by Peter Robinson
This book was just released. Generally I have enjoyed the books by Robinson about Inspector Banks but I found this one very disappointing. Robinson has not published for quite a while and I am wondering if he has run out of ideas/inspiration.
I did not enjoy this book. I felt it was too derivative. It has two parallel crimes. One is a famous celebrity from years before who is being accused of sexual harassment of underage girls decades before. The other is the murder of a 14 year old girl who had sex/was raped by three people shortly before her death and was later brutally battered and found dead on the side of the road.
The story of the aged celebrity is just piggy-backing on recent news stories in Britain. The second story involves angst against immigrants and immigration in Britain and it turns out the young girl was part of a Pakisani run sex trade ring. The book may reflect the current mood in Britain but again I feel he was again just borrowing fron current events.
I generally like Peter Robinson's books but this one was really disappointing as far as I am concerned.
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