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81) A dreadful past
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A chance sighting of a vase for sale in an antiques shop leads Detective Chief Inspector George Hennessey and his team to take a fresh look at a twenty-year-old unsolved murder case. As the investigation opens out and links are made to other unsolved murders in the Vale of York and beyond, the net seems to be closing around a mysterious gang of killers and a vow of silence that's been kept for two decades. But when a new body is discovered in a local...
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In Bradfield, England, police are ready to arrest sociologist Richard Thurston, a candidate in an election, charging he killed a man blackmailing him as a homosexual. Reporter Laura Ackroyd thinks Thurston is innocent and turns detective, bringing her to the attention of the killer.
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An Inspector Banks novel volume 19
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English
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Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks must face his most challenging and personal case yet. A distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Banks. Since he's away on holiday, his partner, Annie Cabbot, steps in. The woman tells Annie that she's found a loaded gun hidden in the bedroom of her daughter, Erin--a punishable offense under English law. When an armed response team breaks into the house to retrieve the weapon,...
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Robinson Peter volume 16
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Polish
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Jest rok 1969. W Wielkiej Brytanii szaleje rock'n'roll, a po całym kraju krążą narkotyki oraz miłujący pokój hipisi. Tuż po zakończeniu jednego z rockowych festiwali policja odnajduje śpiwór, w którym spoczywa ciało młodej kobiety, porzuconej pośród pofestiwalowego bałaganu. Aby rozwiązać zagadkę tej śmierci, inspektor Stanley Chadwick musi wbrew swoim uprzedzeniom nawiązać kontakt z przedstawicielami subkultury, której z całego...
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Peter Robinson pens thrilling tales rich with keen observations, pitch perfect dialogue, and shocking plot twists that have fascinated readers all over the world and made him one of the greatest suspense novelists alive. His acclaimed novels featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks rank among the most celebrated police procedural series in modern fiction. In Not Safe After Dark and Other Stories, Robinson showcases once again his extraordinary talents...
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