Friend of the Devil, Peter Robinson
Friend of the Devil, Peter Robinson
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Friend of the Devil

Author: Peter Robinson

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 13 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 02/26/2008

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling and Edgar award-winning author Peter Robinson—a riveting double homicide leaves two seasoned detectives baffled as they race against the clock before more corpses surface.Two murders . . . two towns . . .A woman sits in a wheelchair perched on a cliff high above the sea, her throat slit from ear to ear . . .In a maze of narrow alleys behind a market square, a teenaged girl has been murdered after a night of drunken revelries with her friends.The seemingly senseless Cliffside killing falls to Inspector Annie Cabbot, on loan to a local police department. The terrible death of young Hayley Daniels becomes Chief Inspector Alan Banks's investigation. But shattering revelations threaten to awaken the slumbering demons of earlier, darker times, and more blood is in the offing when the two cases brutally and unexpectedly collide.Friend of the Devil is a chilling, brilliant, and utterly mesmerizing novel of suspense.

About Peter Robinson

One of the world’s most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson was the bestselling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series. He also wrote two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes were the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy Martin Beck Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on May 14, 2023

DCI Alan Banks' 17th case opens with the brutal rape and murder of a young women on a Saturday night / early Sunday morning, less than 5 minutes from Banks' police station. Meanwhile DI Anne Cabbot working in another region is investigating the murder of a quadriplegic, former prime suspect from an......more

Goodreads review by Monica on December 31, 2012

The 17th book in Peter Robinson’s series...and just as good as all the other books before it. Robinson’s methodical and precise style of writing is always a delight to read. Alan Banks and DI Annie Cabbot are each involved in a case of murder. The book moves between both murder stories, sometimes se......more

Goodreads review by Mihaela on April 26, 2023

2,5 mă așteptam la ceva mai spectaculos.......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on January 15, 2021

Another solid instalment of the DCI Banks series! A slighter longer read than the usual but thoroughly enjoyable. Inspector Banks is firmly set in his career and takes the lead again. There is nothing to fault in the telling of the plot and it continues to remain true to the characters, their locatio......more

Goodreads review by Bill on May 24, 2019

Peter Robinson's 17th DCI Banks novel is yet another strong entry in this great series. Robinson once again shows tremendous skill, as he weaves two separate plots into one seamlessly entertaining police procedural story. The author continues to build on the lives of the regulars, while making new ch......more

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