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Yorkshire, Inglaterra, verano de 1969. Al finalizar un concierto de rock, un grupo de jóvenes encuentra el cadáver de una chica en el interior de un saco de dormir. Todo apunta a que ha sido brutalmente asesinada y a que su muerte guarda cierta relación con la banda de psicodelia Mad Hatters. Al menos, eso quedó reflejado en el expediente del caso, que en su momento fue investigado por un tal Stanley Chadwick.

Leeds, settembre 1969. Il primo festival rock all'aperto dello Yorkshire si è appena concluso sulle note dei Madd Hatters. Con gli occhi che bruciano per la stanchezza, Dave sta pulendo il prato, quando nota un sacco a pelo abbandonato. Lo tocca con la punta del piede: dentro c'è un corpo. Un drogato, pensa. Ma quando si china per guardare meglio si pente della propria curiosità. Leeds, ottobre 2005. L'ispettore Alan Banks si sta occupando dell'omicidio di Nick Barber, un giovane giornalista musicale.

L'ispettore Alan Banks della polizia dello Yorkshire sta dando la caccia al Camaleonte, un maniaco responsabile della scomparsa di cinque ragazzine. Il mistero sembra risolto quando una pattuglia della polizia si presenta a una tranquilla coppia borghese, dopo la telefonata di una vicina che ha segnalato una lite coniugale. La cantina della casa rivela una scena raccapricciante: un'adolescente violentata e uccisa, materiale pornografico, tracce di riti satanici.

El inspector jefe Alan Banks se enfrenta al peor momento de su carrera: su hermano, Roy, ha desaparecido después de dejarle en el contestador un angustiado mensaje de socorro. Aunque se han distanciado y apenas se hablaban, el inspector jefe Banks, oficialmente de vacaciones, vuelve a Londres para investigar el paradero de Roy. La policía de Yorkshire está a punto de emitir una orden de busca y captura sobre el propio Banks: una joven ha sido encontrada asesinada en su coche con un disparo en la sien y una única pista.

Peterborough, agosto 1965. Dopo il consueto giro di consegna dei giornali, il quattordicenne Graham Marshall scompare misteriosamente senza lasciare traccia. A distanza di oltre trent'anni, la scoperta inattesa dei suoi resti risveglia il caso che sconvolse un'intera comunità. L'ispettore capo della polizia dello Yorkshire Alan Banks, tormentato dal senso di colpa per la fine di Graham, suo amico d'infanzia, decide immediatamente di collaborare alle indagini. Intanto, un altro ragazzo, Luke Armitage, sparisce e viene ritrovato morto.

A fantastic crime collection, including a brand-new Inspector Banks novella, from Number One bestseller Peter Robinson When DCI Alan Banks arrived in Eastvale his life was every bit as much of a mess as it is now. But he is holding an envelope that could change everything he understood about the...

Banks is back - and this time he's investigating the murder of one of his own. Detective Inspector Bill Quinn is killed by a crossbow in the tranquil grounds of a police rehabilitation centre, and compromising photos are found in his room. DCI Banks, brought in to investigate, is assailed on all...

A beautiful June day in the Yorkshire Dales, and a group of children are spending the last of their half-term freedom swimming in the river near Hindswell Woods. But the idyll is shattered by their discovery of a man's body, hanging from a tree. DI Annie Cabott soon discovers he is Mark...

When Juliet Doyle discovers a gun in her daughter's bedroom, she turns to old friend DCI Alan Banks for advice. But Banks is taking a much-needed holiday, and it's left to DI Annie Cabbot to deal with the removal of the firearm. No one can foresee the operation's disastrous consequences, or that...

Chief Inspector Banks is back - in an original tale that makes up part of a new crime collection of twelve short stories by Peter Robinson, never published in the UK before...

I den nye Peter Robinson-krimi er det kommissæren Banks' datter Tracy, der spiller hovedrollen. Hun har forelsker sig i en skidt fyr – med katastrofale konsekvenser. Allan Banks er på ferie i USA. Hans nabo har besøg af sin voksne datter, Erin, og finder en pistol på hendes værelse. Det bliver i stedet Banks' partner - og gamle kæreste - Annie Cabbot, som rykker ud for at beslaglægge våbnet. Men der sker en fatat fejl, og da kommissær Banks vender hjem og konfronteres med sagen, som involverer hans egen datter, står han med ét i et personligt og professionelt dilemma.

The twenty-eighth book in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series - by the master of the police procedural. Late November, 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police officers. As he discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a...

The twenty-eighth book in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series - by the master of the police procedural. Late November, 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police officers. As he discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a...

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls “the best now on the market.” In November 1980, Nick Hartley returns home from a university lecture to find his house crawling with police. His ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered, and...

A recovering addict faces the ultimate test when an old friend puts him through a terrifying ordeal. Two brave souls spend the night in a haunted house, only to emerge forever changed. And a cursed photographer goes to horrific lengths when their vision slowly decays.... Scare Street is proud to present a new collection of diabolical delights. Twelve nightmarish tales of terror lurk within this sinister tome. Each one is a treat for shivers and shrieks. And the only tricks you’ll find are the ones your mind plays on you as you feverishly listen to another minute.

Kriminalkommissær Alan Banks havde nær mistet livet, da en påsat brand raserede hans hjem. Nu er han ved at komme til hægterne, men et foruroligende opkald fra hans bror, Roy, efterladt på Banks' telefonsvarer, gør det umuligt at holde orlov fra politiarbejdet. Alan Banks tager til London, men Roy er forsvundet. Hans hjem er ulåst og computerudstyr er fjernet. Alan Banks tøver med at kontakte politiet, han har mistanke om, at Roys forretningsforbindelser ikke tåler dagens lys. Samtidig bliver vicekriminalkommissær Annie Cabbot, Alan Banks' kollega og tidligere kæreste, sat på en mordsag.

En flok drenge leger uskyldigt i nærheden af Hindswell Woods, da de til deres gru opdager, at en mand har hængt sig i et træ. Manden viser sig at være en yngre, succesfuld scenograf ved navn Mark Hardcastle. Alt tyder på selvmord, men hvorfor dog tage sit liv, når man er på toppen af sin karriere?

A cabin in the woods hides a deadly secret from a pair of criminals on the run. Play time takes a demonic turn when a child discovers a hellish portal in the snow-covered playground. And a satanic cult turns a family vacation into a living nightmare.... Take a trip into the netherworld with Scare Street’s latest collection of diabolical horror. Fourteen terrifying tales lurk within this new volume - more than enough to keep you occupied as you voyage deep into the shadows.

What do you do when it's raining cats and dogs...and pigs and whales? Take refuge in 15 stories of wild and wicked weather. They will freeze you to the core, they will soak you to the bone. You will find no pot of gold at the end of this rainbow, no sunshine after the rain. Just thunder and lightning that's very, very frightening. There's a storm coming....

His fans include Stephen King, Michael Connelly, Tess Gerritsen, Ian Rankin, and Louise Penney. He has won acclaim and numerous international prizes and awards, including the Edgar. Now, Peter Robinson, one of the world’s greatest suspense writers, returns with a powerful mystery in which his...