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==Background:== I have for several years admired the writings of Peter Robinson. In particular I have always enjoyed the Chief Inspector Banks Detective stories. So when I recently earnt enough... more

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  • 61 of 61 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 CPTDANIELS

    Member since 14/06/2003

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    2 Stars The DCI's daughter Review with images 18/03/2012
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    Advantages Advantages Well thought out support Characters

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Slow story that missed DCI Banks influence

    Background: I have for several years admired the writings of Peter Robinson. In particular I have always enjoyed the Chief Inspector Banks Detective stories. So when I recently earnt enough points to received an Amazon voucher and there was a book in this series I hadn't read, there was no real decision to make, I knew I had to purchase it. About the author: Peter Robinson is an English crime author born in 1950. He has enjoyed great success with his DCI Banks stories and this is the 19th in the series. Robinson has won many awards for his pieces of fiction including in 2002 the CWA Dagger ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 elkiedee

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    4 Stars Adventures with a Bad Boy 03/10/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A good read, strengthened role for Banks' female colleagues, a trip to San Francisco

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Reliance of plot on implausibility, a lot of distractions from the main plot, some silly behaviour

    This is the 20th book in Peter Robinson’s long running DCI Alan Banks series about a police detective and his colleagues in the Yorkshire Dales. Unlike the others, it is not a whodunit, but a tale of suspense, as the lives of people close to Banks are at serious risk. I enjoyed this, but would recommend starting with one of the previous 18 novels (#19 was a collection of short stories about Banks), as Bad Boy’s storyline will be more interesting to existing fans of the series. Banks is not even at work for much of this novel, as he has gone on holiday to San Francisco, and the focus shifts to ... more

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EAN 9780340836958
Type Fiction
Genre Crime
Title Bad Boy
Author Peter Robinson

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