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In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson
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Peter Robinson is the award-winning author of the Inspector Banks series.
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In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson
Features
Mass Market Paperback:
480 pages
; Dimensions (in inches): 1.32 x 6.77 x 4.17
Publisher: Avon; Reissue edition (July 2000)
ISBN:
0380794772
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Detective chief inspector Alan Banks is a walking midlife crisis, full of rage because of his recently failed marriage, a career crippled by a jealous superior, and problems with his son. In less skilled hands, Banks could have quickly become a royal pain, but Robinson makes him instead a very likable character, who is slightly baffled and bemused by his bad luck. When he criticizes his son Brian's decision to drop out of college to become a rock musician, Banks quickly regrets it--recognizing the same impulses that made him rebel against his own parents, and some of the pain he felt when a college friend died of a drug overdose. The realization that Brian's heavy-metal band is actually quite good brings genuine pleasure to a man whose idea of rock is Love's Forever Changes and other 1970s delights. Banks is assigned to work on a case that the Yorkshire police department considers to be somewhat of a joke. The skeleton of a woman wrapped in World War II blackout curtains has been found in a dried-out reservoir. This man-made watering hole was a village--Hobbs End--that had been flooded many years earlier. Through the journal of a major player we realize early on who the dead woman is, but a large part of the fun is watching Banks and an edgy, attractive female cop put the pieces of the puzzle together. In a Dry Season is a stylish and gently reflective tale of secrets and lies. Banks's other books include Wednesday's Child, Final Account, and Blood at the Root. --Dick Adler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Plodding, predictable plot; dull characters, May 28, 2003
Reviewer:
inthefoam2
from San Diego
Very disappointing. Weak plot, boring characters, particularly the main one, Inspector Banks (even his angst is tedious), and a story that should have been told in 150 pages combine for a very weak novel. Only the last 30 pages come alive (also, a few with Gloria). I am truly astonished by the reader reviews and professional critiques. For those interested in crime fiction and psychological suspense you will have to read Breakheart Hill for the psychological element and Void Moon for the crime fiction. Then find a copy of Andrew Taylor's Four Last Things, quite simply the finest suspense novel of all time.
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