The Price of Love and Other Stories - Softcover

Robinson, Peter

3.81

1,248 ratings by Goodreads

9780061809491: The Price of Love and Other Stories

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061809497 ISBN 13: 9780061809491

Publisher: Avon A, 2010

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From the New York Times bestselling author comes a riveting collection of short fiction, marked by the piercing psychological insight and brilliant characterization that are hallmarks of his acclaimed novels.

Ever since the publication of his first mystery featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks, Peter Robinson has been steadily building a reputation for compulsively readable and perceptive novels that probe the dark side of human nature. Plumbing the territory that he has so successfully staked, The Price of Love and Other Stories includes two novellas and several stories featuring the Yorkshire policeman at his finest.

In the novella "Going Back," never before published in the United States, Banks returns home for a family reunion, only to find it taking a decidedly sinister turn. In "Like a Virgin," written especially for this volume, Banks revisits the period in his life and the terrible crime that led him to leave London for Eastvale. And in between, the disparate motives that move us to harm one another, from love and jealousy to greed and despair, are all explored with fascinating depth.

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Review:

"The writing is, as always with Robinson, colorful and evocative, and the characters are brilliant in their unpersonable way. This book is a must for Peter Robinson completists, of course, but also for anyone who appreciates good stories well told."--Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"This collection distinguishes itself from recent crime anthologies....The final novella is a deeply satisfying procedural."--Library Journal

"Outstanding story collection....Banks fans will be delighted....An excellent introduction to one of the best voices in contemporary crime fiction."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the Publisher:

Several of the (poorer) reviews for this book are based on not realising that this is a novella and collection of stories.

The product description, and the blurb printed on the book, make it very clear that it is not a novel:
'In addition to the brand-new novella that fills in the gaps in Banks's life before Yorkshire, Peter Robinson gives us ten more brilliant and eclectic stories that have never before been published in the UK.'.

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