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cimorene1558's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Too much detective's personal life and I'm so tired of Bank's music--I really don't care what the blasted man is listening to!
ladyreading365's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
balthazarlawson's review against another edition
4.0
I've read a lot of books in this series and not in order. This book answers a lot of questions about the private life of the main character Alan Banks. It's the characters I enjoy the most about the series.
In this book what seems a simple murder to solve turns into something much more and it's not that straight forward a case. Banks puts his career on the line to get to the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. He is not looking for a convenient solution to the case like the chief constable is and this brings the two into conflict beyond the normal dislike of someone.
A pivot book in the series and definitely worth reading.
In this book what seems a simple murder to solve turns into something much more and it's not that straight forward a case. Banks puts his career on the line to get to the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. He is not looking for a convenient solution to the case like the chief constable is and this brings the two into conflict beyond the normal dislike of someone.
A pivot book in the series and definitely worth reading.
paronomaniac's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, and Racial slurs
chartsh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
weaselweader's review against another edition
4.0
“Someone … kicked seven shades of shit out of him … sometime after eleven o’clock last night.”
Jason Fox, an angry, young, white man, up to his neck with hatred, racism and xenophobia in the local neo-Nazi group, the Albion League, is stomped to death in an alley outside a local pub after closing time. Racial tensions rise to the boiling point when it seems open and shut that a group of men of color – Pakistani and Arab, to be more painfully precise – are the killers but insufficient evidence demands that, according to the law, they must be released.
DEAD RIGHT is a superb word play title for a first-rate police procedural that deals with an issue that is front and center in headlines today all around the world. Banks continues to be the Inspector Banks that his growing legion of fans expect him to be – an observant, accomplished investigator who knows his place is in the field and would rather be any place other than behind a desk “co-ordinating”; a lover of classical music, most notably opera (he loves Cosi Fan Tutte), accompanied by a couple of fingers of good Scotch (Laphroaig is a special favourite); a family man who misses a daughter newly out of the house and off to college; and, a faithful and loving but less than dutiful, attentive husband who is duly shocked by a wife looking for some time and space to herself.
DEAD RIGHT is vintage Robinson materiel and a most satisfying read. Detective Constable Susan Gay’s infatuation with Banks is left hanging and readers will be wondering where that will go (or not) in the next instalment. Count me in.
Paul Weiss
Jason Fox, an angry, young, white man, up to his neck with hatred, racism and xenophobia in the local neo-Nazi group, the Albion League, is stomped to death in an alley outside a local pub after closing time. Racial tensions rise to the boiling point when it seems open and shut that a group of men of color – Pakistani and Arab, to be more painfully precise – are the killers but insufficient evidence demands that, according to the law, they must be released.
DEAD RIGHT is a superb word play title for a first-rate police procedural that deals with an issue that is front and center in headlines today all around the world. Banks continues to be the Inspector Banks that his growing legion of fans expect him to be – an observant, accomplished investigator who knows his place is in the field and would rather be any place other than behind a desk “co-ordinating”; a lover of classical music, most notably opera (he loves Cosi Fan Tutte), accompanied by a couple of fingers of good Scotch (Laphroaig is a special favourite); a family man who misses a daughter newly out of the house and off to college; and, a faithful and loving but less than dutiful, attentive husband who is duly shocked by a wife looking for some time and space to herself.
DEAD RIGHT is vintage Robinson materiel and a most satisfying read. Detective Constable Susan Gay’s infatuation with Banks is left hanging and readers will be wondering where that will go (or not) in the next instalment. Count me in.
Paul Weiss
gracenow's review against another edition
4.0
Well crafted, great detecting by Banks. I wasn't too thrilled when I found out it was about neo-Nazis, but the racism didn't overpower the mystery at all.
shahrun's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed this book. Not the best I've ever read. But it did have some plot twists I didn't see coming. Having said that I did guess correctly on others. Average.