Final Account (Inspector Banks series Book 7)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (821 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000UOJTTY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 566 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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But the strange revelations about an ordinary accountant's extraordinary secret life are what truly set Chief Inspector Alan Banks off -- as lies breed further deceptions and blood begets blood, unleashing a policeman's dark passions and a violent rage that, when freed, might be impossible to control.. The crime scene is one that could chill the blood of even the most seasoned police officer. There's more than blood and bone beneath the skin The victim, a nondescript "numbers cruncher," died horriblyjust yards away from his terrified wife and daughter, murdered by men who clearly enjoyed their work
Many Twists and Turns Alison S. Coad A mild-mannered accountant is brutally executed as Peter Robinson’s "Final Account" begins, and Detective Inspector Alan Banks is at a loss to understand why someone felt he deserved such a gruesome death. Before too long, though, he finds that there is much more to the man than meets the eye, and following the c. Rose M. Griffith said Okay, but not my favorite. This is my third Inspector Banks (yes, I'm reading them out of order--that's just the way it goes sometimes) and I've liked it the least.For how the story ended--no spoilers--the book could have ended a lot sooner. As it was, the pacing was not as fast as the two previous books (Children of the Revolution and Strange A. "Boring Accountant Gets in Over His Head" according to K. L Sadler. In this mystery, a plain old accountant is found executed on his estate in a gruesome manner with his head blown off, while his daughter and wife are bound in ropes in the house. There seems to be no reason for such a boring man to have been executed in such a manner, but as Alan Banks and his crew start to delve farth
Meanwhile, Rothwell's financial dealings are coming into focus: he was skimming from one of his clients, a drug-dealing Caribbean dictator, and may have been murdered for his transgressions. The few loose ends to the case trouble Banks, and he pursues them until he draws a surprising conclusion. But then a beautiful young musician sees Rothwell's picture in the paper and reveals that he had a secret life: as Robert Calvert, the musician's former lover. From Booklist In the Yorkshire countryside, middle-aged accountant and financial consultant Keith Rothwell is murdered while his wife and daughter are forced to watch. Tremendous plotting and solid characters make this a superior British procedural from the critically acclaimed author of Wednesday's Child. Detective Inspector Alan Banks and his assistant, Constable Susan Gay, are the lead investigators on the case. As Banks and Gay investigate, they revea