The Summer That Never Was by Peter Robinson

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The Summer That Never Was by Peter Robinson

Alan Banks must return home and face the greatest fear of his childhood. The Summer That Never Was is Peter Robinsons thirteenth novel in the Inspector Banks series, which inspired the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.
The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the marketTry one and tell me I’m wrong -- Stephen King, bestselling author of Holly
An expert plotter with an eye for telling detail * The New York Times *
It would be easy to become addicted to Robinson * The Observer *
Top-notch police procedure -- Jeffery Deaver, bestselling author of The Final Twist
An addictive crime novel series * The New York Times *
One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series * Independent *
The master of the police procedural * The Mail on Sunday *
Near, perhaps even at, the top of the British crime writers’ league * The Times *
Peter Robinson emerges as a definite contender for fiction’s new top cop * Independent on Sunday *
Peter Robinson is a mystery writer’s mystery writer . . . I can’t imagine a more flawless police procedural * The Globe and Mail *

Peter Robinson is author of twenty-four books in the Number One Bestselling DCI Banks series as well as two collections of short stories and three standalone novels, including the Number One bestseller Before The Poison. Peter's critically acclaimed crime novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world.

Peter's DCI Banks was a major ITV1 drama by Left Bank productions. Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) plays Inspector Banks, and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy's Law) plays 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.

Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and lived between Richmond and Canada. He died in October 2022.

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ISBN 13 9781035058440
ISBN 10 1035058448
Title The Summer That Never Was
Author Peter Robinson
Series The Inspector Banks Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2025-08-28
Number of pages 528
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.