Standing in the Shadows, Peter Robinson
Standing in the Shadows, Peter Robinson
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Standing in the Shadows
A Novel

Author: Peter Robinson

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 9 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 04/11/2023

Synopsis

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls “the best now on the market.” In November 1980, Nick Hartley returns home from a university lecture to find his house crawling with police. His ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered, and her new boyfriend Mark Woodley is missing. Nick is the prime suspect. The case quickly goes cold, but Nick cannot let it go. He embarks on a career in investigative journalism, determined to find Alice’s murderer—but his obsession leads him down a dangerous path.Decades later, in November 2019, an archaeologist unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more contemporary than the Roman remains she is seeking. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the remains themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits to hunt down a killer. As the two cases unfurl, the investigations twist and turn to an explosive conclusion.

About Peter Robinson

One of the world’s most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson was the bestselling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series. He also wrote two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes were the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy Martin Beck Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luvtoread (Trying to catch up) on April 24, 2023

In 2019 skeletal remains are found on an old, unused farm property which will eventually be the site of a huge new shopping mall. With barely a trace of identification except the possibility of a gold filling in a tooth, Inspector Alan Banks and his team of detectives will be called in to discover w......more

Goodreads review by Paula on May 01, 2023

Up until book #24,this was one of my favourite series. Solid police procedurals,interesting characters, good writing. Then the author decided to veer into international politics, (botched) undercover operations,war crimes,etc. It wan´t a turn he could pull off,and the series lost its charm. Most of......more

Goodreads review by Maxine on May 16, 2023

In 1980, the body of a a young girl is found in a park in Leeds. The Yorkshire Ripper was terrorizing England at the time and, at first, she was thought to be one of hid victims. However, the method of her death doesn’t match his other victims and her case is put on the back burner and is seemingly......more

Goodreads review by Bruce on August 24, 2023

This is the last novel in this particular series as the author passed away last year. Like quite a few of its predecessors, the narrative alternates between two time frames and locations. In this case, the present day (or, at least, 2019) and Leeds back in 1980. In the former, a skeleton is unearthe......more

Goodreads review by Christine on April 06, 2023

With the passing of author Peter Robinson, I assume this will be the last Inspector Banks novel, so it’s bittersweet how good this book is! I have to admit that the last couple of books in the series that focused on the side-character, Zelda, were not my favorites. This book has all the things that......more

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