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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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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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- J C.
- 16-06-23
A great addition to the series
Sad to think that this is presumably the last Banks’ episode. RIP Peter Robinson, a supreme writer, much missed.
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- John McKee
- 07-09-23
Terrific Story
Great narration and super story that took us through memorable historical event of the recent past of the country. I hope it’s not the last Banks novel
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- Nicola
- 08-01-24
Excellent
I love the series but this one gripped me even more than usual - highly recommended.
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- GOOJAY
- 29-07-23
A great listen, unexpected plot twists along the way!
I always try listen to British authors and as such British narrators.
Well read and a great story as is ever the case with the banks novels.
Sadly this will be the last book i assume.
Thank you Peter for such a create character in banks
RIP
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- Mary Dodd
- 13-01-24
Unusual twists and turns
I liked the dual time line. Going back and forth added an element of delightful complexity
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- T.T.
- 04-01-24
Longwinded
I quite enjoyed the story but the book could have been half as long. Staggered that Milly Dowler was named as Milly DOWLING . How did that escape the proofreader ?
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- Di
- 27-12-23
A good and contemporary story
It’s a good and contemporary story, it is what you’d expect from Peter Robinson, thorough, details from past and present. This book gives you even two stories, and it sets it apart this way, you can follow both till the time they meet in the end. It is interesting, but no hint of humour in this book, it’s melancholic and sad. It is still a very good listen, wonderfully narrated, just not your jolly Christmas special;).
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- Marilyninbrugge
- 19-06-23
I loved it
Thanks Peter for another absorbing book, loved the parallel stories that came together at the end. My son is very involved in researching the undercover police who infiltrated various groups, including his own. So a meaningful and topical storyline for me. I like your characterisation of the various detectives too. I feel that I’m I’m Yorkshire too sometimes along with Banks and his team.
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- WTI
- 22-07-23
Bitter sweet
Fabulous as always. Hope someone will take on writing the Banks books in the future
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- Shirley Sutton
- 27-01-24
The Performance by Simon Slater
I so enjoyed the way Simon Slater performed. I will certainly listen to more read by him. I enjoyed the story, a bit slow to begin with!
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