Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson

Children of the Revolution

An Inspector Banks Novel

Peter Robinson

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 21, 2015

Multiple award-winning, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author Peter Robinson returns with Children of the Revolution, a superb tale of mystery and murder that takes acclaimed British Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks back to the early 1970s—a turbulent time of politics, change, and radical student activism.

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Genres
Police Procedurals, Historical Mystery, Political Thrillers
Published
HarperCollins, July 21, 2015

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Multiple award-winning, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author Peter Robinson returns with Children of the Revolution, a superb tale of mystery and murder that takes acclaimed British Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks back to the early 1970s—a turbulent time of politics, change, and radical student activism. The body of a disgraced college lecturer is found on an abandoned railway line.

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In the four years since his dismissal for sexual misconduct, he’d been living like a hermit. So where did he get the 5,000 pounds found in his pocket? Leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks begins to suspect that the victim's past may be connected to his death. Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter politics. And as the seasoned detective well knows, some grudges are never forgotten—or forgiven. Just as he’s about to break the case open, his superior warns him to back off. Yet Banks isn’t about to stop, even if it means risking his career. He's certain there’s more to the mystery than meets the eye . . . and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed.

Steady Tension

Come here for

  • Inspector Banks continuity
  • British crime with a serious, measured tone

Expect

  • a sustained, narrative-first read
  • genre pleasures with a collector’s familiarity

Where it sits

Police Procedurals84%
Political Thrillers32%
Historical Mystery28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Police Procedurals
  • International Crime Fiction
  • Suspense
Authors
Peter Robinson
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 21, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Police Procedurals