{"title":"Books by Peter Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Robinson was one of Britain's foremost crime writers, best known for his long‑running DCI Alan Banks series set in the Yorkshire Dales. His novels combine taut police procedure with a deep sense of place, illuminating both the darkness of crime and the subtle ties of community. Readers are drawn to his measured pacing, psychological insight, and the moral complexity that underpins each investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross standalone works and short‑story collections alike, Robinson's storytelling is distinguished by empathy and authenticity. His prose captures the shifting landscapes of modern Britain while exploring timeless human motives. For those who appreciate intelligent, character‑driven crime fiction, his books offer an absorbing balance of suspense, atmosphere, and emotional truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you this author? Drop us a line to update your details \u003cb\u003ehello@bookcurl.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"standing-in-the-shadows-the-last-novel-in-the-number-one-bestselling-alan-banks-crime-series-9781529343168","title":"Standing in the Shadows: The last novel in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe brilliant last novel  in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series - by the master of the police procedural.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best mystery-procedural series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' \u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN KING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\"[O]ne of the finest police procedural writers around... [\u003ci\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson's best work' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLate November, 1980.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 own suspicions as to what might have happened . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLate November 2019. \u003c\/b\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The master of the police procedural' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Robinson delivers an impeccably structured, engagingly spun performance... Robinson was a master of the police procedural and his thoughtful, nuanced work will endure' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving started my Banks habit up again I \u003cb\u003ewon't be leaving it so long before I pick up my next Robinson thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard Online *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs ever, \u003c\/b\u003ePeter Robinson has constructed\u003cb\u003e a gripping, complex mystery\u003c\/b\u003e . . . his \u003cb\u003elegion of fans\u003c\/b\u003e will be \u003cb\u003edelighted\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times Crime Club *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Dark Yet\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Robinson sees the author and his creation, Supt Alan Banks \u003cb\u003eon top form\u003c\/b\u003e in the 27th book in the series\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Peterborough Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplicated, unexpected and startling\u003c\/b\u003e, the story is all that, but Robinson brings all the disparate parts together \u003cb\u003eso cleverly\u003c\/b\u003e that the result on finishing the novel is \u003cb\u003ea satisfaction that all readers want at the end of a good book\u003c\/b\u003e * On-Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cb\u003e series continues to be as thoughtful and intelligent as ever\u003c\/b\u003e, with the usual \u003cb\u003ebonus of the magnificent Dales\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eRobinson \u003cb\u003ecleverly incorporates\u003c\/b\u003e the two plots, showing how police work has had to adapt in a very different climate\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eAs\u003cb\u003e gripping\u003c\/b\u003e as ever\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Choice Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThe ending, in which the two narratives join, is \u003cb\u003ea stunner\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson's new novel is a publishing event\u003c\/b\u003e . . . The novel feels elegiac . . . Robinson's plots were always superb and this final novel is a haunting tribute to a fine writer * The Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month (June) *\u003cbr\u003eIt is bittersweet to crack open the 28th , and final, Inspector Banks novel. The mighty Peter Robinson, who died last year, created one of the most convivial, compelling detectives in Alan Banks: compassionate, intelligent and music-loving, he was the sort of man you wanted to spend time with. \u003ci\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthy addition to the Banks canon . . . It is a pleasure to be back in Banks's company, whether it's watching him with his friends and colleagues, listening to his thoughts on music or waiting for his intuition to kick in. \u003cb\u003eRobinson was an author at the top of his game, and Banks a detective at the top of his.\u003c\/b\u003e Both will be sorely missed by their readers * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e fond and fitting farewell\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sun *\u003cbr\u003eRobinson delivers an\u003cb\u003e impeccably structured, engagingly spun performance\u003c\/b\u003e . . .Robinson was \u003cb\u003ea master of the police procedural\u003c\/b\u003e and his thoughtful, nuanced work will endure * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn the realm of crime fiction, the late Peter Robinson has etched his name with a distinction as pronounced as the 27 novels that have preceded his latest creation . . . \u003ci\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, stands testament to his unwavering prowess in crafting intricate and seductive narratives. 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Much later in his career he would say that ‘Birmingham is what I think with.’ This ‘mélange of evocation, maundering, imagining, fiction and autobiography,’ as he called it, was written ‘so as to be able to have a look at myself \u0026amp; see what I think.’  All that was known of this work before Fisher’s death in 2017 is that fragments from it had been used as the prose sections in City and that – never otherwise published – it was thought not to have survived. 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