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Multiple award-winning, and #1 internationally bestselling author Peter Robinson returns with , a superb tale of mystery and murder that takes acclaimed British Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks back to the early 1970sa turbulent time of politics, change, and radical student activism.The body of a disgraced college lecturer is found on an abandoned railway line. In the four years since his dismissal for sexual misconduct, hed been living like a hermit. So where did he get the 5,000 pounds found in his pocket?Leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks begins to suspect that the victim's past may be connected to his death. Forty years ago the dead man attended a university that was a hotbed of militant protest and divisive, bitter politics. And as the seasoned detective well knows, some grudges are never forgottenor forgiven.Just as hes about to break the case open, his superior warns him to back off. Yet Banks isnt about to stop, even if it means risking his career. He's certain theres more to the mystery than meets the eye . . . and more skeletons to uncover before the case can finally be closed.