- Hardcover: 369 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company; First Edition First Printing edition (Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380978083
- ISBN-13: 978-0380978083
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,551,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Sharply nuanced pain, hard-won wisdom, and moral complexity everywhere...Mystery-mongering at once as sensitive and grandly scaled as P.D. James's."--"Kirkus Reviews"A cunningly constructed plot, enhanced by Robinson's engaging descriptions and insights."--"Booklist"A great read for those dark and stormy nights."--"Library Journal"With the fading of P.D. James and Ruth Rendell, British crime fiction needs a new leader. Peter Robinson may be the next top gun."--"San Antonio Express-News"A winner....returning to the world of Banks is, as always, a pleasure." --"Houston Chronicle..".a page turner. Expect to stay up late. It's very hard to put down."--"Wichita Falls, TX, Times Record News"Superbly crafted."--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"Full of twists and surprises....Robinson shows he has only begun to dig into the personality of his tenacious, thoughtful inspector.""Chicago Tribune"I thought IN A DRY SEASON was his best until I finished COLD IS THE GRAVE. Each of his books takes me deeper into Banks's world."--"Boston Globe
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is up to Peter Robinson's usual style: first class! As ever, he keeps the reader guessing as to 'whodunnit' because there are so many suspects on offer!
Inspector Banks is asked by his (much despised) boss, 'Jimmy' Riddle, to carry out a personal (to him), private investigation, ie. to track down his daughter, Emily, who is to be found on a pornographic site on the internet. Banks, against his better nature, complies with Riddle, if only to try to get him off his back for a while. However, Banks finds it impossible to remain impartial and he soon finds himself drawn into a world of glam-pop, drugs, embezzlement and, of course, murder. To add further spice to his life, Annie Cabot ( a former lover) enters Banks' life again and he finds that he must choose between the professional and the personal. Peter Robinson is superb when combining suspense and seriousness with romance and lightheartedness, without sacrificing either the storyline or reader-anticipation. Great reading!
Inspector Banks is asked by his (much despised) boss, 'Jimmy' Riddle, to carry out a personal (to him), private investigation, ie. to track down his daughter, Emily, who is to be found on a pornographic site on the internet. Banks, against his better nature, complies with Riddle, if only to try to get him off his back for a while. However, Banks finds it impossible to remain impartial and he soon finds himself drawn into a world of glam-pop, drugs, embezzlement and, of course, murder. To add further spice to his life, Annie Cabot ( a former lover) enters Banks' life again and he finds that he must choose between the professional and the personal. Peter Robinson is superb when combining suspense and seriousness with romance and lightheartedness, without sacrificing either the storyline or reader-anticipation. Great reading!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A teenager from the Yorkshire Dales runs away to London and falls into bad company - not much new in that. But when Peter Robinson uses it as an introduction to one of his chilling mysteries you have a plot has surprising but logical twists and turns and the tale becomes more intriguing by the page.
The writer manages to create strong, realistic characters that stay in your mind long after you've finished the book. When you pick up another book in the series you meet them again like old friends. The characters carry the plot, complex as it is, and all the sub-plots as the reader is shown the truth behind the veneer of the successful Chief Constable and his lovely family.
This was a book I hated to put down. It is well-paced and carefully structured and both male and female characters are so true that you'd swear you met them just last week. It's rare that a male writer can make female characters seem true to life, especially in their internal monologues (and vice versa - female writers often don't present the male interior monologue well) but this writer is spot on.
This book is a real treat from an accomplished mystery writer. Long may the series last.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a reader in America who is a great Peter Robinson fan. This is one of his best. DCI Alan Banks is a human and vulnerable hero. The interaction between the cases in all of his books and Bank's private life is handled with sensitivity and passion. His romance with DS Annie Cabbot continues in this book and again is handled in an interesting and suspenseful manner. His character development and unweaving of the plot is masterful. Send more Robinson to America! I await his next work with great anticipation
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cold is the grave
delivery was as specified. The audiobook is the usual style, straight into the action, all the regular characters there and the background theme running through from book to book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Y. Setters
dci banks.
I thought this book was the new dci banks.only to find it was first published in 2001.Very dissapointed to find that I had allready read it,
Published 7 months ago by satjohn
Cold is the Grave, paperback, Peter Robinson
The product and service were good.However,the advertisment was misleading."Cold as the Grave" was advertised as "coming soon" "to be released on sept.... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Toby
Brilliant Read
A very good read. Peter Robinson is a brilliant writer and he really describes everything in detail. The plot is interwoven and keeps you guessing right to the end.
Published 22 months ago by D. Mills
nothing cold about this story
The inspector banks' novels just get better. This Time Inspector Banks helps his boss chief constable Riddle for all too human reasons. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by A. Browne
WOW!!
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Published on 28 Nov 2009 by Jane Baker
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Published on 10 Aug 2009 by Nautical
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The title of this review says it all. I read the book and cann't remember a damn thing about it. Thats how exciting it was.
Published on 30 July 2009 by Judith Ann Freeman
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