Peter Robinson
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times 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. Ever 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...
5) Bad boy
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Inspector Banks's holiday at Fisherman's Wharf is cut short when his daughter Tracy is kidnapped by her roommate's boyfriend, who is hiding a secret that threatens Tracy's life.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A disgraced college lecturer is found murdered on a disused railway line near his home. He has 5,000 euros in his pocket, yet in the four years since his dismissal has been living a poverty-stricken and hermit-like existence. There are many suspects, mostly at the college where he used to teach, but Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, much to the chagrin of his boss, soon becomes fixated on Lady Veronica Chalmers, who appears to have links with...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Inspector Alan Banks novels, Peter Robinson dazzles with his first collection of short fiction, The Price of Love and Other Stories. Marked by the piercing psychological insight, brilliant characterization, and riveting suspense that are the hallmarks of Robinson's fiction, The Price of Love gives us ten remarkable tales -- two of which feature Robinson's inimitable Yorkshire police detective...