NEWS ere is where we will update you on all current events relating to Peter Robinson. Peter was nominated for the Hammett Prize for Playing with Fire. The prize is awarded by the International Crime Writers Association for "literary excellence in the field of crime-writing as reflected in a book published in the English language in the US and/or Canada the preceding year. Piece of My Heart is now available. Reviewers have said: "Among the best books in the crime fiction genre. It is, indeed, the sort of crime novel that transcends its genre."    —Calgary Herald "As a fascinating and atmospheric exploration of the way the past intrudes on the present, Piece of My Heart is rather brilliant."    —Mo Hayder, Globe and Mail "As Banks puts it, 'the past is never over'—and part of the pleasure is trying to piece together the links....As always, the author's prose is clear, observant and intelligent."    —Publishers Weekly "Banks is one of the most fully drawn figures in this genre of fiction....Piece of My Heart—with a title that refers to grisly forensic evidence as well as to Janis Joplin—makes ingenious use of the overlap between crime and rock stardom."    —Janet Maslin, New York Times "Piece of My Heart brilliantly interweaves past and present, providing two strands of tension for the price of one, and further enhancing Alan Banks's reputation as one of crime fiction's most appealing cops."    —The Times (London) * * * Playing with Fire is now out in paperback. Don't' forget that there are excerpts, interviews, and more in the Books section. That's all the news for now! More to come soon. The Novels of Peter Robinson are: "Deeply nuanced works of art."    —Dennis Lehane "Complex and intelligent."    —Sunday Times (London) "Exquisitely complex and atmospheric."    —Los Angeles Times Book Review "Taut, carefully thought out...with plots that are refreshingly cliche-free."    —Time Out London "Cunning...authentic and atmospheric."    —The Independent (London) "Different and intriguing."    —Sunday Telegraph "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 "A taut pleasure."    —Daily News "Peter Robinson takes the straightforward police procedural and transforms it into something approaching art."    —Calgary Herald "Robinson is not just a master storyteller, he's a literary magician."    —Ottawa Citizen

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