Inspecteur Banks Séries

Plongez dans les enquêtes captivantes du Commandant Alan Banks, qui évolue dans le paysage saisissant et les complexités sociales du Yorkshire, en Angleterre. Cette série entremêle habilement des mystères prenantes avec une étude approfondie des personnages et une compréhension fine de la nature humaine. Banks est confronté à des affaires difficiles qui testent son intelligence, sa détermination et son engagement indéfectible envers la justice.

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1
Le Voyeur Du Yorkshire
Peter Robinson
347pages
13 heures de lecture
3,8(11470)Évaluer
Eastvale, paisible petite ville du Yorkshire, au cadre idyllique. C'est là que vient d'être muté l'inspecteur Banks, qui a quitté sans regret Londres et son cortège de violences. Mais, sous ce décor de carte postale, se cache une réalité beaucoup plus sombre, beaucoup plus dangereuse, incarnée par un voyeur qui espionne les femmes la nuit dans leur chambre... Le pervers ne choisit pas ses victimes au hasard : celles-ci semblent toutes avoir un point commun. La tension monte d'un cran dans la cité lorsqu'une vieille dame est retrouvée sauvagement assassinée. Les deux affaires sont-elles liées ? Et que penser de ces deux adolescents, petits délinquants passés du vol aux agressions ? Banks va devoir faire preuve de perspicacité pour débusquer la vérité, au-delà des apparences.
2
A Dedicated Man
Peter Robinson
3,7(5800)Évaluer
A well-liked, respected historian/archaeologist is bludgeoned to death and left half-buried in a field. Now it falls to Chief Inspector Banks to solve a seemingly motiveless murder--and stop a killer who's bound to kill again.
3
A Necessary End
Peter Robinson
3,9(4776)Évaluer
In the tradition of Ian Rankin and Elizabeth George, this masterful novel of suspense—from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson—spins a story of professional jealousy that could result in more than one murder. A peaceful demonstration in the normally quiet town of Eastvale ends with fifty arrests—and the brutal stabbing death of a young constable. But Chief Inspector Alan Banks fears there is worse violence in the offing. For CID Superintendent Richard Burgess has arrived from London to take charge of the investigation, fueled by professional outrage and volatile, long-simmering hatreds. Almost immediately, Burgess descends with vengeful fury upon the members of a sixties-style commune—while Banks sifts through the rich Yorkshire soil around him, turning over the earthy, unsettling secrets of seemingly placid local lives. Crossing Burgess could cost the Chief Inspector his career. But the killing of a flawed Eastvale policeman is not the only murder that needs to be solved here. And if Banks doesn't unmask the true assassin, his superior's misguided obsession might well result in further bloodshed. Peter Robinson once again explores the human psyche in a novel that demonstrates how our weaknesses can lead to deadly consequences.
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The Hanging Valley
Peter Robinson
336pages
12 heures de lecture
3,9(6413)Évaluer
No one dreamed something so hideous could grow in so beautiful a place . . . Many who visit the valley are overwhelmed by its majesty. Some wish they never had to leave. One didn't, a hiker whose decomposing corpse is discovered by an unsuspecting tourist. But this strange, incomprehensible murder is only the edge of the darkness that hovers over a small rural village and its tight-lipped residents who guard shattering secrets of sordid pasts and private shames. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks knows that both the grim truth and a cold-blooded killer are hiding here, far from the city, the noise, and safety. And he's determined to walk into the valley of death to expose them both.
