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A Necessary End - Peter Robinson

 

Description: ISBN 0330491636 / Author: Peter Robinson / Genre: Crime / Thriller / A reissue of the third Inspector Banks novel; Violence erupts at an ... more
A Necessary End - Peter Robinson ... anti-nuclear demonstration in Eastvale, leaving one policeman stabbed to death. At first there are over a hundred suspects, but then things narrow down to the people who live on Maggie's Farm, an isolated house high on the daleside. Among the suspects is Dennis Osmond, a social worker involved with Jenny Fuller, Inspector Banks's friend. As if this isn't enough to cope with, Banks finds his freedom hampered by the appointment of an old enemy, Detective Superintendent Richard 'Dirty Dick' Burgess, to head the investigation. Finally, warned off the case, the only way Banks can salvage his career is by beating Burgess to the killer.

Newest Review: ... life plays an important part in the novels - he goes through a divorce and the death of his brother - and his mental health ... more

 ... is put under great stress at times. Several of Robinson's books have been put forward for literary prizes, including 'In a Dry Season' which won three awards. The plot Eastvale, usually a peaceful town in the Yorkshire Dales, is hit by an anti-nuclear demonstration, which results in a struggle between the demonstrators and the police. One policeman is later stabbed to death. Suspicion falls naturally to the inhabitants of Maggie's Farm, most of whom are involved in political work and when the weapon is found with the...more

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Format: paperback (A format), Publisher: Pan Macmillan, ISBN: 033
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Format: Other point of sale, ISBN: 9780230017177
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Premium Review A Necessary End - Peter Robinson: Alan Banks to the rescue (774 words)
by sunmeilan - written on 02.05.06 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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Introduction Peter Robinson is responsible for the creation of Inspector Alan Banks, an ex-Metropolitan policeman who decided to move up north for a hopefully less stressful job with the Yorkshire Police. His first book, written while he was completing a PhD at York University, was sent on spec to Viking Penguin, was put in a pile with other unsolicited manuscripts and ended up being the only one chosen for publication of that pile. I have read most of the series and am rarely disappointed, although I found one of his non-series book, 'Caedmon's Song' about a young girl psychologically, physically and mentally damaged by an attempted serial killing, truly ...

 

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