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

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This is a first novel that does not read like one; he has established his leading character with such confidence that we find ourselves looking forward to meeting him again in the next Inspector Banks mystery.”— Cambridge Evening News If you haven’t encountered Chief Inspector Alan Banks before, prepare for a crash course in taut, clean writing and subtle psychology. And watch for those twists – they’ll get you every time What makes Gallows View such an impressive debut novel is Robinson’s decision to balance his mystery with a vividly drawn set of characters….That he succeeds in resolving the mystery…as skilfully and believably as any ‘established’ mystery writer merely adds more promise to what one hopes will be a prolific career.”— James Mennie, Montreal Gazette In this first Inspector Banks novel, a peeping tom is frightening the women of Eastvale; two young thugs are breaking into homes; and an old woman may or may not have been murdered. Inspector Banks investigates these cases, which weave together as the story reaches a tense climax. Cold is the Grave won the 2001 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel [10] and the 2006 Danish Palle Rosenkrantz Award. [11] Aftermath (2001) [ edit ]

Peter's DCI Banks was a major ITV1 drama by Left Bank Pictures. Stephen Tompkinson ( Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) plays Inspector Banks, and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy's Law) plays DI Annie Cabbot. 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. The novel was nominated for the 2004 Anthony Award for Best Novel. [8] Piece of My Heart (2006) [ edit ] The Inspector Banks series is a collection of mystery novels by Peter Robinson about Detective Superintendent Alan Banks. 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. Continue reading »The novel follows Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, a perceptive, curious and compassionate policeman recently moved to the Yorkshire Dales from London to escape the stress of city life. His first cases involve a Peeping Tom frightening the women of Eastvale; two glue-sniffing young thugs breaking into homes and robbing people; and an old woman who may or may not have been murdered. In addition to all this, Banks has to deal with the local feminists and his attraction to a young psychologist, Jenny Fuller. As the tension mounts, both Jenny and Banks's wife, Sandra, are drawn deeper into the events. The cases weave together as the story reaches a tense and surprising climax. Three cases come to the fore: a voyeur is terrorizing the women of Eastvale; two thugs are breaking into homes; and an old woman is dead, possibly murdered. As the tension mounts, Banks must also deal with his attraction to a young psychologist, Jenny Fuller – and when both Jenny and Banks’s wife are drawn deeper into events, Banks realizes that his cases are weaving closer and closer together . . . The novel is widely acclaimed as Robinson's best, a large step forward in ambition from previous books, and this was reflected in its critical and commercial response. The novel was nominated for the 1999 Hammett Prize, [6] was shortlisted for the American Edgar Award, [7] and won the 2000 Anthony and Barry Awards for Best Novel. [8] [9] Cold is the Grave (2000) [ edit ]

Since 2010, several of the novels have been adapted for television under the series title DCI Banks. [2] Selected texts [ edit ] Gallows View (1987) [ edit ] Banks felt more alone and further away for having just talked to Sophia than he had before her call. But it was always like that - the telephone might bring you together for a few moments, but there's nothing like it for emphasising distance.” The Hammett Prize: Past Winners, Nominees, and Judges". www.crimewritersna.org. International Association of Crime Writers, North American Branch . Retrieved 17 February 2017.a b c d "The Hammett Prize: Past Winner, Nominees, and Judges". International Association of Crime Writers: North American Branch . Retrieved 13 March 2022. If you haven't encountered Chief Inspector Alan Banks before, prepare for a crash course in taut, clean writing and subtle psychology. And watch for those twists - they'll get you every time -- Ian Rankin

Kirk (6 September 2011). "DCI Banks Series to Air Starting Friday 16 September" . Retrieved 31 March 2020. Peter Robinson was born in Yorkshire. After getting his BA Honours Degree in English Literature at the University of Leeds, he came to Canada and took his MA in English and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor, with Joyce Carol Oates as his tutor, then a PhD in English at York University. He has taught at a number of Toronto community colleges and universities and served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor, 1992-93. In this artful abridgement of Inspector Alan Banks's 15th series appearance, things get personal for the Yorkshire policeman. Still despondent over the burning of his hearth and home in Continue reading » Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has recently relocated with his family from stressful London to the Yorkshire Dales, but soon finds that life in the countryside is not quite as idyllic as he had imagined. A good, solid story, full of carefully-observed characters and credible detail. Inspector Banks and his creator look like valuable additions to crime fiction.”— F.E. Pardoe, Birmingham PostThe Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' - Stephen King The victim was white, in his early thirties, five feet eleven inches tall, ten and a half stone in weight, and in good physical condition. The last part always irritated Banks: how could a corpse ever be in good physical condition ?” Winner of the 2000 Barry Award for Be Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Three cases come to the fore: a voyeur is terrorizing the women of Eastvale; two thugs are breaking into homes; and an old woman is dead, possibly murdered. As the tension mounts, Banks must also deal with his attraction to a young psychologist, Jenny Fuller - and when both Jenny and Banks's wife are drawn deeper into events, Banks realizes that his cases are weaving closer and closer together . . . The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I’m wrong’ - Stephen King