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. and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed.--Seattle Times on Children OF THE REVOLUTION Multiple award-winning, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselli. . .
He\'s certain there\'s more to the mystery than meets the eye .
Yet Banks isn\'t about to stop, even if it means risking his career.
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.
Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter politics.
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.
In the four years since his dismissal for sexual misconduct, he\'d been living like a hermit.
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. and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed. . .
He\'s certain there\'s more to the mystery than meets the eye .
Yet Banks isn\'t about to stop, even if it means risking his career.
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.
Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter politics.
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.
In the four years since his dismissal for sexual misconduct, he\'d been living like a hermit.
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