Children of the Revolution
An Inspector Banks Novel

I have read and enjoyed most of the Banks series, especially In a Dry Season and the several that followed it. At best they are both compelling as mysteries and satisfying as studies of character and place. But this one is the third in a row that made me wonder if the author is under too much pressu......more

I really enjoyed the earlier novels in this series but either Robinson's writing is becoming more lazy and formulaic or I'm getting more picky. The almost constant references to British brand names etc. is irritating: Spar, Silk Cut, Radio Two, Marks and Spencer, Downton Abbey, Ford Focus, Greggs et......more

If we all remained true to the dreams of our youth, it would be a very strange world indeed. With a title like this and if you have any insight at all into the good inspector, you will know that we are in for ties with and some reminiscence of the 60's and 70's. Nice - and really, that's the best par......more

The twenty-first entry in this long-running series pits Chief Inspector Alan Banks against his own superiors as well as a clever killer and a group of reluctant witnesses. The body of a man who is obviously down and out is found under a bridge near an abandoned railway line. He has all the hallmarks......more

I have always enjoyed Peter Robinsons books but the last three or four I have become increasingly distracted by the "product placement" which I find very irritating. I am beginning to wonder if he is being paid by certain companies to mention their products. For example the conversation that Banks h......more