Standing in the Shadows

by Peter Robinson

Wm.Morrow/HarperCollins

   If you haven't read any of the Inspector Banks books, this is not the place to start. Gallows View is the first, but In a Dry Season is my favorite. They are all very well crafted British police procedural mysteries with a great cast of characters.

   It is very sad that Robinson passed away in 2022, so this will probably be his last, unless the publishers have a manuscript somewhere. This is an interesting story told from two very different points of view - the ex boyfriend of a young woman murdered many years ago and the police tracking down the truth behind a not ancient skeleton found at an archaeological dig. It all comes together very well.

If you would like to know more about this book, or try the series, please contact your local independent bookstore or bookshop.org .