Giles Ekins

Yorkshire, circa 1950. Newly married D. I. Christopher Yarrow returns from his honeymoon expecting to resume normal police work. Instead, he is confronted by a series of seemingly unrelated murders that expose the darkest corners of human nature. While Yarrow searches for the ruthless killer and wrestles with a confession that may conceal the truth, nineteen-year-old Billy Earnshaw is called up for National Service and sent to fight in Korea, where his courage is tested beyond endurance.
As the years pass, the lives of the detective and the young soldier move inexorably towards one another. Neither can foresee the tragedy that awaits when old wounds refuse to heal. Set in Yorkshire and war-torn Korea, GALLOWS ROAD is an emotionally powerful blend of crime, historical fiction and psychological suspense.