
The Hanging Valley
An Inspector Banks Mystery
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Narrated by:
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James Langton
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By:
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Peter Robinson
No one dreamed something so hideous could grow in so beautiful a place....
Many who visit the valley are overwhelmed by its majesty. Some wish they never had to leave. One didn't: a hiker whose decomposing corpse is discovered by an unsuspecting tourist. But this strange, incomprehensible murder is only the edge of the darkness that hovers over a small rural village and its tight-lipped residents, who guard shattering secrets of sordid pasts and private shames.
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks knows that both the grim truth and a cold-blooded killer are hiding here, far from the city, the noise, and safety. And he's determined to walk into the valley of death to expose them both.
Investigate another case with Inspector Banks.©1990 Peter Robinson (P)2010 TantorListeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
As for the performance, it was terrific
Good story
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It's another interesting character-driven mystery as the faceless body of a hiker is found on a fell in northern England, and the nearby town's local movers and shakers seem to know more than they are telling.
I liked the way this one ended the most of the first four novels in the series -- where all of the explanation of who did it appears earlier and the final page is like a club to the head.
Bechdel test: Pass
Grade: B+
Loved the ending
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Slow-moving, but a decent enough read
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Would you listen to The Hanging Valley again? Why?
Yes, but I enjoyed the slow build up to the truth, and I really enjoyed the twist at the end, I just wished it hadn't ended on such a cliff hanger. The author normally does a little summary at the end, and I was a little disappointed, and felt a little cheated.Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Yes, because the truth was revealed slowly, and murderer was not who the author had led you to think it would be.Did James Langton do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
James Langton did an ok job, it would have been excellent if not for the way he did the Yorkshire accents. It was good, but he kept ending certain sentences with a "th",like a tick. It was most annoying, and he would forget who was talking and add it to characters that did not have a Yorkshire accent.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The inner dialogue of the character Katie, really moved me. It made me very sad, and showed how extremism in any form can be damaging.Did not see that coming
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Disappointing
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What I felt lacking in the writing I realized at some points, could be the delivery of the narrator.
Still intent upon listening, ideally in order from here out. The other 5 or 6 books that I had read were so much better.
Not nearly as good as later books.
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Another great Inspector Banks myster
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Good story but the ending needs work.
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Ya for Katie!
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Doesn't disappoint!
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