Peter Robinson's Detective Chief Inspector Banks is one of mystery's most enduring characters. Inspector Banks Investigates, the second Inspector Banks omnibus, gathers together the brilliant, complicated detective's fourth, fifth, and sixth cases.
The Hanging Valley
Did it begin with the faceless, maggot-ridden corpse in a valley above the village of Swainshead, or an unsolved murder in the same area over five years ago? With the wealthy and powerful Collier brothers wielding their influence, the villagers are silent, and time is running out for Inspector Banks...
Past Reason Hated
Banks uncovers the unusual and disturbing past of Caroline Hartley, a victim for whom secrecy was a way of life. AS the number of suspects builds, a shocking portrait of family secrets, hidden passions, and desperate violence emerges...
Wednesday's Child
A seven-year old girl is kidnapped, and there is a dreadful possibility of ritual satanic abuse. A corpse is found at an abandoned mine. When the two cases converge, Inspector Banks confronts one of the most truly terrifying villains he will ever meet...