Not Dark Yet
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Summary
The twenty-seventh installment of the #1 bestselling Inspector Banks series by the grand master of the genre （Literary Review）， Peter Robinson。
The gruesome double-murder at an Eastvale property developer's luxury home should be an open and shut case for Superintendent Alan Banks and his team of detectives。 There's a clear link to the notoriously vicious Albanian mafia， men who left the country suspiciously soon after the murder。 When Banks and his team find a cache of spy-cam videos hidden in the house， the investigation pivots to another violent crime that could cast the murders in an entirely different light。
Meanwhile， Banks's friend Zelda is increasingly uncertain of her future in Britain's hostile environment。 She thinks she will be safer in Moldova， hunting the men who enslaved her， than she is Yorkshire or London。 Her search takes her back to the orphanage where it all began。 By stirring up the murky waters of the past， Zelda is putting herself in greater danger than ever before。
And as the threat to Zelda escalates， so does the danger for Banks and all those around them 。 。 。
The gruesome double-murder at an Eastvale property developer's luxury home should be an open and shut case for Superintendent Alan Banks and his team of detectives。 There's a clear link to the notoriously vicious Albanian mafia， men who left the country suspiciously soon after the murder。 When Banks and his team find a cache of spy-cam videos hidden in the house， the investigation pivots to another violent crime that could cast the murders in an entirely different light。
Meanwhile， Banks's friend Zelda is increasingly uncertain of her future in Britain's hostile environment。 She thinks she will be safer in Moldova， hunting the men who enslaved her， than she is Yorkshire or London。 Her search takes her back to the orphanage where it all began。 By stirring up the murky waters of the past， Zelda is putting herself in greater danger than ever before。
And as the threat to Zelda escalates， so does the danger for Banks and all those around them 。 。 。
Reviews
Elaine
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I can't really rate this fairly because I couldn't get past the first quarter of the book。 I realized how totally lost I was in not understanding who the characters were and what happened prior to this book。 Unless you read the preceding book （or books） it's too hard to follow。 I can't really rate this fairly because I couldn't get past the first quarter of the book。 I realized how totally lost I was in not understanding who the characters were and what happened prior to this book。 Unless you read the preceding book （or books） it's too hard to follow。 。。。more
Luanne Ollivier
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Not Dark Yet is the 27th entry in Peter Robinson’s fabulous Inspector Banks series。 I’ve read each and everyone and couldn’t wait to pick up this latest。 Not Dark Yet picks up where the last book left off。 We met Zelda in the 25th book， Careless Love。 She worked with law-enforcement to identify those in the sex trafficking trade， that she herself survived。 She moved to Eastvale and has found a partner and new life within Banks' circle。 But for Zelda， she feels like she has unfinished business wi Not Dark Yet is the 27th entry in Peter Robinson’s fabulous Inspector Banks series。 I’ve read each and everyone and couldn’t wait to pick up this latest。 Not Dark Yet picks up where the last book left off。 We met Zelda in the 25th book， Careless Love。 She worked with law-enforcement to identify those in the sex trafficking trade， that she herself survived。 She moved to Eastvale and has found a partner and new life within Banks' circle。 But for Zelda， she feels like she has unfinished business with her past。Banks and his team have business to attend to as well - there's been a double murder at a luxury home。 The Albanian mafia may have been responsible - and a series of covertly filmed videos that add another layer to the case。The plotting in Robinson's books is always intricately woven。 Seemingly disparate threads are slowly but expertly woven together。 The conclusion is always satisfying， but not always what the reader might have imagined。 The plots ring true， often taking inspiration from current social issues and headlines。 Banks has always had a strong moral compass，- but it doesn't always fit into the legal parameters of the department。 Indeed， he makes some interesting choices in Not Yet Dark - and I can't say I disagree with them。 Regular supporting characters Annie and Gerry are back。 Annie has always been a favorite of mine and Gerry has really grown on me。 Inspector Banks books are meant to be savored。 The story moves along well， but at a thoughtful pace that allows the reader to ruminate along with Alan。 I enjoy his honest self contemplation and his love of music。 （I often search out his playlists） He seems world weary in this latest - I hope it doesn't herald the end of Banks。。。。Another excellent addition to this series。 。。。more
Mary Ann
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Quick and easy read
Denise
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I love Robinson's series of books but this is not one of my favorites。 The themes are dark， with little to lighten things up， making the book a slog at times。 I highly recommend the author， but start with other books。 I love Robinson's series of books but this is not one of my favorites。 The themes are dark， with little to lighten things up， making the book a slog at times。 I highly recommend the author， but start with other books。 。。。more
Liz
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I had not read any of the other books because I didn’t realize this was part of a series。 I enjoyed it all the same even without reading the others。
Linda Gaines
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Robinson's stories are always well-written and full of interesting characters。 I still like all the music he listens to。 Robinson's stories are always well-written and full of interesting characters。 I still like all the music he listens to。 。。。more
