“So vivid that even those who aren’t usually fans of procedural thrillers will fill their fingers burning.” — People (Critic's Choice)
“[Robinson’s] talents...account for both the quickness of mind that makes Banks such a keen protagonist.” — New York Times Book Review
“Kept us up past our bedtime.” — Boston Globe
“Robinson is not just a master storyteller, he’s a literary magician.” — Montreal Gazette
“Crime fiction at its best.” — Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Smooth as single malt.” — Washington Post
“A taut pleasure.” — Daily News
“A tale that’s both satisfyingly traditional in one regard, and thoroughly up-to-date in its setting and psychological insight.” — Orlando Sentinel
“Robinson is on a winning streak.” — Tampa Tribune
“[PLAYING WITH FIRE] has a loud ring of truth and a good deal of suspense.” — Chicago Tribune
“Robinson has won just about every mystery award there is….His latest shows why.” — Booklist (starred review)
“An engaging pleasure…like red wine, [Banks] gets better and more interesting with age.” — Publishers Weekly
The novels of Peter Robinson are: “Deeply nuanced works of art.” — Dennis Lehane
“The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market.” — Stephen King
“Stunningly complex and intricately plotted....Peter Robinson fools and entertains me with every twist.” — Nevada Barr
“Complex and intelligent.” — London Sunday Times
“Exquisitely complex and atmospheric.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Taut, carefully thought out…with plots that are refreshingly cliché-free.” — Time Out London
“Cunning…authentic and atmospheric.” — The Independent (London)
“Different and intriguing.” — Sunday Telegraph
Peter Robinson is: “A gifted creator of fully fleshed and vividly present characters.” — Boston Globe
“A happy discovery.” — Lady Antonia Fraser in the London Sunday Times
“A skillful writer…” — Houston Chronicle
“Absorbing…Robinson continues to stretch the boundaries of the standard procedural.” — Orlando Sentinel
“Robinson actually seems to grow in front of our eyes, delivering books of greater complexity each time.” — Otto Penzler
“Splendid.” — San Diego Union-Tribune
“The equal of legends in the genre such as P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch