Gallows View
Nov 2013 · Chief Inspector Banks series Book 1 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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“Devilishly good.” —The New York Times Book Review
The first gripping British crime novel in Peter Robinson’s acclaimed Inspector Alan Banks series, Gallows View is a chilling police procedural about a detective pursuing a Jack the Ripper–like killer terrorizing a quiet Yorkshire village.
Chief Inspector Alan Banks moved away from London to the quaint village of Eastvale to find some peace, but trouble can be found in a village as well as in the city. Soon Banks must contend with a Peeping Tom, a group of juvenile delinquents, and the brutal murder of an elderly woman in her home. A growing friendship with psychologist Jenny Fuller and tension with wife Sandra complicate matters, particularly when Jenny and Banks’s family are threatened. Ultimately, as the story builds to a surprising and terrifying climax, Banks must make some hard decisions.
Filled with atmosphere, British detective work, and the moral complexity that defines the genre, Gallows View introduces one of crime fiction’s most compelling investigators.
The first gripping British crime novel in Peter Robinson’s acclaimed Inspector Alan Banks series, Gallows View is a chilling police procedural about a detective pursuing a Jack the Ripper–like killer terrorizing a quiet Yorkshire village.
Chief Inspector Alan Banks moved away from London to the quaint village of Eastvale to find some peace, but trouble can be found in a village as well as in the city. Soon Banks must contend with a Peeping Tom, a group of juvenile delinquents, and the brutal murder of an elderly woman in her home. A growing friendship with psychologist Jenny Fuller and tension with wife Sandra complicate matters, particularly when Jenny and Banks’s family are threatened. Ultimately, as the story builds to a surprising and terrifying climax, Banks must make some hard decisions.
Filled with atmosphere, British detective work, and the moral complexity that defines the genre, Gallows View introduces one of crime fiction’s most compelling investigators.
“Devilishly good.” —The New York Times Book Review
The first gripping British crime novel in Peter Robinson’s acclaimed Inspector Alan Banks series, Gallows View is a chilling police procedural about a detective pursuing a Jack the Ripper–like killer terrorizing a quiet Yorkshire village.
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James Gouttierre
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December 4, 2013
Having read many of the AD series first I found the gallows view just a good read. Circumstances seemed slightly stretched in comparison to later in the series.
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Michael Powe
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June 11, 2015
The novel is competently written. No absurdities or lacunae in the plot. I'll read the next in the series. Hard sometimes to tell in a first novel how a series is going to develop.
Jennifer Graziano
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May 23, 2025
Death is scheduled on the calendar; not interrupting anyone too much, creating volunteer charity work to do. Solving various problems at crime scenes and tying up loose ends in the days afterward. The victim is always the area the crime scenes are in; the deceased has a first & last name. Money is a bit separate from area company supply stores; therefore, is directly applied to a person's worth. The calendar is first priority set by companies for their supplies and employee schedule; money is for worth. Emotional language is reserved for the weather and never agrees well with characters. It usually their scene and they want to use their words for the area; weather ones just don't fit. They always lose their argument.
About the author
Peter Robinson is a Canadian crime writer born in Britain. He is best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks. Books from the Inspector Banks Mystery Series have been translated into more than fifteen languages; Past Reason Hated won the 1991 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel and Wednesday’s Child was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Robinson currently divides his time between North America and the UK.
Peter Robinson is a Canadian crime writer born in Britain. He is best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks. Books from the Inspector Banks Mystery Series have been translated into more than fifteen languages; Past Reason Hated won the 1991 Arthur Ellis Award ...
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