Tracy
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Thank you for another lovely mystery， Peter and Alan， sorry for your loss。
Kathy
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Love the Inspector Banks series。
Eadie
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Property developer， Connor Clive Blaydon， is found dead。 DCI Alan Banks investigations and finds out that the murder may be tied to a rape by Blaydon。 Zelda， a friend of Banks， is determined to bring the men who abused her to justice。 Banks believes that stirring up the murky waters of the past will put Zelda in far greater danger than ever before。 This book 27 of the series can act as a standalone but starting at book 1 will give you a better understanding of the characters。 Besides， the earlie Property developer， Connor Clive Blaydon， is found dead。 DCI Alan Banks investigations and finds out that the murder may be tied to a rape by Blaydon。 Zelda， a friend of Banks， is determined to bring the men who abused her to justice。 Banks believes that stirring up the murky waters of the past will put Zelda in far greater danger than ever before。 This book 27 of the series can act as a standalone but starting at book 1 will give you a better understanding of the characters。 Besides， the earlier books are more exciting and interesting and it's probably time for Robinson to move on from this series。 。。。more
Valenti Degas
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Only gave this one star because I’m giving up on these Banks stories。 Once again I was intensely irritated but the constant never ending music references。 It just drive me nuts。 Sorry。 No more。
Noreen
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3。5Another good DI Banks - it kept me going and it was a good read。 Will there be another？？？
Terri
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There is nothing as satisfying to me as sinking into the newest installment of a favorite top-tier crime series。 This outstanding addition to the DCI Alan Banks series， （#27）， delivers everything you would expect from this author， （whose characters just keep getting better with age） and at the same time， introduces a bit of a wistful and nostalgic tone that makes me wonder if changes are afoot in this series for Banks （who at this point， has seen many of his cronies off into retirement）。 If so t There is nothing as satisfying to me as sinking into the newest installment of a favorite top-tier crime series。 This outstanding addition to the DCI Alan Banks series， （#27）， delivers everything you would expect from this author， （whose characters just keep getting better with age） and at the same time， introduces a bit of a wistful and nostalgic tone that makes me wonder if changes are afoot in this series for Banks （who at this point， has seen many of his cronies off into retirement）。 If so that would be sad。DCI Alan Banks is a fabulous， complex， and compassionate character - an odd-duck British detective who is a passionate lover of music （a multitude of genres， but always best on vinyl）， a bit of a wise-guy， and a proud father of two young adults （each of them moving on and away with the next stages of their lives）。 Banks， at this point in the series single again， is now given to “dark and lonely” contemplations over a glass or two of red wine （sometimes whiskey）， at home alone in his gravel-fronted cottage， wondering if fighting crime can really form the meaningful substance of an entire life。 In a bit of new twist， in this book Banks’s detecting forms only one of the three main threads running in parallel that interleave to form this story。 Banks， with the help of his NCA and international contacts， comes up against pure evil as he pursues the killer of a notorious villain with ties to sex-trafficking and drugs in deep affiliation with the Albanian mob。 Meanwhile， the rest of Bank’s core team， DC Gerry Masterson and DI Annie Cabbot follow their own inquiries （leading to several clever plot twists and turns） after the discovery of the drugging and rape of a young girl。The final thread re-introduces beautiful Zelda， a mysterious figure who we know to be running from a past full of “deeds that haunted her”， leaving her to wonder if she could ever “remake herself into a decent normal human being”。 As we have seen before， （and although we get to know more of Zelda’s background in this novel） Zelda and Banks clearly have unfinished business。The plot is complex， each thread interesting and engaging in its own right， and in typical Peter Robinson fashion， all three threads weave together beautifully into a grand finale that is oddly satisfying as well as （typical of good series form） tantalizingly suggestive of things to come。 I can’t wait to read the next edition of this wonderful series。 A big thank you to NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for an advance review copy of this novel。 All thoughts presented are my own。 。。。more
Kat Crumb
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A great mystery and crime novel except all the music refrences 。 I love DCI Bank's 。Thank to William Morrow & goodreads for opportunity to read this novel A great mystery and crime novel except all the music refrences 。 I love DCI Bank's 。Thank to William Morrow & goodreads for opportunity to read this novel 。。。more
Chris-Cuddy
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The 27th outing for the Banks police procedural series and it shows。 This nicely ties up events from previous instalment but feel this could have been done in one novel。
Wayne's
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Brings to an end the Zelda story， which I think has dragged on for too long。。
Molly
