A faceless corpse is discovered in a tranquil, hidden valley below the village of Swainshead. And when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrives, he finds that no-one is willing to talk. Banks's frustration only grows when the identity of the body is revealed. For it seems that his latest case may be conne[...]

One foggy night, Deborah Harrison is found lying in the churchyard behind St Mary's, Eastvale. She has been strangled with the strap of her own school satchel. But Deborah was no typical sixteen-year-old. Her father was a powerful financier who moved in the highest echelons of industry, defence and [...]

Past crimes, present evil. During a blistering summer, drought has depleted Thornfield Reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobb's End - hidden from view for over 40 years. For a curious young boy this resurfaced hamlet is a magical playground ...until he unearths a human ske[...]

False hope, hollow promises, and a mind-numbing lack of success - these words describe the Toronto Maple Leafs and the hockey club's inexplicable mediocrity over much of the past decade. Author Peter Robinson has attended some 100 games over the past six seasons and has little to show for it except [...]

Before you discovered DCI Banks, Detective Arvo Hughes was on the case in this vintage standalone crime thriller from Peter Robinson. In 1990s Los Angeles, the beautiful star of a hit TV cop show is being sent strange letters. At first, Sarah Broughton dismisses the letters as the ramblings of a l[...]

Explores the difficulties associated with having your heart in Europe and your life in Japan, across the shadowy terrains of a world grown decidedly more at risk, dangerous, and violent. This work contains poetry that celebrates all it can by means of the poet's rhythm, dexterity, and eye for the en[...]

Sommeren 1969. Led Zeppelin og andre av tidens storheter spiller på en festival i Yorkshire. Under oppryddingen dagen etter finner arrangørene en myrdet pike i en sovepose på festivalområdet. En grym konstatering av at gårsdagen ikke kun var viet fred og kjærlighet. Fire tiår senere. Første[...]

En flok drenge leger uskyldigt i nærheden af Hindswell Woods, da de til deres gru opdager, at en mand har hængt sig i et træ. Manden viser sig at være en yngre, succesfuld scenograf ved navn Mark Hardcastle. Alt tyder på selvmord, men hvorfor dog tage sit liv, når man er på topp[...]

En usædvanlig tør sommer udtørrer Thornfield-reservoiret, og frem dukker resterne af Hobbs End, den lille Yorkshire-landsby, der blev oversvømmet 60 år tidligere.

Det samme gør skelettet af en brutalt myrdet kvinde, og kriminalkommisær Alan Banks må nu finde frem [...]

Ett sextio år gammalt mord hemsöker Kilnsgate House

Yorkshire Dales är känd för sin naturliga skönhet och förutom de större dalgångarna, som karvades ut ur landskapet av inlandsisen för tusentals år sedan, finns också otaliga, mer eller mindre undanskymda dalar varav flera är obe[...]

Alan Banks ställs mot den mäktiga underrättelsetjänsten!

Kriminalpoliserna Alan Banks och Annie Cabbot är tillbaka i en ny kriminalroman av den prisbelönta och kritikerrosade Peter Robinson.

Liket efter en man hittas hängande i ett träd i skogen nära Eastvale. Mannen i[...]