This new paperback
edition of the best-selling Inspector Banks Novel series features
British Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his regular
team of detectives, including Annie Cabbot, Winsome Jackman,
and Gerry Masterson investigating a murder case involving one
of their own. When a decorated and highly respected policeman
is murdered with a crossbow through his heart during an extended
convalescence at a police treatment center, naturally his fellow
officers are passionate about finding his killer.
Then incriminating photographs are found in his room at the
center, and suddenly his stellar reputation becomes somewhat
tarnished. Assigned to the case, Banks is forced to team with
Inspector Joanna Passero from Professional Standards, an in-house
division intended to catch crooked cops. As determined as Banks
is to clear the officer’s name, Joanna seems just as convinced
of the officer’s wrongdoing.
Returning from her recent recovery following a shooting attempt
on her life, Annie works this ever-evolving case close to home,
while Banks and Joanna travel to Estonia to research a cold
case involving a young woman who disappeared during a vacation
there six years ago that may be connected to the recent murder
of the policeman. Before long, more dead bodies are discovered,
and they all seem to connect somehow to impoverished migrant
workers, loan sharks, and the strange unsolved disappearance
of Rachel Hewitt in Estonia.
As with other books in this series, Banks’s love of music,
literature, alcohol, and women factor into the novel. Readers
get a sense of how the case affects him, as well as how office
politics and sleazy criminals undermine his efforts to stay
in control of each situation. The writing is crisp and descriptive,
with careful attention to details (such as smells, textures,
colors, and ambience) to draw readers into each setting as well
as into the mini mysteries surrounding the primary case. The
book provides an interesting and entertaining read from beginning
to end.
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]
[1
book] [2
book]
Piece
of My Heart #16
Friend
of the Devil #17
All the Colors of Darkness #18
Watching
The Dark # 20
In The Dark Places #22 [review
1] [review
2]
When The Music's Over #23 [review
1] [review
2]
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