{"product_id":"standing-in-the-shadows-paperback","title":"Standing in the Shadows - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the finest police procedural writers around... [\u003cem\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson's best work. Knowing it's his last makes the reading bittersweet.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 28\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls \"the best now on the market.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the two cases unfurl, the investigations twist and turn to an explosive conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022248112429,"sku":"9780062995001","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/standing-in-the-shadows-paperback-8828720.webp?v=1777437127","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/standing-in-the-shadows-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}