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Publication Order of Inspector Banks Books

Gallows View (1987)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Dedicated Man (1988)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Necessary End (1989)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hanging Valley (1989)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Past Reason Hated (1992)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Wednesday's Child (1992)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dry Bones That Dream/ Final Account (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Innocent Graves (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dead Right / Blood at the Root (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
In a Dry Season (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cold is the Grave (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Aftermath (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Summer That Never Was / Close to Home (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Playing with Fire (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Strange Affair (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Piece of My Heart (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Friend of the Devil (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
All the Colors of Darkness (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Bad Boy (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Watching the Dark (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Children of the Revolution (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Abattoir Blues / In the Dark Places (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
When the Music's Over (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Sleeping in the Ground (2017)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Careless Love (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Many Rivers to Cross (2019)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Not Dark Yet (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Standing in the Shadows (2023)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas

Going Back (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Like a Virgin (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Price of Love: And Other Stories (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Blue Christmas (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Walking the Dog (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Summer Rain (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Caedmon's Song / The First Cut (1990)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
No Cure For Love (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Before the Poison (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Not Safe After Dark (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Price of Love: And Other Stories (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Missing in Action (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Birthday Dance (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Ferryman's Beautiful Daughter (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Cherub Affair (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cornelius Jubb (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Magic of Your Touch (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fan Mail (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Good Partner (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Innocence (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By:Ken Bruen) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By:C.J. Box) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book Thing (By:Laura Lippman) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book Case (By:Nelson DeMille) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
An Acceptable Sacrifice (By:Jeffery Deaver) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By:William Link) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Final Testament (By:Peter Blauner) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rides a Stranger (By:David Bell) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By:Andrew Taylor) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book of Ghosts (By:Reed Farrel Coleman) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Compendium of Srem (By:F. Paul Wilson) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
What's in a Name? (By:Thomas H. Cook) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Remaindered (By:Peter Lovesey) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Sequel (By:R.L. Stine) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Gospel of Sheba (By:Lyndsay Faye) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Nature of My Inheritance (By:Bradford Morrow) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
It's in the Book (By:Mickey Spillane) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Scroll (By:Anne Perry) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book of the Lion (By:Thomas Perry) (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Little Men (By:Megan Abbott) (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Condor in the Stacks (By:James Grady) (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mystery, Inc. (By:Joyce Carol Oates) (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Every Seven Years (By:Denise Mina) (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
From the Queen (By:Carolyn Hart) (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Travelling Companion (By:Ian Rankin) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Citadel (By:Stephen Hunter) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Reconciliation Day (By:Christopher Fowler) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By:John Harvey) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Haze (By:James W. Hall) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Hoodoo Harry (By:Joe R. Lansdale) (2017)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Pretty Little Box (By:Charles Todd) (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Seven Years (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hemingway Valise (By:Robert Olen Butler) (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By:Michael Koryta) (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By:John Connolly) (2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Dark Door (By:Lisa Unger) (2022)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By:Ken Bruen)(2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Scroll (By:Anne Perry)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By:C.J. Box)(2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
An Acceptable Sacrifice (By:Jeffery Deaver)(2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By:William Link)(2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Seven Years(2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book Thing (By:Laura Lippman)(2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book of Ghosts (By:Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By:Andrew Taylor)(2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Final Testament (By:Peter Blauner)(2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rides a Stranger (By:David Bell)(2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
What's in a Name? (By:Thomas H. Cook)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
It's in the Book (By:Mickey Spillane)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Nature of My Inheritance (By:Bradford Morrow)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Remaindered (By:Peter Lovesey)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Compendium of Srem (By:F. Paul Wilson)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Gospel of Sheba (By:Lyndsay Faye)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Sequel (By:R.L. Stine)(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book of the Lion (By:Thomas Perry)(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Little Men (By:Megan Abbott)(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
From the Queen (By:Carolyn Hart)(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Every Seven Years (By:Denise Mina)(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Citadel (By:Stephen Hunter)(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Condor in the Stacks (By:James Grady)(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mystery, Inc. (By:Joyce Carol Oates)(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Travelling Companion (By:Ian Rankin)(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Haze (By:James W. Hall)(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By:John Harvey)(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Reconciliation Day (By:Christopher Fowler)(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Hoodoo Harry (By:Joe R. Lansdale)(2017)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Pretty Little Box (By:Charles Todd)(2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By:John Connolly)(2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hemingway Valise (By:Robert Olen Butler)(2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By:Michael Koryta)(2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Book Case (By:Nelson DeMille)(2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Dark Door (By:Lisa Unger)(2022)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Anthologies

Granta 2: The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.(1990)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory(1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999(1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories(2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories(2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2(2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001(2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Like a Charm(2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction(2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5(2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Thou Shalt Not Kill(2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Merry Band of Murderers(2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Penguin Book of Crime Stories(2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Blue Religion(2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Toronto Noir(2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Deadly Pleasures(2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crime Plus Music(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors(2018)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Peter Robinson was a prolific mystery thriller write who lived in Canada, but wrote about characters in his homeland of England. Although the author of several short stories, novels, poems, and essays, Robinson was best known for his Inspector Alan Banks series. This creative string of novels has been adapted into several riveting television shows, and has been translated into over fifteen (15) different languages.

