Friend of the Devil (ARE)

by Peter Robinson | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 9780060544379 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Antheras of Kitchener, Ontario Canada on 11/3/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by Antheras from Kitchener, Ontario Canada on Saturday, November 3, 2007
Synopsis:
When Karen Drew is found sitting in her wheelchair staring out to sea with her throat cut one chilly morning, DI Annie Cabbot, on loan to Eastern Area, gets lumbered with the case. Back in Eastvale, that same Sunday morning, 19-year-old Hayley Daniels is found raped and strangled in the Maze, a tangle of narrow alleys behind Eastvale's market square, after a drunken night on the town with a group of friends, and DCI Alan Banks is called in. Banks finds suspects galore, while Annie seems to hit a brick wall--until she reaches a breakthrough that spins her case in a shocking and surprising new direction, one that also involves Banks. Then another incident occurs in the Maze which seems to link the two cases in a bizarre and mysterious way. As Banks and Annie dig into the past to uncover the deeper connections, they find themselves also dealing with the emotional baggage and personal demons of their own relationship. And it soon becomes clear that there are two killers in their midst, and that at any moment either one might strike again.

My Review:
My Review:
On an isolated cliff the body of a quadriplegic woman is found sitting in a wheelchair with her throat slit. Miles away in Eastvale, 19-year-old Hayley Daniels is found raped and murdered in a medieval warren of alleys called the Maze. DI Annie Cabbot, on secondment to the Eastern Area force, tries to determine while anyone would want to murder a quadriplegic woman who hasn't spoken in years. In Eastvale, DCI Alan Banks is faced with his own puzzling mystery. The closed-circuit cameras which focus on the entrances to the Maze show that no one followed Hayley into its shadowy recesses. When Cabbot uncovers the true identity of her murder victim, she's suddenly pointed back to Eastvale and an old case involving her ex-lover Banks. Are they chasing the same killer or merely shadows?

Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks novels are multi-layered masterpieces and he doesn't disappoint in Friend of the Devil, Banks' 17th outing. As always, the action builds at a slow yet steady pace, captivating readers from the first page.

What elevates Robinson’s books beyond the standard police procedural is how he develops his characters and, that the development isn’t limited to his hero. Banks and his team have grown over the years and readers have enjoyed that development. Readers have connected with the humanity of this team. Cabbot and Bank’s interaction feels real, fraught with real awkwardness and unspoken, complicated emotion. Detective Constable Winsome’s struggles as a woman on the force, politically incorrect colleagues and as a junior member within Banks’ team will strike a cord with many working women. In many ways Winsome represents the reader in within the team, providing an idealistic view of how police and justice should operate.

Fans of Robinson's mysteries will find their clue to Banks' old case in the title Friend of the Devil. For those new to his work, this latest offering is the perfect place to start - it is never too late to discover Banks' world of horror, obsession and human emotion.

Journal Entry 2 by Antheras from Kitchener, Ontario Canada on Sunday, March 2, 2008
sent to someone who requested it via BookMooch.com.

Journal Entry 3 by Sophie236 from Dunoon, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, May 5, 2008
Another excellent tale from Peter Robinson! Now in my BookMooch inventory at http://bookmooch.com/m/detail/0060544376

Journal Entry 4 by purrffect from Brooklyn, New York USA on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
received it from a bookmooch member living in Herzlita Pituach Israel.

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