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Author: Visit Amazon's Peter Robinson Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0062298593 | Format: PDF

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“Smoothly blends careful police work and astute psychological observations.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Robinson rolls out a police procedural with exquisite precision.” (USA Today)

“It’s easy to relate to and root for Banks.” (New York Post)

“Haunting stand-alone from Arthus Ellis Award-winner Robinson.” (Publishers Weekly on Before the Poison)

“Ambitious…Robinson shows a keen awareness of the global reach of crime.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Superb mystery series...outstanding.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Absorbing...Robinson excels at connecting his detectives’ personal stories to the investigation, endowing familiar characters with fresh nuance and depth. Impeccable pacing fleshes out Miller’s tragic life and unravels the killer’s motive.” (Publishers Weekly on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION)

“Consistently fun...[A] first-rate procedural and character study..” (Booklist (starred review) on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION)

“[Childred of the Revolution is] well-plotted and satisfying right to the end....Robinson has won many awards for his Detective Banks novels, and with this latest, he demonstrates his mastery of the craft.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION)

From the Back Cover

The body of disgraced college lecturer Gavin Miller is found on an abandoned railway line by a woman out walking her dog early one winter morning. In the four years since Miller's dismissal for sexual misconduct, he's been living like a hermit. So where did he get the five thousand pounds found in his pocket?

Leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks begins to suspect that the victim's past may be connected to his death. Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter politics. And as the seasoned detective well knows, some grudges are never forgotten—or forgiven.

Just as Banks is about to break the case open, his superior warns him to back off or risk losing the promotion he has been promised. Yet Banks isn't about to stop, even if it means risking his career. He's certain there's more to the mystery than meets the eye and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed.

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• Series: Inspector Banks
• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: HarperLuxe; Lrg edition (March 25, 2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062298593
• ISBN-13: 978-0062298591
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

This most recent and terrific installment in the Inspector Banks series begins when the body of a disgraced academic is found beneath a bridge in a remote area outside Eastvale. Found with five thousand pounds in his pocket and significant pre-mortem injuries, it becomes clear this isn't a suicide - but who would want to kill this emaciated, alcoholic and sad individual? Once Banks and his team begin to delve into the man's past and the anarchy decades of last century, they discover that not only does he have skeletons in his closet but that some of these are shared with significant individuals who would do anything to ensure that what the academic knows is never shared. So begins a case that tests Banks, Annie, Winsome and the newest team member, to the limits of their skills and professionalism.

Never one to mind allowing the lines between the professional and personal to cross (but without ever sacrificing his duty), Banks finds this case testing in all sorts of ways. What I love about the way Robinson has allowed Banks' character to develop is regular readers know and appreciate the ethics and values which govern Banks' every decision. This is a man who believes in justice and will see it served, even if it means breaking the rules, but without diverting from his moral compass. In this novel, Banks's subordinates, particularly Winsome, demonstrates her talents, compassion and growth as a detective. We see how influential Banks has been as a mentor and role model for his team and how the faith he puts in others is usually always rewarded. At the same time, we see Annie struggling with the injuries - physical and psychological - that she sustained on a previous case. If there is one niggle about this novel, there is a sense in which Annie's story is shunted to one side a little.

Detective Chief Inspector Banks, DS Winsome Jackman, DI Annie Cabot, and DC Gerry Masterson investigate the possible murder of a former university lecturer in Peter Robinson's "Children of the Revolution." After Gavin Miller lost his teaching job at Eastvale College, he became something of a recluse and lived alone in a rundown cottage. The evidence at the crime scene is ambiguous. Did Miller commit suicide in a fit of despair? Or do his injuries indicate that an unnamed assailant struggled violently with Miller, after which the attacker lifted him up and threw him over the side of a bridge? Several questions come to mind: Who had the motive, means, and opportunity to kill Miller, an apparently harmless and lonely eccentric? In addition, why did the victim have five thousand pounds in his possession at the time of his death?

As is so often the case, the answers lie in the past. Banks and company look at Miller's acquaintances, some going back forty years, to an era when Gavin socialized with activists who flirted with communism and took a bold stand in favor of union workers and, in particular, striking coal miners. The detectives' inquiries lead them to a wealthy and beautiful woman with political connections; to several of Miller's former colleagues and acquaintances; and to a pair of young ladies who had made damaging accusations against Miller. Unsurprisingly, DCI Banks steps on important toes and is chastised by his superiors, but it has never been in his nature to back off. Nor does he share information freely, preferring to go it alone when it might be wiser to confer with his boss.

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