Gallows View is the first novel by Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson (novelist)

Dr. Peter Robinson is an English crime writer, based in Canada. He is best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks...

 in the Inspector Banks

Inspector Alan Banks

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is the fictional protagonist in a series of crime novels written by acclaimed writer Peter Robinson.-Background:...

 Series.

Plot introduction

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has moved to the Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...

 from London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. He intends to try to escape the stress of city life. Violence follows. A peeping tom is frightening his new neighbors. Glue-sniffing thugs are breaking into houses. An old woman vanishes; maybe murdered.

Banks is drawn to young psychologist

Psychologist

Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...

Jenny Fuller, a problem for a married man. Both women are threatened as all three cases become tied together.

Characters in "Gallows View"

• DCI Alan Banks
• Detective Superintendent Gristhorpe
• DS Hatchley
• DC Richmond
• Sandra Banks
• Dr. Glendenning
• Jenny Fuller

External links

• Dedicated page on author's website