Un adolescent disparaît dans d'étranges circonstances et Alan Banks, son meilleur ami, se reproche longtemps de ne pas avoir su prévenir sa mort. Trente ans plus tard, devenu inspecteur principal dans la police du Yorkshire, Banks croit avoir tiré un trait sur le passé. Jusqu'à une macabre découverte qui vient rouvrir la plaie, le plongeant dans une enquête particulièrement sensible, face à ses propres démons. A des années et des kilomètres de distance, ces deux meurtres pourraient bien être liés et leur élucidation se révèle aussi redoutable pour les vivants que pour la mémoire des morts...
In the tradition of Ian Rankin and Elizabeth George, this masterful novel of suspense—from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson—spins a story of professional jealousy that could result in more than one murder. A peaceful demonstration in the normally quiet town of Eastvale ends with fifty arrests—and the brutal stabbing death of a young constable. But Chief Inspector Alan Banks fears there is worse violence in the offing. For CID Superintendent Richard Burgess has arrived from London to take charge of the investigation, fueled by professional outrage and volatile, long-simmering hatreds. Almost immediately, Burgess descends with vengeful fury upon the members of a sixties-style commune—while Banks sifts through the rich Yorkshire soil around him, turning over the earthy, unsettling secrets of seemingly placid local lives. Crossing Burgess could cost the Chief Inspector his career. But the killing of a flawed Eastvale policeman is not the only murder that needs to be solved here. And if Banks doesn't unmask the true assassin, his superior's misguided obsession might well result in further bloodshed. Peter Robinson once again explores the human psyche in a novel that demonstrates how our weaknesses can lead to deadly consequences.
Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb digs holes on Exmoor, hoping to find a body. Every day after school, Steven goes digging to lay to rest the ghost of the uncle he never knew, who disappeared aged eleven and is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial killer Arnold Avery. Only Steven's Nan is not convinced her son is dead. She still waits for him to come home, standing bitter guard at the front window while her family fragments around her. Steven is determined to heal the widening cracks between them before it's too late. And if that means presenting his grandmother with the bones of her murdered son, he'll do it
Feyre heeft de vloek van Amarantha verbroken en is teruggekeerd naar het Lentehof, maar daarvoor moest ze een hoge prijs betalen. De vreselijke dingen die ze heeft gedaan om Tamlin te redden kan niet ze vergeten en ook haar afspraak met Rhysand, Edelheer van het gevreesde Nachthof, heeft ze maar al te goed onthouden. Terwijl Feyre haar weg zoekt door een doolhof van politiek, passie en duizelingwekkende macht, doemt er een veel groter kwaad op. Feyre zou het kunnen tegenhouden, maar alleen als het haar lukt om haar angstaanjagende krachten te beheersen en haar gekwelde ziel te helen.
