May 2023 epub format revised and verified by zardox no changes to book content Series Inspector Banks 7 Genre Mystery ebook 259 pages Paperback 303 pages Published 1994 Final Account also released under title Dry Bones that Dream Theres more than blood and bone beneath the skin The victim a nondescript numbers cruncher died horribly just yards away from his terrified wife and daughter murdered by men who clearly enjoyed their work The crime scene is one that could chill the blood of even the most seasoned police officer But the strange revelations about an ordinary accountants extraordinary secret life are what truly set Chief Inspector Alan Banks off as lies breed further deceptions and blood begets blood unleashing a policemans dark passions and a violent rage that when freed might be impossible to control