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Standing in the Shadows
the FINAL gripping crime novel in the acclaimed DCI Banks crime series
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The brilliant last novel in the Sunday Times bestselling Alan Banks crime series - by the master of the police procedural.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER (January 2024)
'The best mystery-procedural series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' STEPHEN KING
"[O]ne of the finest police procedural writers around... Standing in the Shadows is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson's best work" NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Late November, 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police officers. As he discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a nearby park, and her new boyfriend is missing, he realises two things in quick succession: he is undoubtedly a suspect as he has no convincing alibi, and he has his own suspicions as to what might have happened . . .
Late November 2019. A dig near Scotch Corner unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains the archaeologist is looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in and, as an investigation into the find begins, the past and the present meet with devastating consequences.
'The master of the police procedural' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Robinson delivers an impeccably structured, engagingly spun performance... Robinson was a master of the police procedural and his thoughtful, nuanced work will endure' IRISH TIMES
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Reviews for Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson highlight it as a compelling, intricately woven final addition to the Inspector Banks series. Critiques praise its superb narrative, engaging twists, and the author's mastery in constructing police procedurals with authenticity. The book is a poignant farewell to Robinson, who created a beloved, complex detective in Alan Banks, and leaves a lasting impact in the crime fiction genre.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529343175
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 465g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Peter Robinson's DCI Banks series was made into a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) as Inspector Banks, and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy's Law) as DI Annie Cabbot.
Peter's standalone novel BEFORE THE POISON won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada. Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and divided his time between Richmond, UK, and Canada until his death in 2022.Also by Peter Robinson
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