num_pages: 320
description: New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson brings us a tantalizing tale of suspense in this classic Inspector Banks thriller.In the long shadows of an alley a young man is murdered by an unknown assailant. The shattering echoes of his death will be felt throughout a small provincial community on the edge—because the victim was far from innocent, a youth whose sordid secret life was a tangle of bewildering contradictions. Now a dedicated policeman beset by his own tormenting demons must follow the leads into the darkest corners of the human mind in order to catch a killer.Delving into the complicated human psyche, Blood at the Root showcases Peter Robinson’s singular talent in an exceptional novel of suspense that will linger in readers’ minds long past the final page.
language: English
title: Blood at the Root
titlecomplete: Blood at the Root (Inspector Banks, #9)
characters: Shirelle Wood, David Wayne, Des Parker, Sergeant Jim Hatchley, Sandra Banks, Maureen Fox, Ken Blackstone, Pamela Jeffreys, Frank Hepplethwaite, Detective Sergeant Craig McKeracher, Superintendent Gristhorpe, Kobir Mukhtar, Vic Manson, Charles Mahmood, Gavin Richards, George Mahmood, Rupert Francis, Asim Nazur, Mark Wood, Ibrahim Nazur, Neville Motcombe, April Hatchley, Detective Superintendent Richard 'Dirty Dick' Burgess, Susan Gay, Wesley "Wes" Campbell, Steven Fox, Tracy Banks (aka Francesca), Jacob Bernstein, Francis "Frankie" Robertson, Fred Rowe, Dr. Burns, Ray Knott, Liza Williams, Carol Ellis, Giles Varney, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, Jeremiah “Jimmy” Riddle, Jason Fox, Richie Hall, Peter Darby
genres: Audiobook, Detective, Thriller, Banks, Crime, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 4961
places: United Kingdom
series: Inspector Banks
publisher: Avon