Bad Boy
The 19th DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural
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4.0 • 86 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
The nineteenth instalment in the Number One bestselling DCI Banks series
When Juliet Doyle finds a gun in her daughter's bedroom, she turns to old friend DCI Alan Banks for advice.
But Banks is on a much-needed holiday, and it's left to DI Annie Cabbot to deal with the removal of the firearm.
No one can foresee the operation's disastrous consequences, or that the Doyles will not be the only family affected. Banks's daughter Tracy has fallen for the wrong boy. Her flatmate's boyfriend is attractive, ambitious, and surrounded by an intoxicating air of mystery. He's also very dangerous. When Tracy warns him the police might be on his tail, he persuades her to go on the run with him, and flattered by his attention, she agrees.
Before she knows it, a deadly chase across the country is set in motion. And on his return, unsuspecting of Tracy's precarious situation, Banks is plunged into his most terrifying, personal case yet.
The final novel in the DCI Banks series, STANDING IN THE SHADOWS, is available now.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Robinson tries something different in his excellent 19th novel to feature Det. Chief Insp. Alan Banks (after All the Colors of Darkness) by keeping the Yorkshire policeman offstage for the first half of the book. Banks's daughter, Tracy, knows that her friend, Erin Doyle, is dating a bad boy. But she doesn't know how bad Jaff McCready is until the recovery of a gun at Erin's parents' home results in a fatal accident. Before Tracy knows what's happening, Jaff whisks her on an adventure, eventually hiding out at Banks's house while her father is on holiday in America. As Det. Insp. Annie Cabbot searches for Jaff, Tracy's infatuation turns sour when she finds Jaff's suitcase of drugs, money, and a gun, and becomes his hostage. When Banks returns to Yorkshire, he has to balance his roles as a cop and a father. Robinson deftly integrates Banks's personal life with an acute look at British attitudes about police, guns, and violence in this strong entry in a superb series.
Customer Reviews
bad Boy
I've read many of Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks novels, and this really is the best. With a gripping story line, I really did enjoy this one. Definitely his best yet!