Past Reason Hated

Past Reason Hated
Author Peter Robinson
Country Canada
Language English
Series Inspector Alan Banks, #5
Genre Crime novel
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date
1991
Media type Print (Hardback), (Paperback)
ISBN 0-330-49162-8
OCLC 50495235
Preceded by The Hanging Valley
Followed by Wednesday's Child

Past Reason Hated is the fifth novel by Canadian detective fiction writer Peter Robinson in the multi award-winning Inspector Banks series of novels. The novel was first printed in 1991, but has been reprinted a number of times since. The novel won the 1992 Arthur Ellis Award for 'Best Novel'.[1]

Plot

The body of Caroline Hartley is found one evening before Christmas by her lover, Veronica Shildon. It is a cosy scene–log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree–but Caroline is naked and covered in blood. Detective Constable Susan Gay is the first detective at the scene. She has recently been promoted to C.I.D. and the case soon takes on overwhelming professional and personal importance for her. DC Gay and Chief Inspector Alan Banks soon find plenty of suspects as they begin to delve into Caroline’s past and the women’s present life: Veronica’s ex-husband, who is a well-known composer; a feminist poet; the cast and crew of a play Caroline was rehearing; and Caroline’s eccentric, reclusive brother, Gary Hartley. Inspector Banks’s fifth case is an ironic, suspenseful tale of family secrets, hidden passions and desperate violence.

References

  1. "Arthur Ellis Award Winners 1984-2005". Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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