One of the world's most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson is the best-selling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series; he has also written two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes are the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Martin Beck Award.
"This one is entertaining and sophisticated, crime writing of a high order." -- Washington Post"Suspenseful and engrossing." -- Orlando Sentinel"[A] painful but enlightening journey into the past." -- New York Times Book Review"Refreshingly down to earth." -- New York Times"Lots of suspense...richly complex...satisfying and subtle." -- Publishers Weekly"So readable...." -- Seattle Times"Highly readable... [Robinson is] one of those first-class storytellers." -- National Post"Robinson again shows himself to be as astute a writer as P.D. James." -- Library Journal"An exhilarating police procedural." -- Midwest Book Review"Stunningly complex and intricately plotted...entertained me with every twist." -- Nevada Barr"Cunning....authentic and atmospheric." -- The Independent (London)"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-DispatchPraise for Aftermath "A devilishly good plotter...[Robinson's] characterizations are so subtle that even the psychological profiler is stumped." -- New York Times Book Review"Engrossing...seamlessly plotted." -- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel"A winner....Returning to the world of Alan Banks is, as always, a pleasure." -- Boston Globe"Robinson spins and intricate web...an excellent crime novel." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"A proven master...Robinson should find a large audience for this gripping, psychologically astute tale." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Highly textured... Banks is a multidimensional figure struggling to cope with his private demons while directing murder investigations." -- Tampa Tribune
Robinson's 13th novel is a story of parallel crimes-the disappearance of two 15-year-old boys-that are separated by some 35 years. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is drawn into both investigations, one because the missing boy, Graham Marshall, whose body turns up at a building site, was a childhood friend; the other because Inspector Annie Cabbot, a friend and former lover, needs his help. As Robinson shifts imperceptibly from one crime to the other, Banks, too, moves back and forth in time. Tormented by guilt after all these years over Graham's disappearance, he searches through childhood diaries for clues and returns to his parents' home, where he confronts his father, still hostile about his becoming a policeman. As he and Cabbot delve into the second crime, he embarks on an affair with the inspector investigating Graham's death. Though Robinson is his usual brilliant self, one wonders why the women Banks is attracted to all seem to have been wounded in some awful way. This quibble aside, Robinson again shows himself to be as astute a writer as P.D. James as he examines the myriad faces of guilt.-Francine Fialkoff, "Library Journal" Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
"This one is entertaining and sophisticated, crime writing of a high order." -- Washington Post"Suspenseful and engrossing." -- Orlando Sentinel"[A] painful but enlightening journey into the past." -- New York Times Book Review"Refreshingly down to earth." -- New York Times"Lots of suspense...richly complex...satisfying and subtle." -- Publishers Weekly"So readable...." -- Seattle Times"Highly readable... [Robinson is] one of those first-class storytellers." -- National Post"Robinson again shows himself to be as astute a writer as P.D. James." -- Library Journal"An exhilarating police procedural." -- Midwest Book Review"Stunningly complex and intricately plotted...entertained me with every twist." -- Nevada Barr"Cunning....authentic and atmospheric." -- The Independent (London)"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-DispatchPraise for Aftermath "A devilishly good plotter...[Robinson's] characterizations are so subtle that even the psychological profiler is stumped." -- New York Times Book Review"Engrossing...seamlessly plotted." -- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel"A winner....Returning to the world of Alan Banks is, as always, a pleasure." -- Boston Globe"Robinson spins and intricate web...an excellent crime novel." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"A proven master...Robinson should find a large audience for this gripping, psychologically astute tale." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Highly textured... Banks is a multidimensional figure struggling to cope with his private demons while directing murder investigations." -- Tampa Tribune
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