Aftermath: The Inspector Banks series

Peter Robinson's DCI Banks became a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson as Inspector Banks and Andrea Lowe as DI Annie Cabbot.

Peter's standalone novel Before the Poison won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada. Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and divided his time between Richmond, UK, and Canada until his death in 2022.

One phone call from a concerned neighbor has inadvertently led police to Terence Payne, the elusive serial killer known only as "Chameleon." Now Payne is in custody, perhaps dying, and a long nightmare appears to be over at last. But is it?
For Alan Banks—currently head of the local police force—too many questions remain unanswered at the chamber of horrors the press will dub the "House of Payne." Because the darkness has not yet lifted, the casualties are still mounting . . . and there are still monsters loose in the world.
Showcasing the dark forces of human nature, master of suspense Peter Robinson is at the height of his storytelling powers in a novel that will leave readers guessing until the final page.

“The novels of Peter Robinson are chilling, evocative, deeply nuanced works of art.” — Dennis Lehane
“A devilishly good plotter...[Robinson’s] characterizations are so subtle that even the psychological profiler is stumped.” — New York Times Book Review
“Engrossing...seamlessly plotted.” — Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Robinson’s last two Banks books have been winners...and so is AFTERMATH.” — Orlando Sentinel
“[A] splendid series.” — The San Diego Union Tribune
“A winner....Returning to the world of Alan Banks is, as always, a pleasure.” — Houston Chronicle
“A winner....Returning to the world of Alan Banks is, as always, a pleasure.” — Boston Globe
“Robinson spins and intricate web...an excellent crime novel.” — Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
“A shocking suspense story that gives the reader a glimpse of the darker side of life.” — Dallas Morning News
“Highly textured.” — Tampa Tribune
“Mystery-mongering at once as sensitive and grandly-scaled as P.D. James.” — Kirkus Reviews (*Starred Review*)
“A proven master...Robinson should find a large audience for this gripping, psychologically astute tale.” — Publishers Weekly (*Starred Review*)
“This multi-layered novel puts Robinson firmly in the upper-echelon of British mystery writers.” — Library Journal
“One of today’s most accomplished practitioners of detective fiction.” — Otto Penzler
“Seamlessly plotted...The tenacious, thoughtful Banks is even fresher than when Robinson began this series...” — Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Aftermath casts [a] spell... Robinson continues to stretch the boundaries of the standard procedural.” — Orlando Sentinel
“Highly textured... Banks is a multidimensional figure struggling to cope with his private demons while directing murder investigations.” — Tampa Tribune