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Aftermath (The Inspector Banks series) (Paperback)

by Peter Robinson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books (3 Jan 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330489348
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330489348
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.1 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,557 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The mystery novels of Peter Robinson (Aftermath is his 12th) have only increased with power and intelligence. It's a dirty little secret of the crime-fiction genre that many of its writers simply spin their wheels, repeating a successful formula and hoping, if not assuming, that their fans won't notice. Writers like Robinson, however, actually seem to grow in front of our eyes, delivering books of greater complexity each time. His previous two books, Cold Is the Grave and In a Dry Season, were equally novels of character and novels of crime and Aftermath is no exception.

Like recent books by fellow English writers Reginald Hill, Val McDermid and Stephen Booth, Aftermath centres upon a grim case in which attractive young girls have disappeared, victims of a cunning psychotic killer whose identity is well concealed behind a façade of respectability. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks of the Yorkshire Police is in charge of the case, but he's also got unavoidable personal distractions. His estranged wife is pregnant by her lover and wants the divorce he's been dragging his heels over.

There is nothing cosy about the kind of English mysteries written by Peter Robinson, even if they do take place in picturesque rural villages. He's not afraid of gore, deviance, violence or any of the baser emotions and it's a raw old world behind the hedgerows and cottage walls. If Aftermath is your first taste of his tough-tender sensibility, it won't be surprising if you are soon hooked on the work of one of today's most accomplished practitioners of detective fiction. --Otto Penzler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'It demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can't... A considerable achievement' GUARDIAN 'Move over Ian Rankin - there's a new gunslinger in town looking to take over your role as top British police procedural author. With AFTERMATH, Chief Inspector Alan Banks emerges as a definite contender for fiction's new top cop...' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Banks Shows No Sign Of Going Overdrawn, 23 Jan 2002
By Kenny JR "Ken x" (Wigan, Lancs. United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aftermath (Inspector Banks Mystery) (Hardcover)
First of all the plot in this excellent novel is not a comfortable one and although the book is easy to get into it will no doubt not suit everyone. Acting Superintendant Alan Banks is having a pretty tough time at this point in his life. His wife is divorcing him, his kids are grown up and his current love interest is akin to catching a bar of soap in the bath. He is managing an investigation into the Chameleon Killer with little success and the world rests weary on his shoulders. However a chance call to a domestic disturbance starts to unravel the disappearances of the missing teenage girls and Banks ends up with his most traumatic case to date.
For those unfamiliar with this wonderful character this would not be the worst place to start as the novel not only refers back to previous cases (novels) and happier times but perhaps for the first time in this series we spend most of the time with Banks and see what the stresses of the job are doing and indeed have done to him. Peter Robinson has developed Banks so much over the past 15 years that as in real life the man who investigated the murders in Gallows View is different to the man who gets to the bottom of it all by the end of Aftermath. If you like your thrillers to have depth and to be pacy, full of twists with real life locations then I cannot recommend this novel enough. Stick with it because the surprise is bound to get you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Robinson gets better and better, 13 May 2003
Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series goes from strength to strength. In Aftermath he tries something different and pulls it off superbly. In the first few pages we know or think we know what has happened, a serial killer's murder spree has been ended and Banks is tidying up the loose ends. His former lover Annie Cabot is brought in to investigate allegations of undue violence against one of the Police Officers, who discovered the serial killer's secrets in the basement of a surbuban house. Of course with Peter Robinson you get plot twists, interesting characters a blend of plotlines and a great police procedural. Buy it and enjoy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A book to keep you awake into the small hours..., 9 Oct 2002
This review is from: Aftermath: A Novel of Suspense (Mass Market Paperback)
This was the first Peter Robinson book I had read, and my introduction to Inspector Banks. The whole detective genre is getting a bit stale now, and this really does not redress the balance, a detective with family problems, a few ambitious sidekicks, a love interest within the job, and a forensic psychologist that noone ever takes seriously. However once you get over that you get into a really gripping story that you will not want to put down. A series of abductions, and presumed deaths of young girls has taken place, and instead of the book taking you through the investigation and subsequent revlation of the guilty party it starts off with the identification of the abductor in the most explosive of ways. The book concentrates then on the fallout of the crimes, and delves back into the pasts of the guilty party, shedding light on what may have caused their deviant behaviour..I would say the only bad point of the book is the character of the cop under investigation of heavy handidness, I feel the character was weakly developed, and never really got going, to the point that you didn't really make a connection with the character or care what happened. Also like so many of these types of books, the end came too soon, whether because my enjoyment was so great that I wanted it to go on, or, as I suspect a page limit was approaching and it was time to wrap things up (why do so many modern books give me this impression).

Will I read more Robinson books about Inspector Banks ? You can be assurred that I will, and I will keep a keen eye out for the next installments in this series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Robinson
I've read most of Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks novels and think this one of his best. It's a gripping, and horrifying, story that has elements that reminds one of Fred and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bluebell

5.0 out of 5 stars Banks never lets you down
I have read every one of the Inspector Banks novels in order. I am now up to Aftermath and this proves that the series is going from strength to strength. Read more
Published 14 months ago by John

4.0 out of 5 stars Taut, tense storytelling from a writer at the top of his game
Although I read a lot of crime fiction I have to admit that AFTERMATH has been my first experiment with anything written by Peter Robinson. Read more
Published 20 months ago by OEJ

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Tense Thriller

Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and is the author of a number of previous novels featuring Inspector Banks. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Tense Thriller

Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and is the author of a number of previous novels featuring Inspector Banks. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale

2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious
I've read one other by Peter Robinson and this was pretty much along the same lines. A very pedestrian approach to a rather sinister topic. Read more
Published on 21 May 2007 by Mr. G. Mcmurtrie

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Tense Thriller

Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and is the author of a number of previous novels featuring Inspector Banks. Read more
Published on 26 April 2007 by J. Chippindale

3.0 out of 5 stars Readable crime story
Good enough but no better. The themes of what lurks behind apparent normality and the effects of child abuse on the abused were interesting. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2006 by Toby Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better
As my second peter Robinson novel I was even more gripped and was un able to put the book down, it was fantastic with some of the best storylines i've read in a long time. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2003 by Lauren Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant spine chilling stuff
Also my first Robinson read. Brilliant plot. Not too much police procedure, which bores me rigid. As I've said in other reviews better that Rankin and Patterson.
Published on 5 Sep 2003 by Mrs. J. C. Taylor

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