According to author Peter Benjaminson, "Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a reworked version of The Supremes' 1963 song "Standing at the Crossroads of Love", which was released as the B-side of their single " When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes". [10] Personnel [ edit ]

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Complicated, unexpected and startling, the story is all that, but Robinson brings all the disparate parts together so cleverly that the result on finishing the novel is a satisfaction that all readers want at the end of a good book * On-Magazine * The police do a stellar job of identifying the corpse. They discover that the dead man was a fit 50/60-something with a penchant for high-end threads. He was buried in a Tom Ford suit (think Daniel Craig in his first Bond films) and bespoke leather shoes. They release a sketch to the media, but no one steps up to identify the missing man. The Funk Brothers recorded and performed on Motown's recordings from 1959 to 1972. [1] The film was inspired by the 1989 book Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson, a bass guitar instruction book by Allan Slutsky, which features a biography of James Jamerson along with his bass lines. [2]This was a long one, and that can be a good thing or not. It worked for me because I enjoy entering the world where Banks resides with his solid reputation, brilliance at what he does and how he works with his team and his frequent music references that add so much. It is mentioned in the documentary that they only received credit on an LP for the first time in 1970, for their efforts on Marvin Gaye's seminal classic "What's Going On." But that was not my first real encounter with the Funk Brothers. That happened a few years later. More than likely inspired in part by Marvin's groundbreaking work, producer Norman Whitfield created his own song cycle about love, loss, struggle, sorrow and hope in an urban setting. With The Temptations, he crafted one of Motown's (and The Temps) finest albums ever, which shamefully has long been out of print. The name of the album said it all: "MASTERPIECE." The latest case is a puzzler. It sets Banks to reminiscing about his previous cases and marriage. This is a new side of Banks and I liked it.

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I loved the characterization! I remarked several times on the descriptive, deep characters as well as the vivid, authentic-sounding Eastvale, Yorkshire Dales setting. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the superb plotting, too. If you’ve read this series from the start, I imagine you continue reading for the same reasons I enjoyed this one. Eventually, the two story lines converge. The solution to the mystery, while not completely unexpected, still managed to surprise me in many of its details. This is a fast-paced police procedural that held my interest to the end. 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.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. Robinson also does a good job of balancing the investigation with character development, giving the reader a sense of who the characters are, how they fit into the plot, and their motivations. I will say that readers new to Robinson may find the pacing of the book to be slow at times, as Robinson takes the time to build world and characters within the narrative. I’ve always enjoyed his style and love to sit with Banks as he listens to music, sees a piece of art, or reads a book of verse. Imagine! Twenty-eight books about one character. All of them are well written and plotted with interesting characters. All different in their purpose and premise. Mr. Robinson very nearly matched author Archer Mayor with his thirty-three in his Joe Gunther series.

Standing in the Shadows, DCI Banks : Book 28 by Peter Standing in the Shadows, DCI Banks : Book 28 by Peter

The second part of the story of the past starts with Nicholas Hartley living in a student housing at college. His ex=girlfriend is killed and he is suspected of killing her. This story takes off telling the story of why and who killed her. Again I will leave this to the reader to enjoy. Both stories unite at the end with the exciting ending.

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Decades later, in November 2019, an archaeologist unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more contemporary than the Roman remains she is seeking. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the remains themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits to hunt down a killer. As ever, Peter Robinson has constructed a gripping, complex mystery . . . his legion of fans will be delighted * The Sunday Times Crime Club * 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. The 28 th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls “the best now on the market.” 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.

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RIP Peter Robinson. No, I haven't read the book yet, but so sad at his passing. I'm sure I'll love this one as much as the others. Will really miss these stories and characters. We then go to 2019, where Banks and his team catch the cold case of a skeleton found by an archeologist. The book itself was a 4 Star but I give 5 stars for the whole series, now sadly ended as the author passed away last year. It will always be my favorite police procedural series with the best dialogue in that genre. The characters always felt like real people, even the tertiary ones. At one point I might even reread the series just to spend time with those characters again ( I might skip Zelda chapters though…) Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Tammi. p.240. ISBN 951-31-2503-3. Standing in the Shadows is the twenty-eighth and final installment in the late Peter Robinson's long-running Inspector Banks series. Reading this novel is bittersweet, like the affectionate and protracted goodbye of a very dear friend.That’s right. 2008. ‘Lost their moral compass,’ according to one of them. As if they ever had one.” One of the finest police procedural writers around... [ Standing in the Shadows] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson's best work. Knowing it's his last makes the reading bittersweet." — New York Times Book Review The late Peter Robinson penned another brilliant entry into the Inspector Banks series in his latest, and last, book in the series. Flash forward to 2019. During an archeological dig in a field destined to become a shopping mall, the skeleton of a man is uncovered. It is clear, however, that his burial is much more recent than Roman times. It is also clear he was murdered. DCI Banks and his team are called in to investigate. This series continues to be as thoughtful and intelligent as ever, with the usual bonus of the magnificent Dales * Observer *