Late November,1980. English student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police. He soon discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a nearby park,and her new boyfriend is missing. Nick quickly realises he is a suspect as he has no convincing alibi,but Nick has his own suspicions...
Meanwhile,in late November 2019,an archeological dig near Scotch Corner unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains she is looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in,and the investigation into the find begins...
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781529343168Number of pages: 368Weight: 600 gDimensions: 240 x 168 x 32 mm
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'Having started my Banks habit up again I won't be leaving it so long before I pick up my next Robinson thriller'- Evening Standard
'As ever,Peter Robinson has constructed a gripping,complex mystery...his legion of fans will be delighted'-The Sunday Times Crime Club
'Fans will welcome this latest Banks adventure and revel in what Michael Connelly calls Robinson's'clear eye for the telling detail''- Booklist
Peter Robinson
British by birth,crime novelist Peter Robinson moved to Canada after university and now divides his time between his home county of Yorkshire and Toronto. His first novel,Gallows View,introduced his iconic series lead Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and became the first novel in an enduringly popular series. Now running to more than 20 novels,the series - which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2017 - has also inspired a popular television adaptation,DCI Banks,starring Stephen Tomkinson.
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