Skip to product information
1 of 1

Goldsboro Books

Standing In The Shadows

Standing In The Shadows

by Michelle Spring

Publisher Orion

Genre: Crime

Publication date:

Available from:

  • Signed by the Author
  • UK First Edition
  • First Printing
  • Hardcover


Regular price £25.00
Regular price Sale price £25.00
Sale Sold out
Rendering loop-subscriptions

Low stock

Rendering loop-subscriptions

Limited Edition Copies

View full details
  • Professionally Packed

    All of our books that have a dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition.

  • Book Condition & Notes

    All of our books that a have dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition.

About the book

Laura Principal is repelled but fascinated when she is asked to investigate the case of an eleven-year-old boy who has murdered his foster mother. It is not the sort of crime one would expect in Cambridge. And that's not all. someone with a vested interest in the foster mother's murder is standing the shadows, watching Laura's every move ...

Collapsible content

About the Author

Michelle Spring

Michelle Stanworth is a Canadian sociologist and writer of mystery fiction, who has published both academic work under her own name and mystery fiction under the pen name Michelle Spring. She is most noted for her 2001 novel In the Midnight Hour, which won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel in 2002.

Collapsible content

GPSR EU Safety Information

1. Manufacturer Contact Information

Goldsboro Books Ltd - 23-27 Cecil Court, London, WC2N4EZ, enquiries@goldsborobooks.com, 02074979230

2. EU Authorised Representative Information

Easy Access System Europe - Mustamäe tee 50, 10621 Tallinn, Estonia, gpsr.requests@easproject.com

3. Safety Warnings

Not applicable

  • Fresh Ink: January 2027 Revealed

    Fresh Ink: January 2027 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    ‘Gothic drama meets a dystopian thriller with jaw-dropping twists ... as wise as it is addictive’ - Maria Semple ‘Completely addictive – I found myself reaching for it every moment...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Fresh Ink: January 2027 Revealed

    ‘Gothic drama meets a dystopian thriller with jaw-dropping twists ... as wise as it is addictive’ - Maria Semple ‘Completely addictive – I found myself reaching for it every moment...

  • Fellowship: January 2027 Revealed

    Fellowship: January 2027 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    STARFALL BY JAMIE CASS A new year, a new world of magick to discover… For our first Fellowship selection of 2027, we wanted to begin the year with something truly...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Fellowship: January 2027 Revealed

    STARFALL BY JAMIE CASS A new year, a new world of magick to discover… For our first Fellowship selection of 2027, we wanted to begin the year with something truly...

  • From Jakarta With Love:  A New Chapter for Goldsboro Books

    From Jakarta With Love: A New Chapter for Gold...

    David H Headley

    David Headley reflects on his visit to Indonesia, the wonderful people he met and why Goldsboro Books is bringing signed first editions closer to Indonesian readers. I've just returned from...

    David H Headley

    From Jakarta With Love: A New Chapter for Gold...

    David Headley reflects on his visit to Indonesia, the wonderful people he met and why Goldsboro Books is bringing signed first editions closer to Indonesian readers. I've just returned from...

  • Glass Bell Award - WINNER 2026

    Glass Bell Award - WINNER 2026

    Goldsboro Books

    Goldsboro Books is thrilled to announce that THE NAMES by Florence Knapp has been named the winner of the 2026 Glass Bell Award, marking the tenth year of the prize....

    Goldsboro Books

    Glass Bell Award - WINNER 2026

    Goldsboro Books is thrilled to announce that THE NAMES by Florence Knapp has been named the winner of the 2026 Glass Bell Award, marking the tenth year of the prize....

1 of 4