Friend of the Devil - (Inspector Banks Novels) by Peter Robinson (Paperback)

About the Book

Chief Inspector Alan Banks and Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot must work together to solve two chilling crimes. On loan to a sister precinct, Cabbot draws the first case. Karen Drew seems to have lived a quiet and nearly invisible life for the past seven years. Try as she might, Annie turns up nothing in the woman's past that might have prompted someone to wheel her out to the sea and to her death. Meanwhile, in the Hayley Daniels murder, Banks has suspects galore. Then a breakthrough spins Annie's case in a shocking and surprising new direction, straight toward Banks.

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestselling and Edgar award-winning author Peter Robinson--a riveting double homicide leaves two seasoned detectives baffled as they race against the clock before more corpses surface.

Two murders . . . two towns . . .

A woman sits in a wheelchair perched on a cliff high above the sea, her throat slit from ear to ear . . .

In a maze of narrow alleys behind a market square, a teenaged girl has been murdered after a night of drunken revelries with her friends.

The seemingly senseless Cliffside killing falls to Inspector Annie Cabbot, on loan to a local police department. The terrible death of young Hayley Daniels becomes Chief Inspector Alan Banks's investigation. But shattering revelations threaten to awaken the slumbering demons of earlier, darker times, and more blood is in the offing when the two cases brutally and unexpectedly collide.

Friend of the Devil is a chilling, brilliant, and utterly mesmerizing novel of suspense.

From the Back Cover

Two murders . . . two towns. . . .

A woman sits in a wheelchair perched on a cliff high above the sea, her throat slit from ear to ear. . . . In a maze of narrow alleys behind a market square, a teenage girl has been murdered after a night of drunken revelries with her friends.

The seemingly senseless Cliffside killing falls to Inspector Annie Cabbot, on loan to a local police department. The terrible death of young Hayley Daniels becomes Chief Inspector Alan Banks's investigation. But shattering revelations threaten to awaken the slumbering demons of earlier, darker times, and more blood is in the offing when the two cases brutally and unexpectedly collide.

Friend of the Devil is a chilling, brilliant, and utterly mesmerizing novel of suspense.

Review Quotes

"Watch out for those twists- they'll get you every time." - Ian Rankin
Praise for Peter Robinson and the Detective Banks series: "Inspector Banks is a man for all seasons." - Michael Connelly
"The best series now on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong." - Stephen King
"Brilliant." - Jeffery Deaver
"Exemplary." - New York Times Book Review
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Ambitious...Robinson shows a keen awareness of the global reach of crime." - New York Times Book Review
"Superb mystery series...outstanding." - Wall Street Journal
Praise for Children of the Revolution: "Absorbing...Robinson excels at connecting his detectives' personal stories to the investigation, endowing familiar characters with fresh nuance and depth. Impeccable pacing fleshes out Miller's tragic life and unravels the killer's motive." - Publishers Weekly
Praise for Peter Robinson and the Detective Banks series: "Smoothly blends careful police work and astute psychological observations." - Publishers Weekly
"Exquisite." - USA Today
"It's easy to relate to and root for Banks." - New York Post