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Author: Peter Robinson
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Read By: James Langton Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: 9.75 hours at 1.0x Speed 6.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Inspector Banks Mysteries Release Date: March 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781400182671

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21:27 minutes

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38:35 minutes

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Publisher Description

When the brutally beaten body of a young man is found in an alley, Eastvale's Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his colleague, Detective Constable Susan Gay, have no choice but to lock up the three Pakistani youths who seemingly started it all after an argument in a pub. But they're out in no time, and Banks is in big trouble with the chief for risking a racial incident with the arrest. Ordered to run the investigation from his desk and leave the legwork to others, Banks's hands are tied and his temper is flaring.

When disturbing facts start emerging about the victim, Banks can't simply sit at his desk—and he soon alienates himself from both the investigation and his own department. While his twenty-year marriage crumbles around him, he tries to make sense of a gray world grown ever more black and sinister, as he follows a treacherous trail of hate, greed, and twisted philosophy that leads to the darkest pits of a man's inhumanity to man.

Brilliant and exasperating by turns, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks inhabits a Yorkshire landscape colored in shades of gray where good and evil seldom conform to their comfortingly ordinary colors of black and white.

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"Inspector Alan Banks' marriage is on the rocks, but that doesn't stop him from pursuing the killer of a neo-Nazi in a dark alley, even after he is put on probation for slugging his despicable boss. Peter Robinson is such a great storyteller. I have a hard time putting his books down."
— Gail (4 out of 5 stars)

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“Sociologically acute.”
— New York Times Book Review
Sociologically acute.
— The New York Times Book Review
“Chilling and candid.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
“An outstanding read.”
— Booklist
“Abrim with racial tension, patient detective work, and the hero’s appealing decency.”
— Kirkus Reviews

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Overall Performance:
" Interesting grappling with a really difficult topic. "
— Lisa, 2/16/2014
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" Having read this book I have read all Bank's books by Robinson. although it deals with drugs and racism (topics I don't like very much in mysteries) it was as good as all other Robinson's books. So I'm looking forward to the next novel he'll publish. "
— Eva, 1/17/2014
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" Love anything with inspector banks. "
— Elise, 11/24/2013
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" The best I've read so far from Peter Robinson. A tale of racism and right wing pressure groups. Well worth a read "
— Shaun, 11/14/2013
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" Good story featuring race relations and drugs in the UK. I want to read the next one to see what happens to Inspector Banks' career. "
— Anita, 9/18/2013
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" Good story -- prejudice against Pakistanis "
— Nancy, 9/14/2013
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" Peter Robinson is an under-rated and under appreciated master of the mystery genre. This tale, set in the racist right wing fanaticism of England is just one example of the lengthy Inspector Banks series which is well worth exploring. "
— Peter, 9/9/2013
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" Just can't go wrong with a Peter Robinson Inspector Banks book. "
— Pauline, 1/28/2013
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" Why does Inspector Banks behave seem so feminine to me? "
— Amanda, 5/5/2012
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" I have read all of the other books so this one was the missing link. A Neo-Nazi has been murdered and the police are struggling to find out why. Alan Banks has a bit of a sub-story in this book too. "
— Karine, 4/27/2012
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" Meh. Too much detective's personal life and I'm so tired of Bank's music--I really don't care what the blasted man is listening to! "
— Polly, 4/4/2012
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" Run-of-the-mill crime story. A detective who is cultured and has a troubled domestic life - not exactly original. And an investigation which is not really very interesting, in a rather wooden prose style. "
— Jane, 3/12/2012
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" Drugs, racism and a failing marriage are on Inspector Banks plate. A good plot, but not one of Robinson's best. "
— Pat, 1/30/2012
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" not bad quite comedic indeed "
— Ken, 12/14/2011
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" Good story -- prejudice against Pakistanis "
— Nancy, 8/17/2010
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" Another hostel read - an investigation into a young man´s brutal murder takes an auspicious turn when investigators discover he was a racist and member of a neo-nazi group. "
— Nicole, 11/24/2009
Overall Performance:
" Peter Robinson is an under-rated and under appreciated master of the mystery genre. This tale, set in the racist right wing fanaticism of England is just one example of the lengthy Inspector Banks series which is well worth exploring. "
— Peter, 7/16/2009
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" Just can't go wrong with a Peter Robinson Inspector Banks book. "
— Sparhawk, 11/29/2008
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" fneh. you see it coming from about page 55. "
— Peter, 8/1/2008

About Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson (1950-2022), author of the award-winning Inspector Banks novels, won the Anthony, Barry, Macavity, Martin Beck, and Arthur Ellis awards, among others. The Inspector Banks novels have been named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a New York Times Notable Book, and a People magazine Page Turner of the Week. His novels have reached #1 on the London Sunday Times bestsellers list and hit the New York Times expanded list of bestsellers.

About James Langton

James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.