Friend of the Devil

The 17th DCI Banks crime novel from The Master of the Police Procedural

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Friend of the Devil

By: Peter Robinson

Narrated by: Richard Burnip

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When Karen Drew is found sitting in her wheelchair staring out to sea with her throat cut one chilly morning, DI Annie Cabbot, on loan to Eastern Area, gets lumbered with the case. Back in Eastvale, that same Sunday morning, 19-year-old Hayley Daniels is found raped and strangled in the Maze, a tangle of narrow alleys behind Eastvale's market square, after a drunken night on the town with a group of friends, and DCI Alan Banks is called in. Banks finds suspects galore, while Annie seems to hit a brick wall - until she reaches a breakthrough that spins her case in a shocking and surprising new direction, one that also involves Banks.

Then another incident occurs in the Maze which seems to link the two cases in a bizarre and mysterious way. As Banks and Annie dig into the past to uncover the deeper connections, they find themselves also dealing with the emotional baggage and personal demons of their own relationship. And it soon becomes clear that there are two killers in their midst, and that at any moment either one might strike again.

(P)2012 ISIS Publishing Ltd©2007 Eastvale Enterprises Inc.

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Critic reviews

Watch for those twists - they'll get you every time

Robinson once again puts his skills to work in a police procedural that grips like pliers

Classic Robinson: a labyrinthine plot merged with deft characterisation

Peter Robinson is good at producing ingenious mysteries, and this one does not disappoint

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Another helping of superb writing by Peter Robinson that not only leads you on a winding path to work out the killer but gives a real insight into the internal lives of the teams major characters, making them leap off the page, rather than the some procedural police thrillers where the plot outweighs the character. Robinson keeps you guessing. Can't weight to read the next one.