num_pages: 398
description: The fifth chilling mystery in the acclaimed Inspector Banks series - 'a definite contender for fiction's new top cop' Independent on Sunday.It should have been a cosy scene - roaring fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stero, Christmas lights and tree. But appearances can be deceptive. For Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been brutally murdered.Chief Inspector Alan Banks is called to the grim scene. And he soon has more suspects than he ever imagined. As he delves into her past, he realizes that for Caroline secrecy was a way of life, and her death is no different. His ensuing investigation is full of hidden passions and desperate violence...
language: English
title: Past Reason Hated
titlecomplete: Past Reason Hated (Inspector Banks, #5)
characters: Ruth Dunn, Claude Ivers, Patrick Farlowe, Rachel Pierce, Dr. Charles Stewart Glendenning, Sergeant Jim Hatchley, Patsy Janowski, The Reverend Piers Catcott, Sandra Banks, Ursula Kelley, Marcia Cunningham, David Craig, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, Susan Gay, Teresa Pedmore, Vic Manson, Phil Richmond, Fred Rowe, Peter Darby, Mr Hartley, Nancy Wood, Colm Grey, Rob Chalmers, Mike Tolliver, Christine Cooper, Tuffy Telford, James Conran, Billy Morley, Caroline Hartley, Carol Ellis, Superintendent Gristhorpe, Barney Merritt, Veronica Sheldon, David Cooper, Gary Hartley, Faith Green
genres: British Literature, Mystery, Fiction, Suspense, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 6166
places: United Kingdom
series: Inspector Banks
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Arthur Ellis Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Pan MacMillan