Strange Affair (Mass Market Paperback)
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Description
A bullet to the brain abruptly halted a terrified young woman's desperate flight. In her pocket is the name of a policeman whose own life was brutally invaded, mercilessly shaken, and very nearly erased -- a policeman who has since gone missing.
The dead woman in the car had been running from something -- but she didn't run far or fast enough. Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot would like to question the man the victim was apparently racing to meet: Annie's superior -- and former lover -- Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks has vanished into the anonymous chaos of the city, drawn into a mad whirl of greed, inhumanity, and death, by a frantic phone call from the brother he no longer knows. Banks is unaware that the threads connecting a sinister kidnapping with a savage slaying are as thick as rope . . . and long enough for a haunted and broken rogue cop to hang himself.
About the Author
Peter Robinson's award-winning novels have been named a Best-Book-of-the-Year by Publishers Weekly, a Notable Book by the New York Times, and a Page-Turner-of-the-Week by People magazine. Robinson was born and raised in Yorkshire, but has lived in North America for more than twenty-five years. He now divides his time between North America and the U.K.
Praise for Strange Affair…
“First-rate … an addictive crime series … bet you can’t read just one.”
-Janet Maslin, New York Times
“Smart and shapely ... immaculately constructed.”
-Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
“A damn fine crime novel...like a master class in crime fiction.”
-Baltimore Sun
“If you haven’t read Robinson .... what on Earth is stopping you? .... A clever and entertaining thriller.”
-Miami Herald
“Fascinating....Robinson, with his usual deft touch and unblinking eye, brings the story to an unexpectedly gut-wrenching conclusion.”
-Richmond Times-Dispatch
“A fast-moving story [with] some knockout scenery and an assemblage of delicately drawn characters.”
-Raleigh News & Observer
“Flawless plotting and superbly drawn characters….[Robinson] is a master craftsman.”
-Tampa Tribune
“Robinson shows he’s a master ... mixes a gritty plot with intense character studies....Consistently compelling.”
-Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Remarkable.”
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)
“The best Banks book in years.”
-Winnipeg Sun
“Superlative...Deeply absorbing...Gripping.”
-Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Robinson has won just about every mystery award there is….His latest shows why.”
-Booklist (starred review)
“An engaging pleasure . . . like red wine, [Banks] gets better and more interesting with age.”
-Publishers Weekly
“Robinson is on a winning streak.”
-Tampa Tribune
“Deeply nuanced works of art.”
-Dennis Lehane
“The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market.”
-Stephen King
“Stunningly complex and intricately plotted....Peter Robinson fools and entertains me with every twist.”
-Nevada Barr
“Complex and intelligent.”
-Sunday Times (London)
“Exquisitely complex and atmospheric.”
-Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Taut, carefully thought out…with plots that are refreshingly cliché-free.”
-Time Out London
“Cunning…authentic and atmospheric.”
-The Independent (London)
“Different and intriguing.”
-Sunday Telegraph
Peter Robinson is:“A gifted creator of fully fleshed and vividly present characters.”
-Boston Globe
“A happy discovery.”
-Lady Antonia Fraser in the London Sunday Times
“A skillful writer…”
-Houston Chronicle
“Absorbing…Robinson continues to stretch the boundaries of the standard procedural.”
-Orlando Sentinel
“Robinson actually seems to grow in front of our eyes, delivering books of greater complexity each time.”
-Otto Penzler
“Splendid.”
-San Diego Union-Tribune
“The equal of legends in the genre such as P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.”
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Psychologically acute fiction.”
-The Strand