Inspector Banks Novels: Gallows View: The First Inspector Banks Mystery (Audiobook)

from bohemima

In the first Alan Banks mystery we're introduced to our main character, an intelligent, thoughtful inspector who has moved from London to Yorkshire in hopes of finding a less hectic work atmosphere. No such luck. The plots involve a peeping Tom, some burglars, and a murder. Are they related or se...

from jkdavies

there seemed to be a lot more going on in this first Inspector Banks books than later on in the series (although this could just be a perception thing), and was more enjoyable for that. I was rather surprise to find Banks described as thirty six years old, I'd always pictured him well into his fi...

from bcquinnsmom

Gallows View is an okay introduction to the British mystery series featuring Inspector Alan Banks, who lives and works in Eastvale, Yorkshire. As the novel begins, the local police are trying to find a peeper who is frightening some of the town's women. As if that's not enough, an elderly woman l...

from debavp

I have seen Peter Robinson's work recommended highly on LT and when looking at his list of novels was never that intrigued. But as I realized I had inadvertently picked up some of his later works at sales I decided that I should pick up the first Inspector Banks and at least give it a try. I fell...

from debavp

I have seen Peter Robinson's work recommended highly on LT and when looking at his list of novels was never that intrigued. But as I realized I had inadvertently picked up some of his later works at sales I decided that I should pick up the first Inspector Banks and at least give it a try. I fell...