Standing in the Shadows: The last novel in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series

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This book is a bit unusual in that it focuses on a "cold case," a homicide that comes to Banks' desk when a body is unearthed by chance on a remote Yorkshire farm. Banks and his team have to start from zero; the body, though only a few years in the ground, is not identifiable and doesn't match anyone who was ever reported missing. Through painstaking detective work, they eventually link the body to scandals involving undercover policing during a period of political turmoil in England more than 30 years earlier that are only now (in 2019) coming to light. It's an interesting, if not terribly suspenseful, story. People who enjoy the British television series 'Unforgotten' will definitely like this. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS is a novel I did not want to end. Not because of the intricate plotting and deft mystery story that was filled with plot twists. In this case it was because I knew I was holding in my hand probably the last DCI Banks novel written by the late Peter Robinson. Robinson passed away last year, and it left a hole not only in the world of literature but also called a premature halt to one of the best recurring mystery/thriller series in the business. IMHO, the highlights: Joan Osborne, Gerald Levert with Tom Scott, Chaka Khan, both alone and with Montell Jordan, and Bootsy Collins, whose good-timey vibe is still as infectious as ever. But the shining stars of the piece are and now forever will be, The Brothers.

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Characters are luminous conduits through which the narrative unfurls, bursting forth vividly under Robinson’s hand. This sorcery of characterization allows the story to coalesce around their palpable presence, creating an immersive experience that ignites the imagination. A body is found buried where one shouldn't be, found by anthropology team working the area for Roman finds. This is just one of the investigations running as the death of a young woman is bundled into the work load.

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Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Tammi. p.240. ISBN 951-31-2503-3. Villa, Joan (February 28, 2003). "Motown Among Grammy Winners". Hive4media.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2003 . Retrieved September 29, 2019. A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. The book has layers upon layers. While describing two main plots, the reader is well aware that the plots must come together as one, but getting there is more than half the fun. There are surprises in this story. Many coming at the end of the novel. The involvement ranges from a lonely college student all the way to police corruption and the IRA. Good stuff! In 2019, at an archeological dig outside of Eastvale in the North of England, a skeleton is found. Unfortunately, evidence points to it’s burial being in the recent, rather than ancient past. A body in an abandoned field probably means murder, so Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate. Without clues, and unable to identify the deceased, Banks may end up without a solution to this murder.

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Grammy Award: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, " What's Going On", Chaka Khan & the Funk BrothersEven after a confession that wraps up all the loose ends, Banks can’t leave well enough alone. “They had a solid case, motive, means, confession, so what was wrong?” From Banks’s perspective, it’s all too tidy. Readers well know that Banks’s passion for justice and fairness impels him to keep poking away.