Aftermath
The Gripping 12th Novel in the Number One Bestselling Inspector Alan Banks Crime Series
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‘The Alan Banks mystery–suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I’m wrong’ – Stephen King
A house of horror. A despicable serial killer. Banks’s darkest case.
When a concerned neighbour calls the police to number 35, The Hill after a domestic disturbance, the two constables are led to a truly horrific scene. They unwittingly uncover an elusive serial killer known as the Chameleon. With the killer finally in custody, it appears the nightmare is over.
Not for Banks, though. Too many questions remain unanswered at the house of horrors.
When they discover that there are more bodies than victims, Banks is caught in his darkest case yet. Could it be that the the Chameleon killer was just one monster of many?
Aftermath is a pulse-pounding instalment in the bestselling Banks series, which became the major British ITV Drama DCI Banks. If you enjoyed it, then you’ll love The Summer That Never Was, the next title in this Yorkshire-based crime series.
Critical acclaim for the Inspector Banks series:
‘A powerfully moving work’ – Ian Rankin
‘Top-notch police procedure’ – Jeffery Deaver
‘A wonderful novel’ – Michael Connelly
‘An addictive crime-novel series’ – The New York Times
‘A guaranteed page-turner’ – Mirror
‘Demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can’t . . . A considerable achievement’ – The Guardian
‘One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series’ – Independent
‘The master of police procedural’ – The Mail on Sunday
‘Near, perhaps even at the top of, the British crime writers’ league’ – The Times
‘Banks is genuinely human, rather than a hard man’ – The Observer
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Dark, darker, darkest endless shades of ebony seem to envelop Acting Det. Superintendent Alan Banks in this grim, compelling, character-driven mystery (after 2000's Cold Is the Grave). As the head of the North Yorkshire half of a two-county joint task force, Banks is helping look into the disappearances of five young girls. As the title implies, the answer comes early on in an explosive scene where the girls' grisly fate is discovered. But Banks is left with the aftermath: a cop facing possible charges for excessive force, a woman who may be a victim or may be guilty of monstrous crimes, an "extra" body and one that isn't where it ought to be. Banks also faces plenty of personal challenges as his wife, Sandra, still pressing for divorce, finds a new way to shock him, while sometime girlfriend and colleague, Annie Cabbot, seeks to change their relationship. Robinson's never tackled darker themes: child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, torture and murder. And while he never indulges in needlessly graphic descriptions, it is still horrific stuff. Introspective, thoughtful and plagued by uncertainties, Banks battles to maintain focus as the investigation plods on. As always, the author scrupulously details the police work, from the forensics to the efforts of a consultant psychologist (i.e., a profiler), who delves into a past case that may be related. A proven master of the British police procedural, Robinson should find a large audience for this gripping, psychologically astute tale.
