It would be easy to become addicted to Robinson

Observer

One of the grand masters of the genre

Literary Review

‘The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong’ – Stephen King, author of It and The Shining

When two social workers, investigating reports of child abuse, appear at Brenda Scupham's door, her fear of authority leads her to comply meekly with their requests. Even when they say that they must take her seven-year old daughter Gemma away for tests. It is only when they fail to return Gemma the following day that Brenda realizes something has gone terribly wrong.

At the same time, Banks is investigating a particularly unpleasant murder at the site of an abandoned mine. Gradually, the leads in the two cases converge, guiding Banks to one of the most truly terrifying criminals he will ever meet . . .

Wednesday's Child is a pulse-pounding tale from the master of police procedural. If you enjoyed it, then you'll love the next instalment in the Banks series - which became the major British ITV Drama DCI Banks - Dry Bones That Dream.

*****

Critical acclaim for the Inspector Banks series:

'A powerfully moving work' –
Ian Rankin

'Top-notch police procedure' – Jeffery Deaver

'A wonderful novel' – Michael Connelly

'An addictive crime-novel series' – New York Times

'A guaranteed page-turner' – Mirror

'Demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can't . . . A considerable achievement' – The Guardian

'
One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series' – The Independent

'The master of police procedural' – Mail on Sunday

'Near, perhaps, even at the top of, the British crime writers' league' – The Times

'Banks is genuinely human, rather than a hard man' – The Observer

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Wednesday's Child is Peter Robinson's sixth novel in the Inspector Banks series which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.
Wednesday's Child is Peter Robinson's sixth novel in the Inspector Banks series which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.
Peter Robinson’s critically acclaimed and number one bestselling The Inspector Banks series of novels feature Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks as he investigates crimes in Eastvale, Yorkshire. This thrilling police procedural series begins with Gallows View, which finds Banks moving to the idyllic Yorkshire Dales from London to escape the stress of the city but he quickly finds that even beautiful places hold dark secrets. The twelfth novel, Aftermath, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Novels in the series have been called ‘wonderful’ by Michael Connelly and ‘a powerfully moving work’ by Ian Rankin. The novels were the basis for the hugely successful ITV series DCI Banks starring Stephen Tompkinson.
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ISBN
9781509859108
Publisert
2018-12-27
Utgiver
Pan Macmillan
Vekt
246 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Peter Robinson's DCI Banks became a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson as Inspector Banks and Andrea Lowe as DI Annie Cabbot.

Peter's standalone novel Before the Poison won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada. Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and divided his time between Richmond, UK, and Canada until his death in 2022.