When the Music's Over
The 23rd DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural
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3.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
IT'S TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC.
Fifty years ago, Linda Palmer alleges she was attacked by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton. The crime has never been investigated - until now.
With Alan Banks on the case, he leaves DI Annie Cabbot to investigate another crime: the body of a 15-year-old found in a remote countryside lane.
But as each officer steps closer to uncovering the truth of their cases, they'll unearth secrets much darker than they ever could have guessed...
A thrilling Alan Banks mystery from the master of the police procedural, Peter Robinson.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Edgar-winner Robinson's timely, sobering 23rd Inspector Banks novel (after 2015's In the Dark Places), Det. Insp. Annie Cabbot investigates the rape and murder of 15-year-old Mimosa "Mimsy" Moffat, a white girl found naked on a country road, who lived in the nearby estates in Wytherton, York, and ran with a crowd that included several older guys of Pakistani descent. While Cabbot must tread carefully in the racially charged atmosphere during her investigation, Banks, recently promoted to detective superintendent, looks into claims made against a beloved British variety star, Danny Caxton, a 1960s-era crooner known for the catchphrase "Do your own thing," which seemed to include raping 14-year-old Linda Palmer in 1967. Banks must decide whether Palmer, a poet who now wants to pursue a case against Caxton, is credible, and whether she's his only victim. Robinson takes hot-button topics xenophobia, sexual assault, and celebrities and turns them into uniquely compelling cases for Banks, who remains a stalwart of justice in crime fiction.
