Bad Boy

　　Starred Review. Robinson tries something different in hisexcellent 19th novel to feature Det. Chief Insp. Alan Banks (afterAll the Colors of Darkness) by keeping the Yorkshire policemanoffstage for the first half of the book. Banks's daughter, Tracy,knows that her friend, Erin Doyle, is dating a bad boy. But shedoesn't know how bad Jaff McCready is until the recovery of a gunat Erin's parents' home results in a fatal accident. Before Tracyknows what's happening, Jaff whisks her on an adventure, eventuallyhiding out at Banks's house while her father is on holiday inAmerica. As Det. Insp. Annie Cabbot searches for Jaff, Tracy'sinfatuation turns sour when she finds Jaff's suitcase of drugs,money, and a gun, and becomes his hostage. When Banks returns toYorkshire, he has to balance his roles as a cop and a father.Robinson deftly integrates Banks's personal life with an acute lookat British attitudes about police, guns, and violence in thisstrong entry in a superb series.　　Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of ReedElsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to theHardcover edition.