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Abattoir Blues: The 22nd DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural

Peter Robinson

5 Reviews

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Fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense

Banks is called to investigate his most grisly case yet in the twenty-second DCI Banks novel, by Number One bestselling author Peter Robinson.

Two missing boys.

A stolen bolt gun.

One fatal shot.

Three ingredients for murder.

When DCI Banks and his team are called to investigate the theft of a tractor from a North Yorkshire village, they're far from enthusiastic about what seems to be a simple case of rural crime. Then a blood stain is found in an abandoned hangar, two main suspects vanish without a trace, and events take a darkly sinister turn.

As each lead does little to unravel the mystery, Banks feels like the case is coming to a dead end. Until a road accident reveals some alarming evidence, which throws the investigation to a frightening new level.

Someone is trying to cover their tracks - someone with very deadly intent . . .

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Praise for Abattoir Blues: The 22nd DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural

  • It's neither the setting nor even the characters that makes Robinson's work so satisfying, but the plotting of Swiss-watch precision - Independent

  • Classic Robinson: labyrinthine plot merged with deft characterisation - Observer

  • Peter Robinson deserves a place near, perhaps even at the top of, the British crime writers' league - The Times

  • A real page-turner that confirms Robinson as a master of crime fiction - Bella Magazine

  • As always with the excellent DCI Alan Banks novels, you can expect the story to grip you from beginning to end - Choice

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Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and now lives in Canada. His bestselling, critically acclaimed Inspector Banks series has won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe.

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