Cold Is the Grave

an Inspector Banks mystery

Plot

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has reached a turning point. With his wife living with another man in London and his career in the doldrums thanks to Chief Constable Riddle, it is time to ring the changes. Perhaps a move to the National Crime Squad? Perhaps a second chance with Sandra? Then late one night he's summoned to Riddle's house - and his plans take a surprising new turn. The Chief Constable's sixteen-year-old daughter Emily has run away and for once Riddle wants Banks to use his unorthodox methods to find her without fuss.