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About the Author

Peter Robinson's award-winning novels have been named a Best-Book-of-the-Year by Publishers Weekly, a Notable Book by the New York Times, and a Page-Turner-of-the-Week by People magazine. Robinson was born and raised in Yorkshire, but has lived in North America for more than twenty-five years. He now divides his time between North America and the U.K.

Praise for Playing with Fire LP: A Novel of Suspense…

“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