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A freelance journalist, a stranger to the region, is savagely bludgeoned to death in a shocking act of violence with no apparent motive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders separated by four decades are investigated by two very different but equally haunted investigatorsone, a casualty of war unable to come to terms with a confusing new world; the other, a rogue policeman harboring ghosts of his own. But the truth behind a grisly present-day slaying may somehow be hidden in the amplified, drug-induced fog of a notorious past, propelling Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into the darkest shadows of the peace, love, and rock 'n' roll generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complex, multi-layered thriller, \u003cem\u003ePiece of My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e once again attests to Peter Robinsons incomparable storytelling genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeps you turning the pages into the night. [Chief Inspector Banks is] good company.\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e1969. . . . In an era of free love and rebellion, a dead body is discovered among the detritus of a recently concluded rock festivala beautiful young woman stabbed so savagely through the chest that a piece of her heart was sliced off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow. . . . A freelance journalist, a stranger to the region, is savagely bludgeoned to death in a shocking act of violence with no apparent motive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders separated by four decades are investigated by two very different but equally haunted investigatorsone, a casualty of war unable to come to terms with a confusing new world; the other, a rogue policeman harboring ghosts of his own. 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Try one and tell me I’m wrong.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best series now on the market.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Prepare for a crash course in taut, clean writing and subtle psychology.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful...multi-layered mystery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Robinson has kept up an astonishingly high standard...make no mistake, he’s among the very best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“First-rate.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“First-rate.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fast-moving story [with] some knockout scenery and an assemblage of delicately drawn characters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888567185637,"sku":"NP9780062431653","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062431653.jpg?v=1730229355","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/piece-of-my-heart-an-inspector-banks-novel-isbn-9780062431653","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}