5
Noir comme neige
Peter Robinson
3,9(4379)Évaluer
La petite ville d’Eastvale, dans le Yorkshire, s’apprête à fêter Noël dans une ambiance et un décor de carte postale. D’autant que la neige est au rendez-vous. Hélas, cette atmosphère idyllique est endeuillée par le meurtre sauvage d’une jeune femme, Caroline Hartley, retrouvée nue au pied de son sapin, poignardée. Les soupçons sont nombreux – et se portent d’abord sur la compagne homosexuelle de Caroline – , mais les indices sont rares et ils mènent tous à des impasses car Caroline Hartley avait fait du secret son mode de vie… jusque dans sa mort. C’est le début d’une nouvelle enquête pour l’inspecteur divisionnaire Banks, secondé par le sergent Richmond et la détective Susan Gray, nouvellement promue, et, comme souvent chez Peter Robinson, sous le vernis des apparences, tout le monde a quelque chose à cacher…
6
Wednesday's child
An Inspector Banks mystery
Peter Robinson
368pages
13 heures de lecture
4,0(5167)Évaluer
Two social workers, investigating reports of child abuse, take seven year-old Gemma Scupham away for tests. When they fail to return her, Gemma's mother calls in the police. Inspector Banks and Superintendent Gristhorpe suspect the case, and others, may be linked to satanic ritual abuse
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Dry bones that dream
Peter Robinson
384pages
14 heures de lecture
4,1(3290)Évaluer
Two masked men walk mild mannered accountant, Keith Rothwell, out of his farmhouse and clinically blow him away with a shotgun. Clearly a professional hit - but no one could believe that a man like Keith could be murdered. Chief Inspector Alan Banks discovers Rothwell's secret life.
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Innocent Graves
Peter Robinson
400pages
14 heures de lecture
3,9(3243)Évaluer
The worst that can possibly happen . . . has. A beautiful child is dead—defiled and murdered in a lonely graveyard on a fog-shrouded evening. It is the sort of horrific crime Chief Inspector Alan Banks fled the city to escape. But the slaying of a bright and lovely teenager from a wealthy, respected family is not the end of a nightmare. Lies, dark secrets, unholy accusations, and hints of sexual depravity swirl around this abomination like leaves in an autumn wind, leading to a shattering travesty of justice that will brutally divide a devastated community with suspicion and hatred. But Banks must remain vigilant in his hunt—because when the devil is left free to pursue his terrible calling, more blood will surely flow.
9
Blood at the Root
Peter Robinson
296pages
11 heures de lecture
3,9(2601)Évaluer
New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson brings us a tantalizing tale of suspense in this classic Inspector Banks thriller.In the long shadows of an alley a young man is murdered by an unknown assailant. The shattering echoes of his death will be felt throughout a small provincial community on the edge—because the victim was far from innocent, a youth whose sordid secret life was a tangle of bewildering contradictions. Now a dedicated policeman beset by his own tormenting demons must follow the leads into the darkest corners of the human mind in order to catch a killer.Delving into the complicated human psyche, Blood at the Root showcases Peter Robinson’s singular talent in an exceptional novel of suspense that will linger in readers’ minds long past the final page.
10
In a Dry Season
An Inspector Banks mystery
Peter Robinson
4,1(8124)Évaluer
Brutal murder just after World War II is solved 40 years later. Most of the physical evidence of the town has been drowned with the building of a reservoir.
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Froid Comme la Tombe
Peter Robinson
4,0(5638)Évaluer
Une fugueuse de seize ans identifiée sur un site porno, lié à une gros bonnet de la drogue, qui n'est autre que la fille d'un des pontes de la police britannique. Un détonnant cocktail à base de sexe, corruption, trafic de stupéfiants et crimes, qui fait les délices de la presse à scandales. Un homme, l'inspecteur Banks, face à une affaire scabreuse dont l'élucidation risque d'anéantir une famille que tout le monde croyait honorable. Le meilleur suspense de Peter Robinson, Grand Prix de Littérature policière 2001 pour Saison sèche.
