Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream (UK 2019) From the Publisher: 2.47 a.m. Chief Inspector Alan Banks sees the body of Keith Rothwell for the first time. Only hours earlier two masked men had walked the mild-mannered accountant out of his farmhouse to the barn. They then clinically executed him with a shotgun. Clearly this is a professional hit - but Keith was hardly the sort of person to make deadly enemies. Or was he, The police investigation soon raises more questions than answers. The more Banks scratches the surface, the more he wonders what lies beneath the veneer of the apparently happy Rothwell family. And when his old sparring partner Detective Superintendent Richard Burgess arrives from Scotland Yard, the case takes yet another unexpected twist. Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream. A DCI Banks Novel. Pan, ISBN: 9781509859115 (July, 2019), 350 p., £8.99.
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Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream (UK 2016) From the Publisher: It was 2.47 a.m. when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrived at the barn and saw the body of Keith Rothwell for the first time. Only hours earlier two masked men had walked the mild-mannered accountant out of his farmhouse and clinically blasted him with a shotgun. Clearly this is a professional hit -- but Keith was hardly the sort of person to make deadly enemies. Or was he? For the police investigation soon raises more questions than answers. And who, exactly, is Robert Clavert? The more Banks scratches the surface, the more he wonders what lies beneath the veneer of the apparently happy Rothwell family. And when his old sparring partner Detective Superintendent Richard Burgess arrives from Scotland Yard, the case take yet another unexpected twist... Dry Bones That Dream is followed by the eighth book in this Yorkshire-based crime series, Innocent Graves. The series became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream. Pan, ISBN: 9781509810758 (August, 2016), 350 p., £7.99.
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Peter Robinson: Final Account (USA 2016) From the Publisher: There's more than blood and bone beneath the skin... The victim, a nondescript "numbers cruncher," was murdered just yards away from his wife and daughter. And the crime scene is one that could chill the blood of even the most seasoned police officer. But the strange revelations about an ordinary accountant's extraordinary secret life are what truly set Chief Inspector Alan Banks off -- as lies breed further deceptions and blood begets blood, unleashing a policeman's dark passions... and a violent rage that, when freed, might be impossible to control. Twisty, suspenseful, and thoroughly riveting, Final Account is one of Peter Robinson's best thrillers. Peter Robinson: Final Account. A Novel of Suspense. William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780062431196 (March, 2016), 303 p., $14.99.
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Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream (UK 2012) From the Publisher: It was 2.47 a.m. when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrived at the barn and saw the body of Keith Rothwell for the first time. Only hours earlier two masked men had walked the mild-mannered accountant out of his farmhouse and clinically blasted him with a shotgun. Clearly this is a professional hit -- but Keith was hardly the sort of person to make deadly enemies. Or was he? For the police investigation soon raises more questions than answers. And who, exactly, is Robert Clavert? The more Banks scratches the surface, the more he wonders what lies beneath the veneer of the apparently happy Rothwell family. And when his old sparring partner Detective Superintendent Richard Burgess arrives from Scotland Yard, the case take yet another unexpected twist... Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream. Pan, ISBN: 9781447217923 (October, 2012), 351 p., £7.99.
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Peter Robinson: Final Account (USA 2004) From the Publisher: Number 35 The Hill is an ordinary house in an ordinary street. But it is about to become infamous. When two police constables are sent to the house following a report of a domestic disturbance, they stumble upon a truly horrific scene. A scene which leaves one of them dead and the other fighting for her life and career.The identity of a serial killer, the Chameleon, has finally been revealed. But his capture is only the beginning of a shocking investigation that will test Inspector Alan Banks to the absolute limit. Peter Robinson: Final Account. A Novel of Suspense. Avon Books, ISBN: 0060502169 (October, 2004), 320 p., $7.50.
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Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream (UK 2003) From the Publisher: Clearly this is a professional hit -- but Keith was hardly the sort of person to make deadly enemies. Or was he? For the police investigation soon raises more questions than answers. And who, exactly, is Robert Calvert? The more Banks scratches the surface, the more he wonders what lies beneath the veneer of the apparently happy Rothwell family. And when his old sparring partner Detective Superintendent Richard Burgess arrives from Scotland Yard, the case takes yet another unexpected twist... Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream. Pan, ISBN: 0330482203 (May, 2003), 363 p., £6.99.
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Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream (UK 2001) From the Publisher: Clearly this is a professional hit -- but Keith was hardly the sort of person to make deadly enemies. Or was he? For the police investigation soon raises more questions than answers. And who, exactly, is Robert Calvert? The more Banks scratches the surface, the more he wonders what lies beneath the veneer of the apparently happy Rothwell family. And when his old sparring partner Detective Superintendent Richard Burgess arrives from Scotland Yard, the case takes yet another unexpected twist... Peter Robinson: Dry Bones That Dream. An Inspector Banks Mystery. Pan, ISBN: 0330482203 (May, 2001), 363 p., £5.99.
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Peter Robinson: Final Account (USA 1996) From the Publisher: Peter Robinson: Final Account. An Inspector Banks Mystery. Berkley Publishing Group, ISBN: 0425153827 (July, 1996), 336 p., $5.99.
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