Description
The novels of Peter Robinson are:“chilling, evocative, deeply nuanced works of art.” (Dennis LeHane )
“Stunningly complex and intricately plotted....Peter Robinson fools and entertains me with every twist.” (Nevada Barr )
“Complex and intelligent.” (London Sunday Times )
“Exquisitely complex and atmospheric.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review )
“Taut, carefully thought out…with plots that are refreshingly cliché-free.” (Time Out London )
“Cunning…authentic and atmospheric.” (Independent )
“Different and intriguing.” (Sunday Telegraph )
Peter Robinson is:“a gifted creator of fully fleshed and vividly present characters.” (Boston Globe )
“a skillful writer…” (Houston Chronicle )
“absorbing…Robinson continues to stretch the boundaries of the standard procedural.” (Orlando Sentinel )
“Splendid.” (San Diego Union-Tribune )
“The equal of legends in the genre such as P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch )
“[A] painful but enlightening journey into the past.” (New York Times Book Review )
“This one is entertaining and sophisticated, crime writing of a high order.” (Washington Post )
“Suspenseful and engrossing.” (Orlando Sentinel )
“So readable…” (Seattle Times )
Présentation de l'éditeur
The worst that can possibly happen . . . has.
A beautiful child is dead—defiled and murdered in a lonely graveyard on a fog-shrouded evening. It is the sort of horrific crime Chief Inspector Alan Banks fled the city to escape. But the slaying of a bright and lovely teenager from a wealthy, respected family is not the end of a nightmare. Lies, dark secrets, unholy accusations, and hints of sexual depravity swirl around this abomination like leaves in an autumn wind, leading to a shattering travesty of justice that will brutally divide a devastated community with suspicion and hatred. But Banks must remain vigilant in his hunt—because when the devil is left free to pursue his terrible calling, more blood will surely flow.