Inspector Banks book 1 · 1987
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Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, newly arrived in Eastvale from London, investigates a peeping Tom and a series of burglaries that turn to murder.
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Book facts
- Author
- Peter Robinson
- Series
- Inspector Banks, book 1 of 28
- Published
- 1987
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Eastvale, Yorkshire
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Gallows View
6 recurring or key characters from Peter Robinson’s chart. Introduces Alan Banks, Sandra Banks, Brian Banks, Tracy Banks and 2 more.
Lead 1
- Alan BanksFirst appearanceDetective Chief Inspector, later SuperintendentNewly moved from London to Eastvale
Major 1
- Jenny FullerFirst appearancePsychologist and Banks’s friend
Minor and cameo 4
- Sandra BanksFirst appearanceBanks’s wife
- Brian BanksFirst appearanceBanks’s son, a musician
- Tracy BanksFirst appearanceBanks’s daughter
- GristhorpeFirst appearanceBanks’s first superintendent
Also featuring these characters
Other Peter Robinson books that share the most characters with Gallows View.
- Past Reason Hated1991 · Inspector Banks · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Necessary End1989 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Hanging Valley1989 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Wednesday’s Child1992 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon