4.29.2014

Children of the Revolution, Robinson - B

                                               DCI Alan Banks is at it again.  A man in his early sixties is found dead in the woods. There's 5000 pounds in his pocket. We learn that he was broke and the early conclusion is that he had to be blackmailing someone.  The likely candidate is Lady Chalmers, wife of a noted West End producer and a successful writer in her own right. But,why?  The story takes us back to the early 70's, a time of tremendous social change in England and along the way, we get a tutorial on Marxism and the coal miners.  As I said in this space a year ago this month, Banks is my favorite and the retirement question raised last year has been addressed. It's been put off.

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