{"product_id":"bad-boy-an-inspector-banks-novel-isbn-9780062002150","title":"Bad Boy: An Inspector Banks Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant! With \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, author Robinson once again achieves the high bar he’s set in all his previous Inspector Banks books…This one will stay with you for a long time.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jeffery Deaver, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRoadside Crosses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector Alan Banks faces his most challenging, personal, and terrifying case yet when his own daughter crosses paths with a psychopath, in Peter Robinson’s superb \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e. Dennis Lehane, author of \u003cem\u003eMystic River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShutter Island\u003c\/em\u003e, calls the novels of Peter Robinson, “chilling, evocative, deeply nuanced works of art.” Stephen King calls them, “the best series now on the market.” If you have not yet discovered this \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling crime fiction master and his exceptional detective, now is definitely the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed internationally bestselling author Peter Robinson delivers a fast-paced, nail-biting thriller in which Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks must face his most challenging and personal case yet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But since Banks is away on holiday, his partner, Annie Cabbot, steps in. The woman tells Annie that she's found a loaded gun hidden in the bedroom of her daughter, Erin—a punishable offense under English law. When an armed response team breaks into the house to retrieve the weapon, the seemingly straightforward procedure quickly spirals out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut trouble is only beginning for Annie, the Eastvale force, and Banks, and this time, the fallout may finally do the iconoclastic inspector in. For it turns out that Erin's best friend and roommate is none other than Tracy Banks, the DCI's daughter, who was last seen racing off to warn the owner of the gun, a very bad boy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrust into a complicated and dangerous case intertwining the personal and the professional as never before, Annie and Banks—a bit of a bad boy himself—must risk everything to outsmart a smooth and devious psychopath. Both Annie and Banks understand that it's not just his career hanging in the balance, it's also his daughter's life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Robinson once again achieves the high bar he’s set in all his previous Inspector Banks books: gut-wrenching plotting alongside heart-wrenching portraits of the characters who populate his world, not to mention the top-notch police procedure. This one will stay with you for a long time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of Roadside Crosses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Peter Robinson and the Detective Banks series: “Exemplary.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exquisite.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Inspector Banks is a man for all seasons.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thrilling—brilliantly plotted, beautifully paced.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouise Penny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bad Boy is very, very good indeed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrand magazine on Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best series now on the market. Try one and tell me I’m wrong.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A murderous psychopath presents Alan Banks with the most intensely personal challenge of the maverick detective’s storied career.  Superbly cinematic from the beginning to the explosive finale, this would be a thrilling movie.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Wambaugh, New York Times bestselling author of Hollywood Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another outstanding crime novel from Robinson.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) on Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“(A) strong entry in a superb series.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You’d better buy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Excellent characterization and skillful plotting make this an engrossing read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A top-notch thriller that further advances Banks’ development as one of the most intriguing characters in detective fiction….With emotional literacy and inexorable momentum that builds tension to the breaking point, Robinson reaffirms his place in the top cadre of police-procedural writers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch on Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888657920229,"sku":"NP9780062002150","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062002150.jpg?v=1730229557","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/bad-boy-an-inspector-banks-novel-isbn-9780062002150","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}