Strange Affair (novel)

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Strange Affair
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Author Peter Robinson
Language English
Series Inspector Alan Banks, #15
Genre Crime novel
Publisher McClelland & Stewart
Publication date
January 2005
Publication place Canada
Media typePrint (Hardback), (Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-333-98934-0 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC 56806861
Preceded by Playing with Fire  
Followed by Piece of My Heart  

Strange Affair is the 15th novel by Canadian detective fiction writer Peter Robinson in the Inspector Banks series. It was published in 2005.

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Reception

Paul Marck of the Edmonton Journal opined that the novel "never loses the thread of credibility" and that Robinson "never substitutes gimmicks, cheap gunplay or wild assumptions for superlative storytelling", which is what makes it "so good." [1] Jenni Mortin of The StarPhoenix wrote that Robinson has "excelled himself with this one." [2] Desiree Finhert of the Waterloo Region Record wrote that while the novel is "thoroughly researched", it is "not enough to create interest in this connect-the-dots storyline." [3]

References

  1. Marck, Paul (3 April 2005). "Compelling the plumbs inspector's despair". Edmonton Journal . Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  2. Mortin, Jenni (19 February 2005). "Banks guaranteed treat". The StarPhoenix . Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. Finhert, Desiree (12 February 2005). "Latest Inspector Banks tale is short on suspense". Waterloo Region Record . Retrieved 18 March 2025.