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Aftermath
Peter Robinson
352pages
13 heures de lecture
4,1(6454)Évaluer
A new edition of Robinson's acclaimed novel, coinciding with a major new ITV adaptation. Number 35 The Hill is an ordinary house in an ordinary street. But it is about to become infamous. When two police constables are sent to the house following a report of a domestic disturbance, they stumble upon a truly horrific scene. A scene which leaves one of them dead and the other fighting for her life and career.The identity of a serial killer, the Chameleon, has finally been revealed. But his capture is only the beginning of a shocking investigation that will test Inspector Alan Banks to the absolute limit. 'It demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can't . . . A considerable achievement' GUARDIAN 'Move over Ian Rankin - there's a new gunslinger in town looking to take over your role as top British police procedural author. With AFTERMATH, Chief Inspector Alan Banks emerges as a definite contender for fiction's new top cop . . .' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
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L'été qui ne s'achève jamais
Peter Robinson
4,0(3401)Évaluer
Un adolescent disparaît dans d'étranges circonstances et Alan Banks, son meilleur ami, se reproche longtemps de ne pas avoir su prévenir sa mort. Trente ans plus tard, devenu inspecteur principal dans la police du Yorkshire, Banks croit avoir tiré un trait sur le passé. Jusqu'à une macabre découverte qui vient rouvrir la plaie, le plongeant dans une enquête particulièrement sensible, face à ses propres démons. A des années et des kilomètres de distance, ces deux meurtres pourraient bien être liés et leur élucidation se révèle aussi redoutable pour les vivants que pour la mémoire des morts...
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Playing with Fire
Collectif d'auteurs
3,9(77)Évaluer
Fire—It consumes futures and pasts in a terrified heartbeat, devouring damning secrets while leaving even greater mysteries in the ashes. The night sky is ablaze as flames engulf two barges moored side by side on an otherwise empty canal. On board are the blackened remains of two human beings. To the seasoned eye, this horror was no accident, the method so cruel and calculated that only the worst sort of fiend could have committed it. There are shocking secrets to be uncovered in the charred wreckage, grim evidence of lethal greed and twisted hunger, and of nightmare occurrences within the private confines of family. A terrible feeling is driving police inspector Alan Banks in his desperate hunt for answers—an unshakable fear that this killer's work will not be done until Banks's own world is burned to the ground.
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Ne Jouez Pas Avec Le Feu
P. Robinson
3,8(126)Évaluer
Dans le petit matin glacé de janvier, deux péniches en feu sur un canal du Yorkshire. Au milieu des décombres, deux cadavres calcinés. Pour l'inspecteur Banks, le meurtre ne fait aucun doute. Mais qui était visé ? Tina, la jeune droguée de seize ans, ou Tom, le mystérieux artiste solitaire ? Lorsque l'incendiaire frappe à nouveau, les talents d'enquêteur de Banks sont mis à rude épreuve...
15
Étrange Affaire
Peter Robinson
400pages
14 heures de lecture
4,0(3866)Évaluer
Sur le répondeur de l'inspecteur Banks, un message de son frère . "Rappelle-moi vite... C'est une question de vie ou de mort...", mais Roy est injoignable et Banks décide de partir pour Londres à la recherche de ce frère businessman qu'il n'a jamais vraiment connu. Parallèlement, dans le Yorkshire, sa collègue Annie Cabbot, chargée, d'élucider le meurtre d'une jeune femme assassinée sur une petite route de campagne, découvre dans la poche du cadavre un papier froissé portant le nom et l'adresse de Banks. Il est clair pour Annie et pour Banks, qui n'a trouvé à Londres qu'un appartement vide, que les deux affaires sont liées. Mais parvenir à l'établir risque de les confronter à des conséquences terrifiantes... Un suspense nerveux, sec, et pourtant chargé d'une atmosphère intime et prenante. Avec son personnage de flic complexe, amateur de jazz et de bon whisky, Robinson s'impose comme un des auteurs majeurs du polar contemporain.
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Piece of my heart
Peter Robinson
533pages
19 heures de lecture
4,0(4020)Évaluer
The stunning new Inspector Banks novel, backed by a major advertising drive to take Peter Robinson to Number One.
