Standing in the Shadows: the FINAL gripping crime novel in the acclaimed DCI Banks crime series
Autor Peter Robinsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 apr 2023
Observăm în Standing in the Shadows aceeași precizie chirurgicală și forță narativă întâlnită în Not Dark Yet, dar cu o încărcătură emoțională aparte, fiind ultimul capitol al unei serii legendare. Peter Robinson își demonstrează încă o dată măiestria în genul romanului polițist procedural, împletind sensibilitatea din Friend of the Devil cu un ritm alert, de o tensiune constantă. Ne-a atras atenția structura duală, un puzzle temporal ce se întinde pe patru decenii. Totul începe în 1980. O studentă ucisă. Un iubit transformat în suspect principal. Un caz care îngheață, dar nu dispare. Nick Hartley nu poate uita. Devine jurnalist. Obsesia lui devine periculoasă. Sărim în 2019. Un arheolog sapă după vestigii romane. Găsește un schelet mult prea recent. Apare Alan Banks. Echipa sa nu are indicii. Doar instinctul. Apreciem modul în care cele două fire narative se apropie vertiginos. Tensiunea crește cu fiecare pagină. Trecutul și prezentul se ciocnesc brutal. Romanul continuă explorarea temelor morale din volumul anterior, Not Dark Yet, unde Banks se afla la o răscruce existențială. Aici, miza este finală. Stilul este tăios. Propozițiile sunt scurte, ca niște lovituri. Nu există timp de pierdut. Este o concluzie explozivă pentru o carieră literară de excepție. Un rămas-bun scris în limba engleză care onorează întreaga moștenire a inspectorului Banks.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1529343178
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 154 x 232 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder & Stoughton
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm acest volum cititorilor care apreciază romanele polițiste clasice, unde rigoarea procedurilor se îmbină cu drama umană. Este ocazia de a vedea cum se încheie parcursul lui Alan Banks, unul dintre cei mai complecși detectivi din literatura contemporană. Câștigați o poveste despre obsesie, timp și dreptate, scrisă de un autor premiat cu distincția Grand Master.
Despre autor
Peter Robinson a fost un maestru al genului polițist, crescut în Yorkshire și stabilit ulterior în Canada. Seria sa dedicată inspectorului Alan Banks a devenit un fenomen internațional, fiind adaptată într-un serial de succes la ITV1. De-a lungul carierei, a primit numeroase distincții, inclusiv șase premii Arthur Ellis și prestigiosul titlu de Grand Master oferit de Crime Writers of Canada în 2020. Stilul său se remarcă prin realismul procedurilor polițiste și profunzimea psihologică a personajelor. Robinson a încetat din viață în 2022, Standing in the Shadows fiind ultima sa lucrare finalizată.
Descriere
'The best mystery-procedural series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' STEPHEN KING
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 .
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Late November 2019. An 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.
'The master of the police procedural' MAIL ON SUNDAY
Recenzii
Peter Robinson's new novel is a publishing event . . . The novel feels elegiac . . . Robinson's plots were always superb and this final novel is a haunting tribute to a fine writer
It is bittersweet to crack open the 28th , and final, Inspector Banks novel. The mighty Peter Robinson, who died last year, created one of the most convivial, compelling detectives in Alan Banks: compassionate, intelligent and music-loving, he was the sort of man you wanted to spend time with. Standing in the Shadows is a worthy addition to the Banks canon . . . It is a pleasure to be back in Banks's company, whether it's watching him with his friends and colleagues, listening to his thoughts on music or waiting for his intuition to kick in. Robinson was an author at the top of his game, and Banks a detective at the top of his. Both will be sorely missed by their readers
A fond and fitting farewell
Robinson delivers an impeccably structured, engagingly spun performance . . .Robinson was a master of the police procedural and his thoughtful, nuanced work will endure
In the realm of crime fiction, the late Peter Robinson has etched his name with a distinction as pronounced as the 27 novels that have preceded his latest creation . . . Standing in the Shadows, stands testament to his unwavering prowess in crafting intricate and seductive narratives. With each turn of the page, a whirlwind of astonishments awaits, as the story elegantly navigates between the lives of inhabitants dwelling within a bustling student abode and their poignant journey toward academic culmination... Robinson's artistry lies in his dexterous placement of clues, whispered secrets lying dormant or boldly paraded in plain sight. The seamless choreography of police procedure, rendered with an authenticity that underscores the writer's mastery, unveils a police force willing to bend the rules in the pursuit of justice... Within this literary tapestry, suspense and intrigue are woven deftly.. , 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... Standing in the Shadows is his final enigma... the last page turns, a pang of melancholy mingles with elation, as you realise you're reading the last words of a crime fiction great.
Notă biografică
Peter Robinson's DCI Banks is a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) as Inspector Banks, and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy's Law) as DI Annie Cabbot.
Peter's standalone novel BEFORE THE POISON won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada.
Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and now divides his time between Richmond and Canada. Peter keeps a website at www.inspectorbanks.com.