Books like Children of the revolution by Peter Robinson
When a former lecturer is found dead on a disused railway line, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is drawn into a tangled investigation that uncovers decades‑old campus politics and a network of conspirators. Despite warnings from his superiors, Banks presses on, navigating a maze of suspects from the college faculty to political activists. He eventually discovers a surprising truth that shifts the case in unexpected ways, forcing him to confront both his own limits and the hidden forces of corruption that shaped the victim’s life.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Peter Robinson
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