Strange Affair [Paperback]

'a gritty, well-constructed thriller with a tantalizingly laid trail of clues, which leads Banks into a progressively darker world.' --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

"'The Banks novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market' Stephen King" --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

When he receives a mysterious and disturbing telephone call from his brother Roy, Banks heads off to London to search him out. Meanwhile, DI Annie Cabbot is called to a murder scene. A young woman has been found dead in her car...with Banks's name and address written on a slip of paper in the back pocket of her jeans...

When Alan Banks receives a disturbing message from his brother, Roy, he abandons the peaceful Yorkshire Dales for the bright lights of London, to seek him out. But Roy seems to have vanished into thin air. Meanwhile, DI Annie Cabbot is called to a quiet stretch of road just outside Eastvale, where a young woman has been found dead in her car. In the victim’s pocket, scribbled on a slip of paper, police discover Banks’ name and address. Living in Roy's empty South Kensington house, Banks finds himself digging into the life of the brother he never really knew, nor even liked. And as he begins to uncover a few troubling surprises, the two cases become sinisterly entwined . . . 'The Banks novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market' STEPHEN KING --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and now lives in Canada. STRANGE AFFAIR is the fifteenth novel in his bestselling Inspector Banks series. The critically acclaimed series has won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.