In a Dry Season: An Inspector Banks Novel (Inspector Banks series Book 10)

May 2023 - epub format revised and verified by zardox (no changes to book content). Series: Inspector Banks #10 Genre: Mystery ebook, 366 pages Paperback, 442 pages Published: 1999 Edition: HarperCollins eBook (2006) In the blistering, dry summer, the waters of Thornfield Reservoir have been depleted, revealing the ruins of the small Yorkshire village that lay at its bottom—ruins that house the unidentified bones of a murdered young woman. Detective Chief Inspector Banks faces a daunting challenge: he must unmask a sadistic killer who has escaped detection for half a century. For the dark secrets of Hobb's End continue to haunt the dedicated policeman, even though the town that bred them has died and its former residents have been scattered to far places—or even to their graves. Demonstrating once again why Peter Robinson is a master of suspense, "In a Dry Season" is a powerful, insightful, and searing novel of past crimes and present evil. New York Times Bestselling And Edgar Award-winning Author Peter Robinson Delivers An Unforgettable, Compelling Thriller Of A Lost Village And The Deadly Secrets That Are Unearthed Upon Its Discovery—secrets That Include Murder. In The Blistering, Dry Summer, The Waters Of Thornfield Reservoir Have Been Depleted, Revealing The Ruins Of The Small Yorkshire Village That Lay At Its Bottom—ruins That House The Unidentified Bones Of A Murdered Young Woman. Detective Chief Inspector Banks Faces A Daunting Challenge: He Must Unmask A Sadistic Killer Who Has Escaped Detection For Half A Century. For The Dark Secrets Of Hobb's End Continue To Haunt The Dedicated Policeman, Even Though The Town That Bred Them Has Died And Its Former Residents Have Been Scattered To Far Places—or Even To Their Graves. Demonstrating Once Again Why Peter Robinson Is A Master Of Suspense, In A Dry Season Is A Powerful, Insightful, And Searing Novel Of Past Crimes And Present Evil. AIn the blistering, dry summer, the waters of Thornfield Reservior have been depleted, revealing the ruins of the small Yorkshire village that lay at its bottom, bringing with it the unidentified bones of a brutally murdered young woman. Detective Chief Inspector Banks faces a daunting challenge: he must unmask a killer who has escaped detection for half a century. Because the dark secret of Hobb's End continue to haunt the dedicated policeman even though the town that bred then has died--and long after its former residents have been scattered to far places ... or themselves to the grave. From an acknowledged master writing at the peak of his storytelling powers comes a powerful, insightful, evocative, and searingly suspenseful novel of past crimes and present evil In Yorkshire, a dried water reservoir yields the skeleton of a woman who has been dead for fifty years. Inspector Banks learns the victim was a flirtatious World War II farm girl. The area was full of Yanks and her husband was at the front