In A Dry Season By Peter RobinsonDuring a blistering summer, drought has depleted Thornfield Reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobb's End hidden from view for over 40 years. For a curious young boy this resurfaced hamlet has become a magical playground until he unearths a human skeleton. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is given the impossible task of identifying the victim a woman who lived in a place that no longer exists, whose former residents are