banks, alan (fictitious character)

When nude pictures of Chief Constable Jeremiah Riddle's teenage daughter turn up on a pornographic website, he turns to his rival, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks to find the man who took the pictures.

Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigates an apparent suicide when a man found hanging from a tree is identified as Mark Hardcastle, the local amateur theater company's set and costume designer, and when Mark's lover is found beaten to death in his home, Annie calls in help from Chief Inspector Alan Banks.

Detective Chief Inspector Banks investigates the murder of a young woman after her fifty-year-old remains were discovered in the dried up Thornfield Reservoir.

Inspector Alan Banks attempts to solve the murder of Harry Steadman in the peaceful village of Gratly.