Wednesday's Child is the seventh novel by crime-writer Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson (novelist)

Dr. Peter Robinson is an English crime writer, based in Canada. He is best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks...

, published in 1992 and is sixth in the multi award-winning Inspector Alan Banks

Inspector Alan Banks

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is the fictional protagonist in a series of crime novels written by acclaimed writer Peter Robinson.-Background:...

 series, and was the first of Robinson's novels to be shortlisted for the Edgar Award

Edgar Award

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...

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Plot summary

Meek Brenda Scupham has her child temporarily removed by authorities. They fail to actually return Gemma, causing Brenda to realize something has gone wrong. Meanwhile, Banks is investigating a murder at an abandoned mine. These cases soon converge.

External links

• Dedicated page on author's website