Gallows View: The first novel in the number one bestselling Inspector Banks series (The Inspector Banks series, 1)

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Chief Inspector Alan Banks, a big-city detective newly arrived in the Yorkshire town of Eastvale, is suddenly confronted with a minor crime wave. Aftermath became the basis of the pilot episode of the British television series DCI Banks which first aired in the United Kingdom in 2010.

The first series aired in Autumn 2011 with an adaptation of Friend of the Devil; the second in Autumn 2012, and the third in February 2014.When an old woman is murdered in her home, Banks must determine if yet a third criminal--a killer--has surfaced, and if any or all of these events are related. It is apparent who the murderer is, but Banks quickly finds out that nothing in this case is quite as straightforward as it seems. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use.

Readers will find this a fast-moving, gripping mystery story, with an authentic description of the village and its inhabitants. In a climactic moment, these two women are in simultaneous but separate danger and Banks must try and save them both. It is a cosy scene–log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree–but Caroline is naked and covered in blood. From the master of police procedural and bestselling author of Standing in the Shadows comes Gallows View, the first book in Peter Robinson’s the Inspector Banks series. Hyacinthe Miller, the Chair of the CWC, announced, on 18 May, 2023, that starting in 2024, and for 5 years the, award would be renamed the Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel, sponsored by Rakuten Kobo.In July 2010, ITV commissioned a television adaptation of the novel Aftermath with Stephen Tompkinson playing the role of Banks. The considerable appeal of this first novel, an English village police procedural, lies in Robinson’s updating of the genre with realistic treatment of contemporary violence and sexual issues, while maintaining the charm and civility of the setting. If you haven’t encountered Chief Inspector Alan Banks before, prepare for a crash course in taut, clean writing and subtle psychology. The sort of mystery novel which keeps the reader, willing-unwilling, turning the pages far into the night…. This 11th book about Yorkshire police officer Alan Banks is disappointing after 1999's Edgar-nominee, In a Dry Season, but contains enough elements of the familiar formula to satisfy dedicated fans.