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Strange Affair by Peter Robinson

Strange Affair

A Novel of Suspense

Peter Robinson

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 13, 2009

LOUISE PENNY calls Peter Robinson's new novel In the Dark Places a "thrilling, brilliantly plotted, beautifully paced" read.

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Who it’s for
A lean, suspenseful crime read with enough grit to keep the pages moving.
Genres
Police Procedurals, Suspense, Crime Fiction
Published
HarperCollins, October 13, 2009

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About this book

LOUISE PENNY calls Peter Robinson's new novel In the Dark Places a "thrilling, brilliantly plotted, beautifully paced" read. Available August 11, 2015—preorder your copy today!

Hard-edged Crime

A lean, suspenseful crime read with enough grit to keep the pages moving.

Come here for

  • polished procedural tension
  • British-crime atmosphere with an edge

Expect

  • police-procedural rhythms
  • international-crime shelf appeal

Where it sits

Police Procedurals90%
Crime Fiction23%
Suspense22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Spy Fiction
  • Literary Fiction
  • Police Procedurals
  • British Mystery
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  • Women Detectives
  • International Crime Fiction
  • Private Eye Fiction
  • Cozy Paranormal Mysteries
Authors
Peter Robinson
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 13, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Spy Fiction