{"product_id":"9780062431172","title":"Past Reason Hated (Inspector Alan Banks Series #5)","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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022010761456,"sku":"9780062431172","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062431172_p0.jpg?v=1763631817","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062431172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}