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All The Colours Of Darkness (2000)

by Peter Robinson(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

034083692X (ISBN13: 9780340836927)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

series

Inspector Banks

review 1: Peter Robinson's "All The Colors Of Darkness" is a fully developed "novel of suspense" featuring Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks that parallels William Shakespeare's play "Othello." Based in England, Robinson makes the story richer and more enjoyable by describing the interiors of his character's residences and the parts of England they travel and work in. Preoccupied by a complicated personal past, Banks comes across as a well-read, love-struck, music aficionado with an ability to persist when others give up. It's this attitude that provides the tension in the main case causing the mystery to take on a series of twists and turns that brings out his brilliance. Besides Banks, his fellow police officers, Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot, Detective Superintendent Gerv... moreaise and Winsome, also provide support and counter-balance to his investigation. Surprisingly Robinson skillfully mixes in characters and historical incidences spanning from the 1960s to 2009 in with his story, providing a peek into where England has been and where it's going.
review 2: I will continue to read the Banks mysteries but this one was different and I have mixed feelings. It begins with what turns out to be a murder-suicide, which is high profile enough that it pulls Banks away from a holiday. However, has he gets in to the motivation for the crimes, he gets mixed up with M16, the Brit equivalent of the CIA. There's a lot going on here - not-so-subtle warnings to back out of any more investigating, hints that loved ones are being watched, statements that one should just walk away and forget was he has seen. On the one hand I found this one to be more contrived. On the other hand, in these days of Snowden and the statements about how little privacy we has these days, I wonder how much is in Robinson's (Hollywood-influenced) imagination and how much could really happen. less

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