Description: In England, a schoolgirl is strangled on church grounds and suspicion falls on the vicar, already involved in a sex scandal. But Inspector Banks thinks that a little too obvious and his probe leads him to a schoolteacher. By the author of Final Account.
Brief description:
One of the world's most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson was the bestselling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series. He also wrote two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes were the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Martin Beck Award.
Review Quotes:
"Stunningly complex and intricately plotted....Peter Robinson fools and entertains me with every twist." - Nevada Barr
The novels of Peter Robinson are: "chilling, evocative, deeply nuanced works of art." - Dennis LeHane
"Complex and intelligent." - London Sunday Times
"Exquisitely complex and atmospheric." - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Taut, carefully thought out...with plots that are refreshingly cliché-free." - Time Out London
Praise for Peter Robinson and the Detective Banks series: "Exemplary." - New York Times Book Review
"The best series now on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong." - Stephen King
"Exquisite." - USA Today
"Inspector Banks is a man for all seasons." - Michael Connelly
"Thrilling-brilliantly plotted, beautifully paced." - Louise Penny
"The equal of legends in the genre such as P.D. James and Ruth Rendell." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"[A] painful but enlightening journey into the past." - New York Times Book Review
"This one is entertaining and sophisticated, crime writing of a high order." - Washington Post
"Suspenseful and engrossing." - Orlando Sentinel
"So readable..." - Seattle Times
"Cunning...authentic and atmospheric." - Independent
"Different and intriguing." - Sunday Telegraph
Peter Robinson is: "a gifted creator of fully fleshed and vividly present characters." - Boston Globe
"a skillful writer..." - Houston Chronicle
"absorbing...Robinson continues to stretch the boundaries of the standard procedural." - Orlando Sentinel
"Splendid." - San Diego Union-Tribune