Peter Robinson

Not Safe After Dark (eBook, ePUB)

And Other Stories

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the New York Times bestselling author of Sleeping in the Ground comes this brilliantly nuanced short story collection of twenty storiesmost never before published in the US, and one of them an Edgar winnerwhich also features three Inspector Banks tales.

Peter Robinson pens thrilling tales rich with keen observations, pitch perfect dialogue, and shocking plot twists that have fascinated readers all over the world and made him one of the greatest suspense novelists alive. His acclaimed novels featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks rank among the most celebrated police procedural series in modern fiction. In Not Safe After Dark and Other Stories, Robinson showcases once again his extraordinary talents with a collection of twenty stories, including three featuring Inspector Banks.

In Going Back, Inspector Banks' trip to celebrate his parents' Golden Anniversary reveals how evil can wear many disguises. In the Edgar Award-winning Missing in Action, the disappearance of a young boy in the early days of WWII sparks a mob mentality with chilling results. Innocence captures the desperate plight of a man trapped by a set of coincidences that derail his life and lead him down a path he was destined to travel. The title story, Not Safe After Dark, is an exhilarating tale with a sudden conclusion that will leave readers' hearts pounding.

Not Safe After Dark and Other Stories deftly explores the darkest edges of humanity in which everyday people must commit desperate acts as they face fear, temptation, and impulses too irresistible to control.

American readers who know Robinson only through his nine Inspector Banks novels are in for a treat. . . . The finish throughout is faultless.Kirkus Reviews



Publisher's note: Peter Robinson is both a widely acclaimed and internationally bestselling novelist and an Edgar-winning author of short stories. This special edition of Not Safe After Dark collects 20 of his finest short stories -- previously published in different editions under the same title, but never before available in its entirety in the US. The new Not Safe After Dark is a publication to be celebrated by Robinson fans and newcomers alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062673909
• Artikelnr.: 48497303

Autorenporträt

One of the world's most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson was the bestselling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series. He also wrote two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes were the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Martin Beck Award.