When Juliet Doyle discovers a gun in her daughter's bedroom,
she turns to old friend DCI Alan Banks for advice. But Banks is
taking a much-needed holiday, and it's left to DI Annie Cabbot
to deal with the removal of the firearm. No one can foresee the
operation's disastrous consequences, or that the Doyles will
not be the only family affected. Banks's daughter Tracy has
fallen for the wrong boy. Her flatmate's boyfriend is
good-looking, ambitious, and surrounded by an intoxicating air of
mystery. He's also very dangerous. When Tracy warns him that
the police might be on his tail, he persuades her to go on the run
with him, and flattered by his attention, she agrees. Before she
knows it, a deadly chase across the country is set in motion. And
on his return, completely unsuspecting of Tracy's perilous
situation, Banks is plunged into his most terrifying, personal case
yet.
'Brilliant! ... Gut-wrenching plotting, alongside heart-wrenching portraits of the characters who populate his world, not to mention the top-notch police procedure.' -- Jeffery Deaver 'Superbly cinematic from the beginning to the explosive finale, this would be a thrilling movie.' -- Joseph Wambaugh 'Riveting' -- Marcel Berlins, The Times 'It's neither the setting nor even the characters that makes Robinson's work so satisfying, but the plotting of a Swiss-watch precision. We are treated to a masterclass in the organisation of narrative' -- Barry Forshaw, Independent
Peter Robinson, geboren 1950 in Yorkshire, lebt seit etwa zwanzig Jahren in Toronto, Kanada. Er feiert mit seiner Serie um den sympathischen und sehr menschlichen Inspector Alan Banks diesseits und jenseits des Atlantiks große Erfolge und erhielt zahlreiche Preise in den USA, Großbritannien und Europa. Großbritannien besucht er regelmäßig, aber außerhalb zu leben, bringt seiner Meinung nach "eine sehr sinnvolle Distanz zu Großbritannien".
