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Strange Affair

Inspector Banks, Book 15

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Strange Affair

By: Peter Robinson
Narrated by: Simon Slater
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'Move over Ian Rankin - there's a new gunslinger in town looking to take over your role as top British police procedural author . . .' Independent on Sunday

Following on from Playing With Fire, Strange Affair is the fifteenth novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, which inspired the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.

When Alan Banks receives a disturbing message from his brother, Roy, he abandons the peaceful Yorkshire Dales to seek him out amidst the bright lights of London. But Roy seems to have vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile, DI Annie Cabbot is called to a quiet stretch of road just outside Eastvale, where a young woman has been found dead in her car. In the victim’s pocket, scribbled on a slip of paper, police discover Banks’s name and address.

Living in Roy's empty South Kensington house, Banks finds himself digging into the life of the brother he never really knew, nor even liked. And as he begins to uncover a few troubling surprises, the two cases become sinisterly entwined . . .

'The Banks novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market' - Stephen King

 Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Banking England Crime Thriller Suspense

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The Banks novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market (Stephen King)
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good to see dick burgess in this one and loving the detective Templeton. love the non PC stuff

very good as usual

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Enjoyed the plot and the characterisations. A good pace kept the story moving. Low mark for ‘performances’ I prefer not to have them. Inaccurate, intrusive and unnecessary- and in this case quite dated.

Good story well paced

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Having listened to all of the Banks series over the years it was refreshing to have Strange Affair come up after awhile away from Peter Robinson. I had watched it on the television a couple of times in the last 18 months but it's good to put a face to the character's as it were.
I did feel that Simon Slater's narration lost its way a bit, especially with his Caribbean and Asian accents sounding the same, Eastern European, Russians etc becoming rather comical at times. This however in no way really detracted from the fast moving action chapter after chapter.
Another first class action packed crime thriller from Peter Robinson.

Good to have DCI Banks back again.

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Got engrossed in this despite having seen the TV version - the characters are so much deeper and the story more complex.

Excellent

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if you want a good story that grips you, so you dont want to put it down. Then this is the book you need

great story you can follow.

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