Book description
'It would be easy to become addicted to Robinson' Observer 'One of the
grand masters of the genre' Literary Review When two social workers,
investigating reports of child abuse, appear at Brenda Scupham's door,
her fear of authority leads her to comply meekly with their requests.
Even when they say that they must take her seven-year old daughter Gemma
away for tests.... It is only when they fail to return Gemma the
following day that Brenda realizes something has gone terribly wrong. At
the same time, Banks is investigating a particularly unpleasant murder
at the site of an abandoned mine. Gradually, the leads in the two cases
converge, guiding Banks to one of the most truly terrifying criminals he
will ever meet.... Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and now
lives in Canada. He has written fifteen Inspector Banks novels, the most
recent of which is
Strange Affair
. The critically acclaimed, bestselling series has won numerous awards
in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe.
