Standing in the Shadows

By Peter Robinson,

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'The best mystery-procedural series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' STEPHEN KING

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…

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1 author picked Standing in the Shadows as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The 28th and final Inspector Alan Banks mystery novel was released in April 2023, six months after the death of its author, Peter Robinson. Reading Standing in the Shadows is a bittersweet farewell to an old and dear friend. We know this will be the last we’ll see of Inspector Banks.

The story is told from two viewpoints. One storyline is narrated in the first person by University of Leeds student Nick Hartley, who learns that his former girlfriend has been murdered. The second storyline kicks in 40 years later when a skeleton is found in Yorkshire. Inspector Banks and…

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