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By: Peter Robinson
Narrated by: Mark Honan
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Former London policeman Alan Banks relocated to Yorkshire seeking some small measure 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 attractive, unsuspecting ladies as they prepare for bed.

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 related or not, perverse local acts and murderous ones are combining to profoundly touch Banks's suddenly vulnerable personal life, forcing a dedicated law officer to make hard choices he'd dearly hoped would never be necessary.

©2009 Peter Robinson (P)2009 Tantor
Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives
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"An extremely well-fashioned police procedural." ( The New York Times Book Review)
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There is promise in this book but it feels a touch old-fashioned in its sensibility, with all the discussions of smoking in buildings, men debating women’s lib, etc. That said, it could grow. I will give it another chance!

Good intro to what I hope is a fine series

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I liked the characters and the story and will read the next in the series

Good First book

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I so enjoyed this- lots of mild humor; good relationships- great style- no gore. My cup of tea

Easy and relaxing

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Good plot and character development. If you’re a fan of police procedurals you’ll like this one.Highly recommend!

Great Police Procedural

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DCI Banks is a great character. I am always disturbed by the fact that his physical description does not at all fit the actor who portrayed him in the BBC versions, but nonetheless, he is an engaging character whose personal and inner life provide a good counterpoint to the stories of crime and detection. I found the narrator's super deep voice not the best choice for Banks, and he does not do well on reading many of the other characters, especially the female ones. I found these issues detracted from the overall impression, but still I enjoyed listening to the book.

Love the book, but the not the performance

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Good twists. Trigger warning: violent sex crimes described.
The story kept me engaged for the whole duration.
It’s a “Who Dun It”. But slightly more gruesomeness (along the lines of procedural crime drama)
Performance was exceptional.

Twists and turns

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This is probably the fifth or sixth novel in the series that I have read and I have liked everyone of them but this one. The situations proposed in the novel seemed trite and just a bit far-fetched. The author definitely improved his narrative style with the later novels.

I’m glad this wasn’t the first DCI banks novel I’ve read

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Good and reading story but the constant sniffing was offputting. I kept anticipating the sniffs

Excellent reading except for one little thing.

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A decent series but not keen on the narrator. I may try one more to see if the characters become more interesting. At this point, Banks seems the only one with any depth and I am not particularly drawn to him.

Good enough by the end

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At first I wasn’t sure I liked it. Kind of hooked me after that. I’m glad I listened to it. I may have put it down If it wasn’t an audible.

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