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'A definite contender for fiction's new top cop' Independent on Sunday
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 classified information. And Deborah, it seemed, enjoyed keeping secrets of her own . . .
With his colleague Detective Constable Susan Gay, Inspector Alan Banks moves among the many suspects who are guilty of crimes large and small. And as he does so, plenty of sordid secrets and some deadly lies begin to emerge . . .
'If you haven't caught up with Peter Robinson already, now is the time to start' Independent on Sunday
'The novels of Peter Robinson are chilling, evocative, deeply nuanced works of art' Dennis Lehane
About the author
Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire and now lives in Canada. His Inspector Banks series has won numerous awards in Britain, Europe, the United States and Canada and was adapted into the major British ITV drama DCI Banks starring Stephen Tompkinson. Aftermath, the twelfth in the series, was a Sunday Times bestseller.
Summary
Innocent Graves is the eighth novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, following on from Dry Bones That Dream.
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 classified information. And Deborah, it seemed, enjoyed keeping secrets of her own . . .
With his colleague Detective Constable Susan Gay, Inspector Alan Banks moves along the many suspects, guilty of crimes large and small. And as he does so, plenty of sordid secrets and some deadly lies begin to emerge . . .
Innocent Graves is followed by the ninth book in this Yorkshire-based crime series, Dead Right.
Foreword
An investigation into the murder of a schoolgirl leads Inspector Banks into a world of secrets and lies. Innocent Graves is Peter Robinson's eighth novel in the Inspector Banks series which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.
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An expert plotter with an eye for telling detail
