Bad Boy - (Inspector Banks Novels) by Peter Robinson (Paperback)

About the Book

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks must face his most challenging and personal case yet. A distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Banks. Since he's away on holiday, his partner, Annie Cabbot, steps in. The woman tells Annie that she's found a loaded gun hidden in the bedroom of her daughter, Erin--a punishable offense under English law. When an armed response team breaks into the house to retrieve the weapon, the seemingly straightforward procedure quickly spirals out of control. But trouble is only beginning, for it turns out that Erin's best friend and roommate is none other than Tracy Banks, the DCI's daughter, who was last seen racing off to warn the owner of the gun, a very bad boy indeed. Now, Annie and Banks--a bit of a bad boy himself--must risk everything to outsmart a smooth and devious psychopath.--From publisher description.

Book Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson comes this mesmerizing story-within-a-story--that will thrill his fans and bring him many new readers.

A distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks is abroad, and the woman's revelation of a loaded gun hidden in her daughter Erin's bedroom leads to a shocking fatality when a police armed-response team breaks into her house. The fallout will have dark consequences for Banks and his partner, DI Annie Cabbot. It turns out that Erin's best friend is Banks' own daughter, Tracy . . . who was last seen in the company of the weapon's actual owner, a very bad boy indeed.

Now that his child is on the run with a psychopath, Banks finds himself caught in a bloody tangle of betrayal and murder. But the rogue DCI is a bit of a bad boy himself, and he'll freely risk his life and career in the cause of love--and vengeance.

Thrilling, harrowing, and utterly compelling, Bad Boy showcases Peter Robinson's masterful writing.

From the Back Cover

A distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks is abroad, and the woman's revelation of a loaded gun hidden in her daughter Erin's bedroom leads to a shocking fatality when a police armed-response team breaks into her house. The fallout will have dark consequences for Banks and his partner, DI Annie Cabbot. It turns out that Erin's best friend is Banks' own daughter, Tracy, who was last seen in the company of the weapon's actual owner, a very bad boy indeed.

Now that his child is on the run with a psychopath, Banks finds himself caught in a bloody tangle of betrayal and murder. But the rogue DCI is a bit of a bad boy himself, and he'll freely risk his life and career in the cause of love--and vengeance.

Thrilling, harrowing, and utterly compelling, Bad Boy showcases Peter Robinson's masterful writing.

Review Quotes

"A top-notch thriller that further advances Banks' development as one of the most intriguing characters in detective fiction....With emotional literacy and inexorable momentum that builds tension to the breaking point, Robinson reaffirms his place in the top cadre of police-procedural writers." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch on Bad Boy

"Another outstanding crime novel from Robinson." -- Booklist (starred review) on Bad Boy

"(A) strong entry in a superb series." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Bad Boy

"Entertaining." -- Kirkus Reviews on Bad Boy

"Excellent characterization and skillful plotting make this an engrossing read." -- Library Journal on Bad Boy

"Bad Boy is very, very good indeed." -- Strand magazine on Bad Boy

"Robinson once again achieves the high bar he's set in all his previous Inspector Banks books: gut-wrenching plotting alongside heart-wrenching portraits of the characters who populate his world, not to mention the top-notch police procedure. This one will stay with you for a long time." -- Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of Roadside Crosses

"A murderous psychopath presents Alan Banks with the most intensely personal challenge of the maverick detective's storied career. Superbly cinematic from the beginning to the explosive finale, this would be a thrilling movie." -- Joseph Wambaugh, New York Times bestselling author of Hollywood Moon

"You'd better buy." -- Library Journal on Bad Boy