Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated (UK 2019)

From the Publisher:
Past Reason Hated is the fifth novel in Peter Robinson's bestselling Inspector Banks series.

A BRUTAL KILLING. NUMEROUS SUSPECTS. BANKS MUST UNCOVER THE TRUTH.
It should have been a cosy scene -- log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree. But appearances can be deceptive. For Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been brutally murdered.

Inspector Alan Banks is called to the grim scene. And he soon has more suspects than he ever imagined. As he delves into her past, he realizes that for Caroline, secrecy was a way of life, and her death is no different. His ensuing investigation is full of hidden passions and desperate violence...

Past Reason Hated is followed by Wednesday's Child in the Inspector Banks series.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated. A DCI Banks Novel. Pan, ISBN: 9781509859078 (December, 2018), 397 p., £8.99.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated (USA 2016)

From the Publisher:
From New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson comes this gripping thriller -- in the tradition of Louise Penny and Elizabeth George -- set in a picturesque Yorkshire village during the upcoming Christmas season... but one of its residents will not be celebrating this holiday.

Chief Inspector Alan Banks knows that secrecy can sometimes prove fatal, and secrets were the driving force behind Caroline Hartley's life... and death.

She was a beautiful enigma, brutally stabbed in her own home three days prior to Christmas. Leaving her past behind for a forbidden love affair, she mystified more than a few. And now she is dead, clothed only in her unshared mysteries and her blood.

In this season of giving and forgiving, Banks is eager to absolve the innocent of their sins. But that must wait until the many facets of a perplexing puzzle are exposed and the dark circle of his investigation finally closes... and when a killer makes the next move.

Past Reason Hated is a relentlessly suspenseful novel that shows why Peter Robinson is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular mystery writers.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated. An Inspector Banks Mystery. William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780062431172 (March, 2016), 373 p., $14.99.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated (UK 2013)

From the Publisher:
Past Reason Hated is the fifth novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, following on from The Hanging Valley.

It should have been a cosy scene -- log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree. But appearances can be deceptive. For Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been brutally murdered.

Inspector Alan Banks is called to the grim scene. And he soon has more suspects than he ever imagined. As he delves into her past, he realizes that for Caroline, secrecy was a way of life, and her death is no different. His ensuing investigation is full of hidden passions and desperate violence...

Past Reason Hated is followed by the sixth book in this Yorkshire-based crime series, Wednesday's Child.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated. Pan, ISBN: 9781447225485 (August, 2013), 398 p., £7.99.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated (UK 2002)

From the Publisher:
It should have been a cosy scene - log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree. But appearances can be deceptive. For Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been brutally murdered. Inspector Alan Banks is called to the grim scene. And he soon has more suspects than he ever imagined. As he delves into her past, he realises that for Caroline, secrecy was a way of life, and her death is no different. His ensuing investigation is full of hidden passions and desperate violence...

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated. An Inspector Banks Novel. Pan, ISBN: 0330491628 (December, 2002), 398 p., £6.99.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated (USA 2000)

From the Publisher:
A picturesque Yorkshire village is dressed in its finest for the upcoming Noel. But one of its residents will not be celebrating this holiday.

Chief Inspector Alan Banks knows that secrecy can sometimes prove fatal'and secrets were the driving force behind Caroline Hartley's life -- and death. She was a beautiful enigma, brutally stabbed in her own home three days prior to Christmas. Leaving her past behind for a forbidden love affair, she mystified more than a few. And now she is dead, clothed only in her unshared mysteries and her blood. In this season of giving and forgiving, Banks is eager to absolve the innocent of their sins. But that must wait until the many facets of a perplexing puzzle are exposed and the dark circle of his investigation finally closes -- and when a killer makes the next move.

Peter Robinson: Past Reason Hated. An Inspector Banks Mystery. Avon Books, ISBN: 0380733285 (October, 2000), 363 p., $6.99.