GALLOWS VIEW by Peter Robinson

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Former London policeman Alan Banks relocated to Yorkshire seeking some small measuer of peace. But depravity and violence are unfortunately not unique to large cities. His new venue, the quaint little village of Eastvale, seems to have more than its fair share of malefactors—among them a brazen Peeping Tom who hides in night's shadows spying on attractrive, unsuspecting ladies as they prepare for bed. And when an elderly woman is found brutally slain in her home, Chief Inspector Banks wonders if the voyeur has increased the awful intensity of his criminal activities. But whether relatied or not, perverse local acts and murderous ones are combining to profoundly touch Banks's suddenly vulnerable perosonal life, forcing a dedicated law officer to make hard choices he'd dearly hoped would never be necessary.

RATING:

I have read other Robinson books so was anxious to go back and read the first of the series having received this as a "Secret Santa" gift from another group that I belong to. I'm a huge Robinson fan but feel he definitely has improved since this debut -- still an enjoyable read however.