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Friend of the Devil
Peter Robinson
4,0(6242)Évaluer
Chief Inspector Banks returns in number one bestselling Peter Robinson's new crime novel.
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All The Colors of Darkness
Peter Robinson
3,7(168)Évaluer
In a world of terror and uncertainty, what does one small death matter? The body hanging from a tree in a peaceful wood appears to Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot to be a suicide. Further investigation into the sad demise of Mark Hardcastle, the set designer for the local amateur theater company, leads to the corpse of Mark's older, wealthier lover, brutally bludgeoned to death. Suddenly the case demands the attention of Chief Inspector Alan Banks, called back from his vacation even though nothing suggests this wasn't a crime of passion followed by remorse and self-destruction. But machinations within the shadow world of secret government only add to the colors of darkness already shading this troubling affair. And a stubborn policeman who will not be frightened away could lose everything in one terrifying, explosive instant.
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Bad boy
Peter Robinson
3,9(734)Évaluer
Things go very wrong when the police swoop down on a home in Eastvale to seize a reported handgun. In the confusion, Patrick Doyle, a former neighbour of Banks', is shot. Doyle's daughter Erin is to blame for the gun being in the house, and while she's in police custody, her housemate in Leeds, Tracy Banks, decides to let Erin's boyfriend know that the police have been around their place. Bad decision.
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Bad Boy
Collectif d'auteurs
3,4(24)Évaluer
When Juliet Doyle finds a gun in her daughter's bedroom, she turns to old friend DCI Alan Banks for advice. But Banks is on 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 attractive, ambitious, and surrounded by an intoxicating air of mystery. He's also very dangerous. When Tracy warns him 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, unsuspecting of Tracy's precarious situation, Banks is plunged into his most terrifying, personal case yet.
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Watching the Dark
Peter Robinson
3,8(156)Évaluer
Detective Inspector Bill Reid is killed by a crossbow in the tranquil grounds of a police rehabilitation centre, and compromising photos are found in his room. DCI Banks, brought in to investigate, is assailed on all sides.
21
Children of the Revolution
Peter Robinson
387pages
14 heures de lecture
3,8(3880)Évaluer
Ex-college lecturer Gavin Miller is found dead; his distorted body strewn across a disused railway track near his home. There's no sign of a struggle, and no concrete evidence except for one distinguishing package: £5,000 of cash, tucked inside the man's pocket. But when DCI Banks delves into Miller's past, he uncovers a troubled existence tarnished by accusations of abuse and misconduct which throws up an array of puzzling questions. What really occurred at the college where the victim used to teach? How was he embroiled in political activism at Essex University, over forty years ago? And what links him to an upstanding pillar of the community, who also harbours a dark secret from her past? One thing is clear: someone will stop at nothing - even murder - to prevent Banks from discovering the truth . . .
22
Abattoir Blues
Peter Robinson
3,9(2469)Évaluer
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. But when a blood stain is found in an abandoned hangar, and two main suspects vanish without a trace, events take a darkly sinister turn. As each lead does little to unravel the mystery, Banks feels as if the case is coming to a dead end. Until a road accident reveals some alarming evidence, thought to be disposed, 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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When the music's over
Peter Robinson
416pages
15 heures de lecture
4,0(167)Évaluer
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER In a remote countryside lane in North Yorkshire, the body of a young girl is found, bruised and beaten, having apparently been thrown from a moving vehicle. While DI Annie Cabbot investigates the circumstances in which a 14-year-old could possibly fall victim to such a crime, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Alan Banks is faced with a similar task - but the case Banks must investigate is as cold as they come. Fifty years ago Linda Palmer was attacked by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton, yet no investigation ever took place. Now Caxton stands accused at the centre of a historical abuse investigation and it's Banks's first task as superintendent to find out the truth. While Annie struggles with a controversial case threatening to cause uproar in the local community, Banks must piece together decades-old evidence, and as each steps closer to uncovering the truth, they'll unearth secrets much darker than they ever could have guessed . . .
