Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (UK 2020) From the Publisher: With his personal life in turmoil, DCI Banks is considering his options. But then late one night the architect of his professional misfortune, Chief Constable Riddle, summons Banks to his house, for his daughter Emily has run away and compromising photos have appeared online. Riddle wants Banks to use his unorthodox methods to find her without a fuss. Banks, a father himself, cannot refuse and he follows the trail to the dark heart of London. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds himself pulled into the dangerous world of Riddle, his most powerful enemy. Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. A DCI Banks Novel. Pan, ISBN: 9781509859955 (May, 2020), 466 p., £7.99.
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Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (USA 2016) From the Publisher: "Full of twists and surprises... Robinson shows he has only begun to dig into the personality of his tenacious, thoughtful inspector." -- Chicago Tribune When the nude photo of a teenage runaway shows up on a website, the girl's father turns to Detective Chief Inspector Alan banks for help. But these aren't unusual circumstances, for the runaway is the daughter of a man who's determined to destroy the dedicated Yorkshire policeman's career and good name. Still, it's a case that Banks -- a father himself -- dares not ignore as he follows its trail into teeming London. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds himself pulled into the past and private world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Jimmy Riddle. Peter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling skills in this twisting novel of suspense that proves one can never escape their pasts -- especially when there are sordid secrets waiting to be revealed. Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. An Inspector Banks Novel. William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780062431288 (September, 2016), 447 p., $14.99.
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Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (UK 2016) From the Publisher: Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has reached a turning point. With his wife now living with another man in London and his career in the doldrums thanks to Chief Constable Riddle, it is time to ring the changes. Perhaps a move to the National Crime Squad? Perhaps a second chance with Sandra? But then late one night he is summoned to Riddle's house - and his plans take a surprising new turn. For the Chief Constable's sixteen-year-old daughter Emily has run away and for once Riddle wants Banks to use his unorthodox methods to find her without fuss. Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. Pan, ISBN: 9781509810765 (August, 2016), 480 p., £7.99.
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Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (UK 2011) From the Publisher: Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has reached a turning point. With his wife now living with another man in London and his career in the doldrums thanks to Chief Constable Riddle, it is time to ring the changes. Perhaps a move to the National Crime Squad? Perhaps a second chance with Sandra? But then late one night he is summoned to Riddle's house - and his plans take a surprising new turn. For the Chief Constable's sixteen-year-old daughter Emily has run away and for once Riddle wants Banks to use his unorthodox methods to find her without fuss. Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. Pan, ISBN: 9780330544382 (September, 2011), 420 p., £7.99.
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Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (USA 2001) From the Publisher: Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. A Novel of Suspense. Twilight, ISBN: 0380809354 (September, 2001), 423 p., $6.99.
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Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (UK 2001) From the Publisher: Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. An Inspector Banks Mystery. Pan, ISBN: 0330482165 (August, 2001), 467 p., £5.99.
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Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (UK 2001) From the Publisher: Banks tracks Emily to London, where she is living with a south London gangster whose business connections Banks has already been investigating. She refuses to return to her 'parochial' home but when she turns up at Bank's hotel in the middle of the night beaten and scared, he is pulled deeper into events. Especially when three months later - supposedly safely home with her family - Emily suffers a gruesome and suspicious death... Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. An Inspector Banks Mystery. Macmillan, ISBN: 0333901916 (May, 2001), 455 p., £9.99.
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Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave (USA 2000) From the Publisher: The trail first leads Banks to London's Soho and then to Little Venice, where Emily Riddle is living with a dangerous gangster with ties to the world of rock music. At first refusing to go home, Emily later turns up at Banks's hotel, bruised and frightened and asking for his help. Soon she is back with her family in Yorkshire, and Banks's work appears to be done. A gruesome murder occurs in a popular Eastvale club, filling the national tabloids with headlines that scream of scandal, sex, and high-level corruption. It is a cold and savage homicide that shakes Alan Banks to his very core and leads to shocking revelations that suggest the Courage affair is somehow linked to something much closer to home. And now the grim discoveries of his unfolding investigation are leading Banks in a direction he does not wish to go: into the past and private world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Riddle. Peter Robinson: Cold is the Grave. A Novel of Suspense. William Morrow, ISBN: 0380978083 (October, 2000), 369 p., $24.00.
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