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First British Edition Constable (1997)

Dead Right
See Review by Frank Brown
On a rainy night in Eastvale, a teenager is found kicked to death in an alley. Detective Chief Inspector Allan Banks and Detective Constable Susan Gay quickly learn that the victim, Jason Fox, was a member of a white power organisation known as the Albion League. Who was his killer? The Pakistani youths he had insulted in the pub earlier that evening? The shady friends of his business partner mark Wood? Or could it be someone from within the Albion League itself, someone who resented Jason's growing power within the organisation? Then Banks makes a discovery that not only turns the case on its head, but also threatens to end his career.
'This has everything that makes a Peter Robinson book good, and to my mind they keep getting better and better… He writes absolutely perfect dialogue. And the plot keeps the reader guessing until the end' Mystery News
‘Fast-paced, multi-layered book . . . An excellent addition to the work of Peter Robinson.’ Tangled Web
‘One of the best collections of procedurals extant . . . an ever more compelling series.’ Publishers Weekly
‘Every page is readable and compelling.’ Washington Times

First British Edition Constable (1997)

Innocent Graves
Chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of the best crime novels of the year
When last seen alive, sixteen-year-old Deborah Harrison was on her way home from school. Her friend Megan thinks she saw the shadowy figure of a man behind Deborah as they waved goodbye on the bridge, but the fog was so thick that evening she can't be sure. Not long after, Deborah's body is found in the local cemetery. The murder terrorises the wealthy enclave of St Mary's, Eastvale, and because Deborah was the daughter of a prominent industrialist, high-flying new Chief Constable Jeremiah "Jimmy" Riddle puts pressure on Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his team to catch the killer without delay. And soon, partly thanks to the work of new boy Detective Inspector Barry Stott, it looks as if they have done... But Banks is not convinced…
‘Atmospheric . . . distinguished by a deep understanding of human nature and its foibles.’ Time Out
‘Peter Robinson is an expert plotter with an eye for telling detail . . . the characters have complexity and the issues range broad and deep.’ New York Times

First British Edition Constable (1996)

Wednesday's Child
See Review by John Caven
Shortlisted for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
When a well-dressed couple, claiming to be social workers, appear at Brenda Scupham's door, saying they must take her seven-year-old daughter, Gemma, into care after allegations of abuse, Brenda is confused and intimidated enough to hand the child over. But when the couple, Mr Brown and Miss Peterson, fail to bring Gemma home, Brenda realises she has made a terrible mistake. As the days go by, Detective Chief Inspector Banks begins to lose hope of finding Gemma alive. Then a rambler finds a body in the ruins of an old lead mine, and the two cases begin to converge in a terrifying way, leading Banks to a showdown with one of the most chillingly evil criminals he has ever come up against.
‘He is steadily ascending toward the pinnacle of crime fiction.’ Publishers Weekly
‘Robinson treats topical themes with insight and intelligence.’ Sunday Times
'With Wednesday's Child, Peter Robinson shows himself to be one of the very best crime novelists, and much more in control of his material and disturbing in his vision than certain much lauded composers of "psychological" crime fiction.......This is a superb book, and disturbing.' Robin Skelton, Books In Canada

Dry Bones That Dream
One May evening, two masked gunmen tie up Alison Rothwell and her mother, take Keith Rothwell, a local accountant, to the garage of his isolated Yorkshire Dales farmhouse, and blow his head off with a shotgun. Why? This is the question Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has to ask as he sifts through Rothwell's life. Rothwell was generally know in the area as a mild-mannered, dull sort of person, but even a cursory investigation raises more questions than answers. When Banks's old sparring partner, DS Richard "Dirty Dick" Burgess, turns up from the Yard, the case takes yet another unexpected twist, and Banks finds himself racing against time as the killers seem to be dogging his footsteps. Only after he pits his job against his sense of justice does he discover the truth. And the truth leads him to one of the most difficult decisions of his career.
‘Peter Robinson’s cast of characters is vividly drawn. Well written . . . highly entertaining.’ Scotland on Sunday
‘Peter Robinson sets his consummately crafted mysteries in the dales and villages of his former home [Yorkshire] ... High-quality crime.’ Toronto Star
'Final Account is one of (Robinson's) most formidable novels. Set in the Yorkshire Dales and in Leeds, the tale is splendidly contrived… .a strong and fascinating novel.' Robin Skelton, Books in Canada

Paperback - Pan (2004)

Caedmon's Song
A psychological thriller from the author of the bestselling Inspector Banks series

A long, oily blackness punctuated by quick, vivid dreams . They were all just dreams She couldnI possibly see these things, could she? Her eyes were closed, And if they really happened, then she would have -screamed out from the gain, wouldn’t she?

One warm June night, a university student called Kirsten is viciously attacked in a park by a serial killer. He is interrupted, and Kirsten survives, but in a severe physically and psychologically damaged state. As the killer continues, leaving a trail of mutilated corpses, Kirsten confronts her memories and becomes convinced not only that she can, but that she must remember what happened. Through fragments of nightmares, the details slowly reveal themselves. Interwoven with Kirsten's story is that of Martha Browne, a woman who arrives in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby with a sense of mission. Finally, the two strands are woven together and united in a startling, chilling conclusion.
'A gripping psychological thriller, a harrowing tale of contemporary horror.' Susan Thorne, CP