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Children of the Revolution

The 21st DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural

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Children of the Revolution

By: Peter Robinson
Narrated by: Simon Slater
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About this listen

 The twenty-first novel in Number One bestselling author Peter Robinson's critically acclaimed DCI Banks series.

Ex-college lecturer Gavin Miller is found dead; his distorted body strewn across a disused railway track near his home. There's no sign of a struggle, and no concrete evidence except for one distinguishing package: £5,000 of cash, tucked inside the man's pocket.

But when DCI Banks delves into Miller's past, he uncovers a troubled existence tarnished by accusations of abuse and misconduct which throws up an array of puzzling questions.

What really occurred at the college where the victim used to teach?

How was he embroiled in political activism at Essex University, over forty years ago?

And what links him to an upstanding pillar of the community, who also harbours a dark secret from her past?

One thing is clear: someone will stop at nothing - even murder - to prevent Banks from discovering the truth . . .

(P)2013 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2013 Eastvale Enterprises Inc. Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Fiction Banking Suspense

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Critic reviews

The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are, simply put, the best series on the market
Robinson's gift for realistic characterisation is matched by an authentically realised sense of place; landscape is a crucial element in his work
A wonderful, well-written plot with a great twist and strong characters . . . a page-turning read
Peter Robinson deserves a place near, perhaps even at the top of, the British crime writers' league
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this was a real struggle to finish. the story was very thin and quite boring.

glad it's over

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A very interesting story, but you had to get to the end to find it. A very long time to get there. Maŷbe-I found the 70s vibe a bit dated

Long but not boring at the end

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The usual great story - and very good narration - set in the now and the 70s.

Up to standard

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I enjoyed every part of this book , The social comment and the references to the earlier years added to the overall feel of the story.

One of Peter Robinsons Best

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This was an interesting enough story, with a glimpse to the past going back to the early 70s. What was different was that Banks team seem to be going on a moral crusade, preaching to the suspects about the consequences of their alleged actions, going mostly on conjecture and so much on solid facts, that went a bit too far in some of the dialogues, which made it very unrealistic and judgemental. I have previously enjoyed listening to back stories, all the theories and speculations but in this book, there was too much of that, almost unnecessary overthinking, over speculating, right till the end and even after the mystery was solved, it was too much, thank you! Only that there is the hint of the beginning of a love story in the end which makes me curious to get the next book, but maybe not straight away.

Different from the other Banks stories

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