Since this is book 20, I suspect I've missed a lot of Banks' personal life. And by the events in his recent life that were referenced while reading the book, I'm pretty sure I'm right. Even with that, I didn't have any issues keeping up with what was going on.
Banks is called out to the murder of a man who's been killed by a crossbow. Since he's dealing with a cop, the case ends up making Banks work with Professional Services. He's not happy about it, especially since his partner, Annie, is coming back after recovering from a serious injury.
As the case progresses, Banks discovers that this isn't just a murder investigation. There's also a missing girl, blackmail, immigrants who are being mistreated, and corruption. Banks believes the murder and the disappearance of the girl are connected, but he has some trouble getting others to agree with him.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It's a little on the long side, and like most books I read that are this length, it could have been shorter. With it's length and the amount of twists and turns, it's no wonder that every case on the TV series is two episodes long! I found that the length didn't bother me, though. There is some minimal language and references to sex and rape in there.
For me personally, I liked the story. Would I read more in the future? Maybe. The things that would prevent me are the length and the amount of detail that didn't necessarily need to be in there. There's a lot of brand name dropping and Banks' style of music isn't something that I listen to, so all the details of what he was listening to (which pops up a lot) kinda lost me. Even though I don't plan on reading more of these, I still want to give it a Good Book! review for a well written and thought out story.
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