A policeman is stabbed to death at an anti-nuclear demonstration outside the Eastvale Community Centre in Yorkshire.
In the tradition of Ian Rankin and Elizabeth George, this masterful novel of suspense—from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson—spins a story of professional jealousy that could result in more than ...
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But the only way he can salvage his career is by beating Burgess to the killer. As the two head for a final confrontation, Banks pieces together the full story behind his most tragic case so far.
Taylor's outlook toward his aging parents undergoes a transformation from duty and obligation to generosity and love as he discovers in their lives--and eventually in their deaths, only months apart--a continuity that enlarges his ...
Tragedies are inevitable, just like the great love stories, like us.” Thirty-nine-year-old Adrienne is desperate to be a mother. And this time, nothing is going to get in her way. Sure, her husband, Gabe, is ambivalent about fatherhood.
... a necessary end, I=ve made peace with it. Don=t ever fear death Katie, it=ll come when it=s time. I have a feeling you have a long life ahead of you, and many good things to accomplish. Here=s the name of the attorney ... A NECESSARY END 16.
... A necessary end.–(A Percy Peach mystery) 1. Peach, Percy (Fictitious character)–Fiction. 2. Murder–Investigation–Fiction. 3. Police–England–Lancashire–Fiction. 4. Detective and mystery stories. I. Title II. Series 823.9'14-dc23 ISBN-13 ...
. . Now a major British ITV drama DCI Banks, this novel is followed by the fourth book in this Yorkshire-based crime series, The Hanging Valley.
A peaceful demonstration in the normally quiet town of Eastvale ended with fifty arrests -- and the brutal stabbing death of a young constable.