Strange Affair

“Robinson has won just about every mystery award there is….His latest shows why.” (Booklist (starred review) )“Splendid.” (San Diego Union-Tribune )“The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market.” (Stephen King )“Stunningly complex and intricately plotted....Peter Robinson fools and entertains me with every twist.” (Nevada Barr )“Cunning…authentic and atmospheric.” (The Independent (London) )“Robinson is on a winning streak.” (Tampa Tribune )“Exquisitely complex and atmospheric.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review )“Taut, carefully thought out…with plots that are refreshingly cliché-free.” (Time Out London )“A damn fine crime novel...like a master class in crime fiction.” (Baltimore Sun )“Deeply nuanced works of art.” (Dennis Lehane )“The equal of legends in the genre such as P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch )“A fast-moving story [with] some knockout scenery and an assemblage of delicately drawn characters.” (Raleigh News & Observer )“Different and intriguing.” (Sunday Telegraph )“Absorbing…Robinson continues to stretch the boundaries of the standard procedural.” (Orlando Sentinel )“Robinson actually seems to grow in front of our eyes, delivering books of greater complexity each time.” (Otto Penzler )“First-rate … an addictive crime series … bet you can’t read just one.” (Janet Maslin, New York Times )“Smart and shapely ... immaculately constructed.” (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review )“If you haven’t read Robinson .... what on Earth is stopping you? .... A clever and entertaining thriller.” (Miami Herald )“Psychologically acute fiction.” (The Strand )“An engaging pleasure . . . like red wine, [Banks] gets better and more interesting with age.” (Publishers Weekly )“Complex and intelligent.” (Sunday Times (London) )Peter Robinson is:“A gifted creator of fully fleshed and vividly present characters.” (Boston Globe )“A happy discovery.” (Lady Antonia Fraser in the London Sunday Times )“A skillful writer…” (Houston Chronicle )“Fascinating....Robinson, with his usual deft touch and unblinking eye, brings the story to an unexpectedly gut-wrenching conclusion.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch )“Remarkable.” (Globe and Mail (Toronto) )“Flawless plotting and superbly drawn characters….[Robinson] is a master craftsman.” (Tampa Tribune )“Robinson shows he’s a master ... mixes a gritty plot with intense character studies....Consistently compelling.” (Florida Sun-Sentinel )“The best Banks book in years.” (Winnipeg Sun )“Superlative...Deeply absorbing...Gripping.” (Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) )