Watching the Dark: The 20th DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural

Peter Robinson

Aug 2012 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

A POLICEMAN ON TRIAL.

Detective Inspector Bill Quinn is killed by a crossbow in the tranquil grounds of a police rehabilitation centre. When compromising photos are found in his room, DCI Banks is brought in to investigate. And it isn't long before he's assailed on all sides...

There's Joanna Passero, the Professional Standards inspector who insists on shadowing the investigation in case of police corruption. There's Annie Cabbot, back at work after six months' recuperation and beset by her own doubts and demons.

And then there's the girl who disappeared in Estonia six years ago, who holds the key to the secret at the heart of the case...

A thrilling Alan Banks mystery from the master of the police procedural, Peter Robinson.

Ratings and reviews

Set in Yorkshire and Estonia a convoluted tale of a girl's disappearance and migrant workers in Yorkshire. Not one of my favourites as the subject matter was very dark. A good story all the same

Never fails to disappoint.

Great read.

About the author

Peter Robinson's DCI Banks became a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) as Inspector Banks, and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy's Law) as DI Annie Cabbot.

Peter's standalone novel BEFORE THE POISON won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada. Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and divided his time between Richmond, UK, and Canada until his death in 2022.