Amazon Review
In Bad Boy, Banks’ daughter Tracy – prone to ill-considered actions -- has found herself bewitched by her flatmate’s boyfriend, whose good looks conceal a dangerous personality. He goes on the run from the police, he drags along the pliable Tracy Banks, and the threatening events that result are bad news for everyone involved – in particular, the beleaguered policeman who is also a worried parent, Alan Banks.
As aficionados know, with any Peter Robinson novel, the reader can sit back and enjoys a master of the police procedural form, with all the expected elements satisfyingly in place. DCI Banks is shortly to enjoy a television incarnation – and it’s a safe bet that the filmmakers will struggle to keep things as fresh as Robinson always manages to do. --Barry Forshaw
Review
Robinson writes with gusto . . . his tale cracks along at a satisfying lick, with splashes of dark humour along the way. (Metro)
'Plotting of a Swiss-watch precision. We are treated to a master class in the organisation of narrative.' (Independent)
'Brilliant! . . . Gut-wrenching plotting, alongside heart-wrenching portraits of the characters who populate his world, not to mention the top-notch police procedure. This one will stay with you for a long time.' (Jeffery Deaver)
Robinson writes solid, tense, police procedurals that depend on good plots, accuracy and the genuine likeability of the central character, Alan Banks. I would highly recommend BAD BOY. (www.eurocrime.co.uk)
'Excellent . . . Robinson deftly integrates Banks's personal life with an acute look at British attitudes about police, guns, and violence in this strong entry in a superb series.' (Publishers Weekly starred review)
'Realistic characters and unexpected twists will keep you gripped.' (Candis)
'A murderous psychopath presents Alan Banks with the most intensely personal challenge of the maverick detective's storied career. Superbly cinematic from the beginning to the explosive finale, this would be a thrilling movie.' (Joseph Wambaugh)
'Robinson's stories are rooted deep in his native Yorkshire, which makes them homely despite the violence . . . Down-to-earth narration gives the story an edge' (The Oldie)
