Friend
of the Devil
DCI Alan Banks Mystery #17
by Peter Robinson
Detective Inspector Annie Cabot is
on loan to Spring Hill police station, District of Scarborough, Eastern
Division. When the body of Karen Drew, a quadriplegic, is found in
her wheelchair with her throat slashed, Anne is assigned the case.
No motive seems to exist for the nursing home victim's death until
Annie learns that Karen Drew is really Lucy Payne, partner of the
Chameleon, a sadistic serial killer of young women. Her only clue
is Karen / Lucy's only visitor, Mary, an unidentified woman.
At the same time Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks at North Yorkshire, Eastvale, is investigating the
brutal death of Hayley Daniels, a nineteen-year-old girl. She was found raped and strangled in the Maze behind
the market square. There are many suspects. When one of Banks’ squad is murdered in the Maze, Banks finds a link
to the Drew murder and Drew's past. Banks and Annie try to work together despite their stormy romantic past. They
must decide whether there might be two killers or whether all the murders are a reaction to the Chameleon's
murders.
Just when I think he can't get any better (Piece of My Mind)
Robinson pens Friend of the Devil and surpasses all he has
written before. Peter Robinson is a master whether he is creating
the atmosphere of the country, or the deep and thoughtful characters,
or the complexities of the plot, or the suspense of the action.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Cold
is the Grave #11
Aftermath
#12
Close
to Home #13
Playing
Fire #14
Strange Affair #15 [audio]
[book]
Piece
of My Heart #16
Friend
of the Devil #17
All the Colors of Darkness #18
In The Dark Places #22 [review
1] [review
2]
When The Music's Over #23 [review
1] [review
2]
|
The
Book |
William
Morrow / Harper Collins |
February
28, 2008 |
Hardcover |
13978006054379
/ 10006054396 |
Mystery
/ British / Police procedural |
The
Reviewer |
Barbara
Buhrer |
Reviewed
2008 |
|