Piece of My Heart - Softcover

Robinson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060544368 ISBN 13: 9780060544362

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson's Chief Inspector Alan Banks must turn to a murder committed in the 1960s in order to solve a present-day homicide as he races to uncover their common link.

1969 . . . In an era of free love and rebellion, a dead body is discovered among the detritus of a recently concluded rock festival--a beautiful young woman stabbed so savagely through the chest that a piece of her heart was sliced off.

Now . . . A freelance journalist, a stranger to the region, is savagely bludgeoned to death in a shocking act of violence with no apparent motive.

Two murders separated by four decades are investigated by two very different but equally haunted investigators--one, a casualty of war unable to come to terms with a confusing new world; the other, a rogue policeman harboring ghosts of his own. But the truth behind a grisly present-day slaying may somehow be hidden in the amplified, drug-induced fog of a notorious past, propelling Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into the darkest shadows of the peace, love, and rock 'n' roll generation.

A complex, multi-layered thriller, Piece of My Heart once again attests to Peter Robinson's incomparable storytelling genius.

"Keeps you turning the pages into the night.... [Chief Inspector Banks is] good company."--New York Times Book Review

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Review:

"The best series now on the market." -- Stephen King

"First-rate." -- Washington Post Book World

"Wonderful...multi-layered mystery." -- Michael Connelly

First-rate. --Washington Post Book World

The best series now on the market. --Stephen King

"Wonderful...multi-layered mystery."--Michael Connelly

"A fast-moving story [with] some knockout scenery and an assemblage of delicately drawn characters."--Raleigh News & Observer

"First-rate."--Washington Post Book World

"The best series now on the market."--Stephen King

"Robinson has kept up an astonishingly high standard...make no mistake, he's among the very best."--London Times

From the Publisher:

Neal Pearson turns out another cracking Inspector Banks performance in this taut thriller spanning the 60s to the present, this time with Hugh Ross providing an extra dimension as Banks' determined 1960s counterpart. If you enjoyed the previous Inspector Banks mysteries you'll love this, Robinson's best thriller yet - and a tense, gripping audiobook that's perfect for crime fans everywhere.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060544368
• ISBN 13: 9780060544362
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 430