{"product_id":"past-reason-hated-9780062431172","title":"Past Reason Hated","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson comes this gripping thriller--in the tradition of Louise Penny and Elizabeth George--set in a picturesque Yorkshire village during the upcoming Christmas season...but one of its residents will not be celebrating this holiday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector Alan Banks knows that secrecy can sometimes prove fatal, and secrets were the driving force behind Caroline Hartley's life...and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was a beautiful enigma, brutally stabbed in her own home three days prior to Christmas. Leaving her past behind for a forbidden love affair, she mystified more than a few. And now she is dead, clothed only in her unshared mysteries and her blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this season of giving and forgiving, Banks is eager to absolve the innocent of their sins. But that must wait until the many facets of a perplexing puzzle are exposed and the dark circle of his investigation finally closes...and when a killer makes the next move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePast Reason Hated\u003c\/em\u003e is a relentlessly suspenseful novel that shows why Peter Robinson is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular mystery writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobinson, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eOne of the world's most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson is the best-selling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series; he has also written two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes are the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Martin Beck Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644917125394,"sku":"9780062431172","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d2901ef-0bed-48ca-9483-c909e8a22e56.jpg?v=1733129428","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/past-reason-hated-9780062431172","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}