A Necessary End

A Necessary End is Peter Robinson's enthralling third novel in the Inspector Banks series which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.

<p><b>&lsquo;The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong&rsquo; &ndash; Stephen King</b><br><br><b>From the master of police procedural and bestselling author of <i>Standing in the Shadows</i> comes <i>A Necessary End</i>, book three in Peter Robinson&rsquo;s Inspector Banks series.</b><br><br>Peace destroyed. Lives in ruin. Banks must race to find the killer . . .<br><br>Everyday life in Eastvale is shattered when a policeman is stabbed to death after an anti-nuclear demonstration turns violent. Superintendent &lsquo;Dirty Dick&rsquo; Burgess, Banks&rsquo;s nemesis, descends with vengeful fury on those he deems responsible.<br><br>Inspector Banks is uneasy about Burgess's mishandling of the case. Despite being warned off, he puts his career in jeopardy to continue his search for the truth &ndash; knowing that, if he wants to keep his job, he must beat Burgess to the killer . . .<br><br><b>'Inspector Banks &ndash; a man for all seasons, he knows that often the answers to the clues he seeks are hidden in his own heart' &ndash; Michael Connelly, author of <i>Fair Warning</i></b><br><br><b>Adapted into a major ITV drama, <i>DCI Banks.<br><br>A Necessary End </i>is the third entry in this Yorkshire-based crime series. It is followed by book four, <i>The Hanging Valley</i>.</b></p>