Abattoir Blues - The 22nd DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural

The twenty-second instalment of the bestselling DCI Banks series, called 'Classic Robinson: labyrinthine plot merged with deft characterisation' by The Observer. Two missing boys; a stolen bolt gun; one fatal shot. Three ingredients for murder. Misled from the start, DCI Banks and his team are far from enthusiastic when they're called to investigate the theft of a tractor. But this is no trivial case of rural crime.
A blood stain is found in an abandoned hangar, two main suspects vanish without a trace, and events take a darkly sinister turn. As each lead does little to unravel the mystery, Banks feels like the case is coming to a dead end. Until a road accident reveals some alarming evidence, which throws the investigation to a frightening new level. Someone is trying to cover their tracks - someone with very deadly intent .