Bad Boy is the 19th novel by Canadian detective fiction writer Peter Robinson in the Inspector Banks series.[1]

Bad Boy
AuthorPeter Robinson
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Alan Banks, #19
GenreCrime novel
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK)
McClelland & Stewart (Canada)
William Morrow (US)
Publication date2010
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback)
ISBN978-0340836972
Preceded byAll the Colours of Darkness 
Followed byWatching The Dark 

Reception

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Cheryl Parker of the Ottawa Citizen wrote: "The story flags toward the end, requiring two chapters to explain the previous non-stop action. But otherwise it's a page-turner — the highest praise for crime fiction."[2] Gary Curtis of The Hamilton Spectator "highly recommended" the novel, though criticized its characterisation of Banks.[3] Catherine Ford of the Calgary Herald opined that while the novel is "well written and interesting", it "lacks a gripping narrative".[4]

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  1. "Peter Robinson's Official Website » Bad Boy – 2010". Inspectorbanks.com. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. Parker, Cheryl (10 October 2010). "Ladies love outlaws in Robinson's new Banks mystery". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. Curtis, Gary (22 January 2011). "Alan Banks is off his game". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. Ford, Catherine (19 September 2010). "Alan Banks is off his game". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
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