calls Peter Robinson's new novel In the Dark Places a "thrilling, brilliantly plotted, beautifully paced" read. Available August 11, 2015—preorder your copy today!
About the Author
One of the world's most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson grew up in the United Kingdom, and now divides his time between Toronto and England. The bestselling, award-winning author of twenty-two books in the Inspector Banks series, he has also written two short-story collections and three standalone novels. Among his many honors and prizes are the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, Sweden's Martin Beck Award, and the Danish Palle Rosenkrantz award.