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Standing in the Shadows
- DCI Banks, Book 28
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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Standing in the Shadows
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Publisher's Summary
The twenty-eighth book in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series—by the master of the police procedural.
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 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...
Late November 2019. A 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.
Critic Reviews
"The master of the police procedural." (Mail on Sunday)
"The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong." (Stephen King)
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- Anonymous User
- 15-08-2023
A fitting finale.
Tickled pink that this series gets the ending it fully deserved. A cracking story with plenty of intrigue and thrills.
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- Patricia B.
- 08-10-2024
Excellent character descriptions
I like the way the story darted from past to present and from first to third person but the ending was a little disappointing.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-2023
Top notch
Loved it. Cleverly crafted and masterfully read. Standing in the Shadows was an enjoyable read.
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- elizabeth b.
- 12-06-2023
A better one
I enjoyed this book more than the others over the years. Perhaps it was the narrator but really it was a Stirling yarn
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- Yolande Collins
- 16-06-2023
Intricate and well constructed story
Another enjoyable and thoughtful Banks novel. I think Peter Robinson’s writing improves over time, unlike some writers who allow their characters to become clichéd, as a series is churned out at regular intervals. The story was topical and held my interest throughout. Simon Slater’s narration is excellent.
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- Marea
- 22-08-2023
Oh no
By and large a great book as usual, but for the first time I was a little disappointed in Alan Banks in the end
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