Too Repetitive

Having read all Peter Robinsons Bank Series to Date this and the last have become laborious- ultra violent and with endings that require one to read the next instalment - a manipulative pull missing from his earlier works. And how many times do we need an explanation? The plot of Zelda was the only interesting thing but no one likes an anti hero and do we really need eyes pulled out of heads and spilled guts? The violence gets boring - but one can see the Made for TV imagery! A real shame as Robinson is an excellent writer and doesn’t need it

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Banks on a Roll

Another satisfying Banks.
The underlying theme running through the last two novels suggests an interesting future resolution.We shall see!

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5 star listen

Great story as ever listened to the book in 2 sittings absolutely compelling couldn’t get enough, excellent

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Standard DCI Banks!

Good storyline with the normal twists and turns to keep you guessing. Happy to recommend.

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Enjoyed it just as much as his previous books

I enjoyed this story just as much as the other DCI Banks. Yes, the character is changing, as we all do. I was sorry to see some of the negative reviews, very unfairly based on the fact that the new heroine is from Moldova and Peter Robinson touches on the Brexit divide and some of the negative effects. He has always touched on current political or historic affairs in his books, has always pointed to the negative consequences or effects, this is no different, but for the fact that Brexit is all to current, fresh and still a sore point. My point is that the negative reviews are undeserved and the book is just as good as his others in the series, a good story.

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Gripping story line.

A great page turner as usual from Peter Robinson! Can’t wait for the next one .....

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cheat

only half a book!! This story lasted half the time of a normal book and left the reader hanging with no resolution of the storyline.

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Plot weak.

Did not enjoy this book as much as all the other DCI Banks novels too much politics not enough plot.

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Past his best?

This series seemed to be becoming tired and bored with itself - like Banks himself, Plot develops too slowly and it feels like we are being taken for granted as an audience this far in to the series. Shake it up a bit please Mr Robinson.

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I’m done with Peter Robinson

Once a very good detective writer, now he turned his books into some sort of vulgar left political propaganda.

All bad characters are rich, well educated, white and British, looking like Nigel Farage. Baddies are for Brexit of course. They all racists, fascists, perverts, criminals and rich ( that seem to be the main point).

All good characters are poor, refugees, junkies , prostitutes and people of colour. They are for European Union and multi culturalism.

It is not allowed to mention Rochdale and Rozerham, because it s racism and hate speech, but it s allowed to shout about racism towards refugees from bad white rich people.

It is allowed to kill bad white capitalist - serves him right! Or rape a white underage girl from rich family - nobody tries to investigate the crime.
But it s a tragedy and horrible thing to kill a13 year old illegal immigrant that was selling drugs.
Once Robinson was quoting John Donne who said that death of any human diminishes me.

Now he is about to quote cannibals like Lenin and Stalin - who did not care about death of millions of “ rich” people and another millions of educated.

What can I say? Farewell, bad writer Robinson. Read Archipelago Gulag - and admire what your favourite left idea has done to once flourishing and rich country. May be that will wake you up a bit.

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