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Sleeping in the Ground
Peter Robinson
4,0(191)Évaluer
A terrible crime. No obvious motive. Banks is on the case. 'Top-notch police procedure' - Jeffery Deaver A shocking mass murder occurs at a wedding in a small Dales church and a huge manhunt follows. Eventually, the shooter is run to ground and things take their inevitable course. But Banks is plagued with doubts as to exactly what happened outside the church that day, and why. Struggling with the death of his first serious girlfriend and the return of profiler Jenny Fuller into his life, Banks feels the need to dig deeper into the murders, and as he does so, he uncovers forensic and psychological puzzles that lead him to the past secrets that might just provide the answers he is looking for. When the surprising truth becomes clear, it is almost too late.
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Careless Love
Peter Robinson
352pages
13 heures de lecture
3,7(152)Évaluer
A young local student has apparently committed suicide. Her body is found in an abandoned car on a lonely country road. She didn't own a car. Didn't even drive. How did she get there? Where did she die? Who moved her, and why? Meanwhile a man in his sixties is found dead in a gully up on the wild moorland. He is wearing an expensive suit and carrying no identification. Post-mortem findings indicate he died from injuries sustained during the fall. But what was he doing up there? And why are there no signs of a car in the vicinity? As the inconsistencies multiply and the mysteries proliferate, Annie's father's new partner, Zelda, comes up with a shocking piece of information that alerts Banks and Annie to the return of an old enemy in a new guise. This is someone who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants - and suddenly the stakes are raised and the hunt is on.
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Many Rivers to Cross
Peter Robinson
384pages
14 heures de lecture
3,7(163)Évaluer
The 26th instalment of the Number One bestselling series 'The master of the police procedural' Mail on Sunday 'The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' Stephen King *** A skinny young boy is found dead - his body carelessly stuffed into wheelie bin. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called to investigate. Who is the boy, and where did he come from? Was he discarded as rubbish, or left as a warning to someone? He looks Middle Eastern, but no one on the East Side Estate has seen him before. As the local press seize upon an illegal immigrant angle, and the national media the story of another stabbing, the police are called to investigate a less newsworthy death: a middle-aged heroin addict found dead of an overdose in another estate, scheduled for redevelopment. Banks finds the threads of each case seem to be connected to the other, and to the dark side of organised crime in Eastvale. Does another thread link to his friend Zelda, who is facing her own dark side? The truth may be more complex - or much simpler - than it seems . . .
Dry Bones That Dream. The Hanging Valley
Peter Robinson
The price of love
Peter Robinson
3,8(76)Évaluer
When DCI Alan Banks arrived in Eastvale his life was every bit as much of a mess as it is now. But he is holding an envelope that could change everything he understood about the events that sent him north twenty years ago. Walking again the narrow alleys and back streets of his mind, he remembers the seedy Soho nights of his last case - dubious businessmen in dodgy clubs, young girls on the game. And a killer on the loose. In addition to the brand new novella that fills in the gaps in Banks's life before Yorkshire, Peter Robinson gives us ten more brilliant and eclectic stories that have never before been published in the UK. The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle finds that murder may be just another game of risk. Is a suitcase of cash worth a man's head on a plate? And tragedy leads a young boy to learn the price of love . . .
The Price of Love and Other Stories
Peter Robinson
618pages
22 heures de lecture
4,0(4)Évaluer
This collection of short fiction showcases the author's renowned psychological insight and exceptional character development. Each story delves into complex human emotions and relationships, offering readers a compelling exploration of the intricacies of the human experience. With a blend of tension and depth, the narratives reflect the author's mastery in crafting engaging and thought-provoking tales that resonate long after reading.
Not Safe After Dark. A Necessary End
Peter Robinson
3,8(49)Évaluer
1st Pan Omnibus 2005 edition paperback, fine In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
Dedicated Man/Gallows View
Peter Robinson