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Description edit
It was a crime of staggering inhumanity: a seven-year-old girl taken from her working class Yorkshire home by an attractive young couple posing as social workers. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks feels certain little Gemma Scupham is dead, yet the motive for her kidnapping remains a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gristhorpe: Add a description of this character.
- Gemma Scupham
- Adam Harkness
- Brenda Scupham
- Les Poole
- Chivers
- Susan
- Carl Johnson
- Alan
- John Fair
- Jenny Fuller
- Sandra
- Westman
- Tracy
- Phil
- Loder
- Brian
- Lenora
- Marjorie
- Fletcher
- Mr. Brown
- Roger
- Peggy Graham
- Linda Fish
- Parkinson
- Patricia Cummings
- Mark
- Mr. Banks
- Hatchley
- Watson
- Jim Hatch
- Vic Manson
- Wim
- Chris
- Theakston
First Sentence edit
The room was a tip, the woman a slattern.
Table of Contents edit
1
One - Four
2
One - Four
3
One - Five
4
One - Four
5
One - Five
6
One - Three
7
One - Five
8
One - Four
9
One - Four
10
One - Four
11
One - Four
12
One - Three
13
One - Four
14
One - Four
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 20 in Inspector Alan Banks. (standard series)
Preceded by Past Reason Hated, and followed by Final Account.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter Robinson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: 1992
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: Viking
ISBN: 0670847666
Page Count: 333
Publisher: 1992
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: Viking
ISBN: 0670847666
Page Count: 333
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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