Gallows View
1987 • 340 pages

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Chief Inspector Alan Banks of the Criminal Investigation Department has been recently transferred from London to Eastvale, a town in the Yorkshire dales. His desire to escape the stress of city life appears to be satisfied by Eastvale's cobbled market square, its tree-shaded river and its picturesque castle ruins. But the village begins to show a more dangerous side...As a peeping Tom disturbs the peace of Eastvale women, police are accused of underestimating the seriousness of the crime. At the same time, Banks is investigating the case of two local teenagers whose crimes are escalating from theft to violence. The two cases weave together as this tough, gritty novel of power and suspense reaches a terrifying and surprising climax.

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Inspector Banks is a 28-book series with 27 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Peter Robinson, Robinson, Peter, and Valérie Malfoy.

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Gallows View
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Past Reason Hated
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Standard British police procedural, first in a series. OK, a little on the amateurish side. Lotso f profanity.


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