{"product_id":"aftermath","title":"Aftermath","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe mystery novels of Peter Robinson (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e is his 12th) have only increased with power and intelligence. It's a dirty little secret of the crime-fiction genre that many of its writers simply spin their wheels, repeating a successful formula and hoping, if not assuming, that their fans won't notice. Writers like Robinson, however, actually seem to grow in front of our eyes, delivering books of greater complexity each time. His previous two books, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCold Is the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a Dry Season\u003c\/i\u003e, were equally novels of character and novels of crime and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike recent books by fellow English writers Reginald Hill, Val McDermid and Stephen Booth, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e centres upon a grim case in which attractive young girls have disappeared, victims of a cunning psychotic killer whose identity is well concealed behind a façade of respectability. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks of the Yorkshire Police is in charge of the case, but he's also got unavoidable personal distractions. His estranged wife is pregnant by her lover and wants the divorce he's been dragging his heels over.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is nothing cosy about the kind of English mysteries written by Peter Robinson, even if they do take place in picturesque rural villages. He's not afraid of gore, deviance, violence or any of the baser emotions and it's a raw old world behind the hedgerows and cottage walls. If \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e is your first taste of his tough-tender sensibility, it won't be surprising if you are soon hooked on the work of one of today's most accomplished practitioners of detective fiction. --\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227189068123,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/1_5c128447-bf50-4eb7-82ec-6fd309cfaa0e.jpg?v=1697806869","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/aftermath","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}