The Summer That Never Was
The 13th novel in the number one bestselling Inspector Alan Banks crime series
$22.50
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2025
Summary
When a body is found, Banks must confront his past.
A skeleton has been unearthed. Soon the body is identified, and the horrific discovery hits the headlines. Fourteen-year-old Graham Marshall went missing during his paper round in 1965. The police found no trace of him. His disappearance left his family shattered and his best friend, Alan Banks, full of guilt.
That friend has now become Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, and he is determined to bring justice for Graham. Bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035058440 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035058448 |
| Author: | Peter Robinson |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 130mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I’m wrong – Stephen King, Sunday Times bestselling author of Holly
A powerfully moving work – Ian Rankin, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus novels
Top-notch police procedure – Jeffery Deaver, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Lincoln Rhyme series
A wonderful novel – Michael Connelly, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Lincoln Lawyer series
An expert plotter with an eye for telling detail * The New York Times *
It would be easy to become addicted to Robinson * The Observer *
An addictive crime novel series * The New York Times *
One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series * Independent *
The master of the police procedural * The Mail on Sunday *
Near, perhaps even at, the top of the British crime writers’ league * The Times *
Peter Robinson emerges as a definite contender for fiction’s new top cop * Independent on Sunday *
Peter Robinson is a mystery writer’s mystery writer … I can’t imagine a more flawless police procedural * The Globe and Mail *
About The Author
Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson is author of twenty-four books in the number one bestselling DCI Banks series, as well as two collections of short stories and three standalone novels, including the number one bestseller Before the Poison. Peter’s critically acclaimed crime novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world.
Peter’s DCI Banks novels were adapted into a major ITV1 drama by Left Bank Pictures. Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) played Inspector Banks and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy’s Law) played 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.
Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and lived between Richmond and Canada. He died in October 2022.
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