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One of the finest police procedural writers around... [Standing in the Shadows] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson''s best work. Knowing it''s his last makes the reading bittersweet.  — New York Times Book Review

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 Woodcroft 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 Novem

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    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
    Publication Date: 11/04/2023
    ISBN13: 9780063297753, 978-0063297753
    ISBN10: 0063297752
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    One of the finest police procedural writers around... [Standing in the Shadows] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson''s best work. Knowing it''s his last makes the reading bittersweet.  — New York Times Book Review

    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 Woodcroft 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 Novem

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