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.