Standing in the Shadows

<p><strong>"One of the finest police procedural writers around... [<em>Standing in the Shadows</em>] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson''s best work. Knowing it''s his last makes the reading bittersweet."</strong>  — <strong><em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>The 28</strong>^{<strong>th</strong>}<strong> twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls “the best now on the market.” </strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Decades later, in Nov