'The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong.' - Stephen King.

From the master of police procedural and bestselling author of Standing in the Shadows comes A Necessary End, book three in Peter Robinson's the Inspector Banks series.

Peace destroyed. Lives in ruin. Banks must race to find the killer . . .

Everyday life in Eastvale is shattered when a policeman is stabbed to death after an anti-nuclear demonstration turns violent. Superintendent 'Dirty Dick' Burgess, Banks's nemesis, descends with vengeful fury on those he deems responsible.

Inspector Banks is uneasy about Burgess's mishandling of the case, but despite being warned off he puts his career in jeopardy to continue his search for the truth, knowing if he is to keep his job, he must beat Burgess to the killer . . .

Now a major British ITV drama DCI Banks, this novel is followed by the fourth book in this Yorkshire-based crime series, The Hanging Valley.

A Necessary End is Peter Robinson's enthralling third novel in the Inspector Banks series which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.

About the Author

Peter Robinson's DCI Banks became a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson as Inspector Banks and Andrea Lowe as DI Annie Cabbot.

Peter's standalone novel Before the Poison won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada. Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and divided his time between Richmond, UK, and Canada until his death in 2022.

Reviews
Inspector Banks - a man for all seasons, he knows that often the answers to the clues he seeks are hidden in his own heart -- Michael Connelly
An award-winning writer with ideas that are imaginative and plots that are refreshingly cliche-free * Time Out *
If you haven't caught up with Peter Robinson already, now is the time to start * Independent on Sunday *



Book Information
ISBN 9781509857050
Author Peter Robinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 254g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 131mm * 24mm