Inspector Banks · Book 22
Abattoir Blues
- Published
- 1 January 2014
- Pages
- 472
- ISBN-13
- 9781471295942
- Type
- novel
About this book
Abattoir Blues (2014) is the twenty-second Inspector Banks novel at 472 pages, arriving between Children of the Revolution and When the Music's Over. It continues a series often compared to Inspector Morse or early Wallander for its slow-burn, atmosphere-first approach.
Its place in Inspector Banks
Abattoir Blues is book 22 in the Inspector Banks series. It follows Children of the Revolution. It is followed by When the Music's Over. See the full Inspector Banks reading order.
Alan Banks left a burnt-out career in the Metropolitan Police for what he expected to be a quieter posting in the fictional Yorkshire market town of Eastvale — and instead spent nearly three decades investigating murders that dig into the fault lines of small-town and rural England: old grudges, class resentment, and secrets that surface decades later. Peter Robinson wrote Banks as a genuine music and whisky enthusiast whose personal tastes colour the prose, and let his home life evolve in real time across the…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781471295942