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This is the third in the sort of trilogy about Zelda （Nelia Melnic）， after Careless Love and Many Rivers to Cross。 This one opens with Zelda in Maldova， looking to exact revenge on men who harmed her as a teenager， then moves on to Annie & Gerry's investigation into a grainy video found in recently murdered Connor Blaydon's house of a young woman being raped during one of Blaydon's many parties。 The book is about as dark as you would expect given the storylines， but I liked this one better than This is the third in the sort of trilogy about Zelda （Nelia Melnic）， after Careless Love and Many Rivers to Cross。 This one opens with Zelda in Maldova， looking to exact revenge on men who harmed her as a teenager， then moves on to Annie & Gerry's investigation into a grainy video found in recently murdered Connor Blaydon's house of a young woman being raped during one of Blaydon's many parties。 The book is about as dark as you would expect given the storylines， but I liked this one better than the previous two。 。。。more
Pcox
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。5 a few twists and turns that I appreciated being surprised by but the subject matter was tough。
Robert Fontenot
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Ok perhaps the 27th book in the series isn’t the best time to jump in but even so there was nothing in the characters， scenes or writing style to make me remotely interested in going back to the start。 Every part of it felt so much like a continuation of an ongoing story that was even a little unsure why it was published as a separate volume。
Ron Chicaferro
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I can't believe that this is the 27th Inspector Banks book！ It just seems like I started these a few years ago！ Peter Robinson is just as good a writer today as he was back 1n 1985。 Not Dark Yet covers two investigations: The one with Zelda （this is a repeat character from the last few books） covered by Banks and a murder being covered by Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot - Annie and Alan Banks had previously been a couple。 Much of the book is covering Zelda's story - a sad one to say the least。 I can't believe that this is the 27th Inspector Banks book！ It just seems like I started these a few years ago！ Peter Robinson is just as good a writer today as he was back 1n 1985。 Not Dark Yet covers two investigations: The one with Zelda （this is a repeat character from the last few books） covered by Banks and a murder being covered by Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot - Annie and Alan Banks had previously been a couple。 Much of the book is covering Zelda's story - a sad one to say the least。 Its a story of Croatian gangs， kidnapped teenage girls and what happens to them - a story that you'll be happy to forget， if you can。 Annie is working on a murder case that is complex and tricky。 You'll be thrilled to chase down the suspects in either Alan or Annie's cases - you'll have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to cover these suspects - they are a miserable lot！ Enjoy！！ 。。。more
Sam Sattler
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Not Dark Yet， Peter Robinson’s twenty-seventh “DCI Banks Novel” picks up where the previous Banks novel， Many Rivers to Cross， leaves off， bringing Zelda’s story to what seems to be a logical place to leave it。 Zelda， for those unfamiliar with the goings-on in Many Rivers to Cross， is a stunningly beautiful Eastern European woman who was abducted by a sophisticated ring of sex traffickers as a seventeen-year-old as she walked out the front door for the last time of the orphanage in which she had Not Dark Yet， Peter Robinson’s twenty-seventh “DCI Banks Novel” picks up where the previous Banks novel， Many Rivers to Cross， leaves off， bringing Zelda’s story to what seems to be a logical place to leave it。 Zelda， for those unfamiliar with the goings-on in Many Rivers to Cross， is a stunningly beautiful Eastern European woman who was abducted by a sophisticated ring of sex traffickers as a seventeen-year-old as she walked out the front door for the last time of the orphanage in which she had grown up。 Zelda now lives in Yorkshire with one of Banks’s best friends， and if he were only to admit it to himself， Alan Banks is probably a little bit in love with Zelda， too。Zelda is something called a “super-recognizer，” meaning that she is highly skilled at recognizing faces years after she has last seen them， even in old photos and videos。 This is a skill especially valued by law enforcement authorities， and they have made good use of Zelda’s willingness to work with them in locating and identifying sex traffickers who would much prefer to remain anonymous。 But being a super-recognizer also allows Zelda to locate the men responsible for making her a sex slave so that she can extract her own brand of revenge on them， and she is determined to do exactly that。In a parallel plot-line， Banks， Annie， and the rest of the team are trying to find the killer of Connor Clive Blayton， a wealthy man who was found floating face-down in the luxury pool inside his mansion。 Blayton was known for the wild， anything goes， parties at which he enjoyed nothing more than surrounding himself with celebrities and powerful politicians。 But after a trove of secretly recorded video recordings are found — and reviewed — the list of people who would be happy enough to see Blayton’s mouth closed for good turns out to be a long one。 One recording， however， stands out to investigators because it shows the brutal rape of what appears to be an underaged young woman — and that’s the thread that investigators start yanking on in hopes that it will somehow lead them to the killer they seek。 At this point in his career， Banks is a seasoned investigator with a good track record， and he has pretty much seen it all。 But it’s one thing to investigate a crime， and it’s another thing entirely to get caught up in the crime himself。 Before this one is over， Banks will be second-guessing both his future as a policeman and the fine line that sometimes separates the good guys from the bad guys。Bottom Line: Not Dark Yet is a satisfying chapter of Alan Banks’s life， adding personal details about Banks， his family， and his friends to the man’s history while the two separate police investigations run their course。 There’s even a potentially ominous （for fans） hint at the end of the novel that Banks may be pondering a change in his lifestyle when one character asks if Banks is going to arrest them， and he responds， “No， I’ve had enough of all that。 More than enough。” So， even if he remains a cop， Alan Banks is going to be a different cop from the one he was before he met Zelda。 。。。more
