Sleeping in the Ground - Softcover

Robinson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0771072724 ISBN 13: 9780771072727

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, 2018

Synopsis

DSI Alan Banks is determined to track down a gunman after a mass shooting in the thrilling new instalment of Peter Robinson's internationally bestselling series.

Detective Superintendent Alan Banks is called in to lead the investigation after a shocking mass murder occurs during a wedding outside a small church in the Yorkshire Dales. An exhaustive manhunt ensues and the shooter is run to ground as the investigation follows its inevitable course.

But Banks, his colleague DI Annie Cabbot, and the newest and youngest team member, DI Gerry Masterson, are plagued by doubts as to exactly what happened in the churchyard that day, and why. Have they apprehended the right suspect? Is there more to uncover? Struggling with the death of an old flame and the return of profiler Jenny Fuller, a former love interest, Banks is compelled to dig deeper into the suspect's past and motivations, and as he does, he uncovers forensic and psychological puzzles that lead him to long forgotten secrets. It's possible that eventually they'll provide the answers he is looking for, but will he piece together the clues in time?

Chilling, suspenseful, and deftly plotted, Sleeping in the Ground, will keep long-time fans and new readers guessing to the very end, and it proves without a doubt that Peter Robinson is a crime writer at the top of his game.

About this title

About the Author

PETER ROBINSON grew up in the United Kingdom, and now divides his time between Toronto and Richmond, Yorkshire. Sleeping in the Ground is the twenty-fourth book in the bestselling Inspector Banks series. He has also written two collections of short stories and three stand-alone novels, the most recent of which is #1 bestseller Before the Poison, winner of the Arthur Ellis Award in Canada, Sweden's Golden Crowbar Award, and the 2013 Dilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Robinson's critically acclaimed crime novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada, and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. The year 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the Inspector Banks series; the first novel, Gallows View, was published in 1987. Several Inspector Banks novels have been adapted for television and have appeared on PBS.

For more information about Peter Robinson and the Inspector Banks series, visit www.inspectorbanks.com. The author lives in Toronto, ON and Richmond, UK.

Review

Praise for Peter Robinson's bestselling Inspector Banks series

"Taut, clean writing and subtle psychology." -- Ian Rankin
"One of the grand masters of the genre." -- Literary Review
"Among the best detective fiction in the world." -- Edmonton Journal
"Robinson is not just a master storyteller, he's a literary magician." -- Montreal Gazette

About this edition

• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0771072724
• ISBN 13: 9780771072727
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 410