FREE DCI BANKS: COLD IS THE GRAVE PDF Peter Robinson | 480 pages | 16 Sep 2011 | Pan MacMillan | 9780330544382 | English | London, United Kingdom DCI BANKS “COLD IS THE GRAVE” | In recent years, the career of Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has been stalled-and, in fact, very nearly destroyed-by the petty animosities of his politically ambitious senior officer Chief Constable Riddle. But when nude pictures of Riddle's runaway teenage daughter show up on a pornographic website, he turns to Banks for help. The trail leads Banks first to London's Soho, an area of strip clubs and sex shops, then to the upmarket Little Venice, where Emily Riddle is living with a dangerous gangster with ties to DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave of rock music. At first she refuses to come home, but later Emily turns up at Banks's hotel, bruised and frightened and asking for his help. Soon she is back with her family in Yorkshire, and Banks's work appears to be done. Other concerns occupy Banks's time; a major reorganization and expansion of Eastvale Regional Headquarters has brought Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot back into his life, and she soon finds demons of her own DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave face. DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave they begin an investigation into the slaying of Charlie Courage, a low-level petty crook, a murder occurs at an Eastvale nightclub, filling the tabloids with headlines that scream of scandal, sex and high-level corruption. It is a cold and savage homicide that shakes Banks to his core, and it soon leads to shocking revelations that suggest it is somehow linked to the Charlie Courage affair. The grim discoveries of the unfolding investigation lead Banks in a direction he does not wish to go: the past and private world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Riddle. The series has Stephen Tompkinson as its lead actor in the Banks role. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirected from Cold is the Grave. 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Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks' life is shaken to the core when he is unexpectedly pulled into the investigation of a young girl's disappearance in this DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave suspense novel from the hand of a modern master. Robinson shows he has only begun to dig into the personality of his tenacious, thoughtful inspector. But these aren't unusual circumstances, for the runaway is the daughter of a man who's determined to destroy the dedicated Yorkshire policeman's career and good DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave pulled into the past and private world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Jimmy Riddle. Peter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling skills in this twisting novel of suspense that proves one can never escape their pasts—especially when there are sordid secrets waiting to be revealed. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published September 4th by Avon first published September 1st More Details Original Title. Inspector Banks Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Cold is the Graveplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Cold is the Grave Inspector Banks, His unorthodox style has brought him in constant conflict with his superiors including Chief Constable Jeremiah Riddle. He had read a little about the subject and named his spirit Haltia, after the Finnish, generally believed to be the spirit of the first person to lay claim to a site either by lighting a fire on it, by building a house on it, or even, in some cases, the first person to die there. She has not only left him, but moved in with some other bloke. Banks drinks too much Laphroaig Scotch Whisky, a bit steep for his pocketbook, but it brings a slice of amber heaven into what could be a gloomy existence. He is a big fan of Graham Greene which certainly gives me a point of reference with him. He is more than a bit put off, after settled into a good book and pouring himself a few fingers of Scotch, when he gets the call from Riddle needing to see him right away. It is storming, Riddle is an acknowledge foe intent on ruining his career, but the detective in Banks is intrigued by Riddle, of all people, reaching out to him for help. It seems, Riddle needs the very skills he abhors in Banks to help him find his daughter. Emily Riddle, sixteen going on thirty, ran away from home after leaving her parents in disarray. She made demands of them and then when they gave her what she wanted she loathed them all the more for it. Banks finds her living with a thug named Barry Clough, but he has had other names. Clough is a gangster with a rock star image of himself and a penchant for underage girls. Banks extracts the girl, dodges a rather embarrassing and potentially career ending temptation, and returns the girl to her parents. She was wearing denim capris that came halfway DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave her calves, and a loose cable-knit sweater. She walked DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave, he noticed, showing off her shapely ankles and slim feet, the toenails painted crimson. Not quite. Little does Banks know, but he is now entwined with the Riddle family and will find himself further drawn into the drama of that dysfunctional family. Banks has another issue, an ongoing one, with the dynamic and sometimes enigmatic Annie Cabbot. She is a police officer working under well not literally anymore Banks. She broke off her relationship with Banks, but the snaring pheromones are still dancing the tango between the two of them. Because of their history they have difficulty being totally honest with each other that leads to misunderstandings DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave leads to a very unhappy investigating team. The twist and turns of the plot are excellent. People seemingly without motive are revealed to be so much more than they seem to be. Bodies continue to be found, taking some much sought after truth to the grave, and adding more layers to an already complex web of deceit. Banks continues to doggedly sort out the truth from the lies and eventually makes some soul crushing revelations that leave all parties involved stunned and reeling from the implications. I was quite content to hang around with Alan Banks and watch him find missing cats or guard a watermelon patch, but a great character coupled with an interesting plot certainly makes it a book I can recommend to those that enjoy a great mystery and well drawn characters. A mystery that can be called literature. View all 12 comments. My new favorite Banks. Banks and the Chief does not see eye to eye about anything, but the latter acknowledges Banks' abilities. The Chief cannot go himself because the moment the daughter My new favorite Banks. The Chief cannot go himself because the moment the daughter gets wind of her father's looking for her, she's bound to go into deeper hiding. Banks cannot go in his capacity as a policeman, so what does he do in the course of his inquiries? He tells all and everyone that he's the girls I know I compared the top of the crop of these and others There is a lot happening both in the investigation and in Banks' DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave. He's become superior officer to the brilliant Annie Cabbott, who he has personal history with and that complicates their working relationship. His history with the Chief constable and with the daughter also very much so, of course. What I liked best about the book was that situations arise that could presumably lead to great misunderstandings and complications and lots of times I found myself going "oh, now I know what's going to happen Then, when you're part relaxed, DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave confused, something does happen and from a totally other and unforeseen direction! This, in combination with sometimes mundane routine work and sometimes pettiness in characters, makes the story life-like and the characters seem real. Add a healthy dose of Britishness, atmosphere and nice musical references and you have a brilliant Banks' mystery as made for summer reading. View DCI Banks: Cold is the Grave 3 comments. This one occurs four or five months after the events of In a Dry Season. Banks is still living alone in his cottage, faintly hoping he can get back together with his estranged wife Sandra, and trying to figure out how to work with his attractive DS Annie Cabott after their fling.