Jake
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I tried to get through this but only got 100 pages in。 Then I had to stop。The writer kept doing these huge information dumps via conversation between two characters where he just offloads all the stuff we need to know about one of the characters。"Oh yeah， I forgot you had a degree in quantity surveying" - that kind of thing where he drops some important clue about someone that we might need later。And these conversations would go on forever。。。。And the rest of it I just found boring。 Endless refer I tried to get through this but only got 100 pages in。 Then I had to stop。The writer kept doing these huge information dumps via conversation between two characters where he just offloads all the stuff we need to know about one of the characters。"Oh yeah， I forgot you had a degree in quantity surveying" - that kind of thing where he drops some important clue about someone that we might need later。And these conversations would go on forever。。。。And the rest of it I just found boring。 Endless references to the kind of music the main character likes along with other crap about his lifestyle。 It didn't make me feel like I was getting to know the character - it just felt really dull。I think the writer breaks the cardinal rule of show don't tell again and again and again。 。。。more
Julie
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A very strong entry in the series。 I liked DI Banks's more laid-back approach， exploring the grey areas and nuances of criminal investigation， not just the facts in black and white。 He continues to evolve after 27 books， which is something I really appreciate about this series。 This was the second crime novel I've read recently involving human trafficking in England， the other being Susie Steiner's Remain Silent; both were very sobering looks at the horrors of individual lives ruined at the hand A very strong entry in the series。 I liked DI Banks's more laid-back approach， exploring the grey areas and nuances of criminal investigation， not just the facts in black and white。 He continues to evolve after 27 books， which is something I really appreciate about this series。 This was the second crime novel I've read recently involving human trafficking in England， the other being Susie Steiner's Remain Silent; both were very sobering looks at the horrors of individual lives ruined at the hands of criminals who don't value human life。 Zelda is a wonderful character who we have followed through several books， gradually becoming more important to the plots。 I hope Peter Robinson continues her story。 。。。more
Ms McG
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Rape， human trafficking， being held captive - all too common in current mysteries， so much so that they have become almost trite。
Cathy
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It helps if you remember the Zelda arc that precedes this。 Seems to be more musical references as others point out。 Sometimes it’s distracting as I stop to search and listen。
Pam Coon
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This is the 27th novel by the author featuring the legendary detective， Alan Banks。 It begins with the murder of Connor Blaydon in his spacious home equipped with many spy cams。 But the detective discovers more than he bargained for when he sees the grainy video of the brutal rape of a young woman， whose image is too blurred to identify。 If the team of detectives can discover her identity it could lead to solving the murder。 Meanwhile， the tension rises when it is revealed that another young wom This is the 27th novel by the author featuring the legendary detective， Alan Banks。 It begins with the murder of Connor Blaydon in his spacious home equipped with many spy cams。 But the detective discovers more than he bargained for when he sees the grainy video of the brutal rape of a young woman， whose image is too blurred to identify。 If the team of detectives can discover her identity it could lead to solving the murder。 Meanwhile， the tension rises when it is revealed that another young woman， the companion to Banks' old and dear friend， Raymond， has disappeared。 Zelda may be more than a good friend to Banks， so that adds to the tension of her disappearance。 She is determined to bring the men who abused and kidnapped her in her youth to justice but her path puts her in far greater danger than she can imagine。 Banks pursues both angles。 。。。more
Connie
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3。5 stars！ After his last book， I wasn’t sure I wanted to read another！ I’m glad I did。 This continuation of the plot involving Zelda from the last book moves rapidly and I didn’t want to read anything else but this book。 Alan gets to be father of the bride in this one and some harrowing things happen to him and Zelda。Recommended！
Leslie Ayala
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Once again a great DCI Banks mystery！！！ Banks is such a great character and interesting guy！！
Sue Marie
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The latest entry in the Inspector Banks series is a winner。 Three cases appear to overlap---but in what ways？
Sherrie
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The music references， although just as tiresome， were less frequent which enabled me to give this book one more star than last time。 But generally this storyline is tired now， the main character not that likeable， I wasnt that bothered what had happened to her to be honest。 Time for Banks to retire I think。
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