Early Life

Peter Robinson was born in Britain on March 17, 1950 in Armley, Leeds, and passed in October 2022. Like many great British authors before him, Robinson attended the prestigious University of Leeds. Here he received his bachelors of art in English Literature. After college, he emigrated to Canada in 1974, where he attended the prestigious University of Windsor. There he attained a master’s degree in Creative Writing and English and was fortunate enough to have writer, Joyce Carol Oates has his mentor.

After graduation, Robinson headed to Toronto and received from York University his PhD in English. He served as a professor in multiple colleges in Toronto and served as a Writer-in-Residence for the University-of-Windsor from the year 1992 to 1993. Although a successful author, Robinson still occasionally teaches crime-writing at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.

Peter Robinson’s Career

Peter Robinson is most known for his Inspector Banks series, set in Yorkshire town of Eastvale. His very first-novel, Gallows-View premiered in the year 1987, and introduced the world to Detective-Chief-Inspector-Alan Banks. The novel was a hit, and was one of the nominees for the John-Creasey-Award in the United Kingdom. It has also been nominated as best first-novel award for the Crime-Writers-of-Canada.

A Dedicated Man written in the year 1988 was the next novel in the series and is also nominated for the Crime-Writers-of-Canada award. The next two Inspector Banks novels both received critical acclaim and star rankings in Publishers-Weekly in the United States. The fourth novel in the series, The Hanging Valley, was one of the nominees for an Arthur. Peter Robinson’s fifth novel, Past-Reason-Hated, won the Arthur-Ellis Award in the Best Novel category in 1992.

The sixth book, Wednesday’s Child, was nominated for the Edgar Award, and Final Account (the seventh novel) won an Author’s Award in 1994. Innocent Graves (1996) was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the best-mysteries of 1996, and was called the “page-turner of the week” by People Magazine. The tenth novel, In-a-Dry-Season, won the Anthony-and-Barry awards for best-novel. In the year 2001, it won the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere award of France, along with Sweden’s Martin-Beck-Award.

Cold-is-the-Grave, marked a turning point in Robinson’s career. The eleventh novel in the series not only won the Arthur-Ellis Award, it has been nominated for the L.A. Times Book Award. The twelfth book, Aftermath which was published in the year 2002, ranked in the top ten of the bestsellers lists in both the United Kingdom and Canada. It then moved to number one. Though Peter Robinson is known for his fantastic serial writing, Robinson was also able to published numerous short stories.

His short story, “Innocence”, published in the year 1991 won the CWC-Best Short Story Award. In April 1997, Robinson’s “The Two-Ladies of Rose-Cottage,” appeared in Malice-Domestic-6, and was edited by Anne-Perry. It also garnered the Macavity-Award. In the year 1998, Peter Robinson published his first-collection of short-stories, Not-Safe-After-Dark and Other Stories.

The nineteenth (19th) Inspector-Banks-novel, All the Colous of the Darkness, appeared in Canada in October of 2008, in the United Kingdom in August of 2008, and in the United States in February of 2009. In 2006, Peter Robinson was invited to be a part of the elite organization, The Detection Club in the year 2006. Robinson now spends his days teaching and living in Toronto, Richmond, and North Yorkshire.

The Inspector Banks Series

The series is set in the fictional town of Eastvale in Yorkshire, England. Alan Banks is a former member of the London Metro Police. Detective Inspector Alan Banks leaves London for a more peaceful existence in the Dales. Most of the first twelve (12) novels of the Inspector-Banks-series revolves around crime investigation conducted by Banks.

In the year 1999, Robinson shocked fans with novel, In-a-Dry-Season that focused on the Inspector’s divorce from his wife Sandra, once their children leave the family home. Later novels in the Inspector-Banks-series focus on his romance with Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot. Her first appearance is in the same novel where Inspector-Banks and hi- wife get divorced. She meets him while investigating an accusation of murder by someone in Banks’ team. She later joins his team and the two have an off and on relationship.

Gallows View

Readers are introduced to Inspector Alan Banks. Fresh from the London Metropolitan Police force, DCI Banks investigates a series of incidences in the small town of Eastvale including: a peeping tom, and a possible murder of an elderly woman. In addition to this, Banks has to wrestle with his attraction to young-psychologist, Jenny-Fuller. As tensions mount, the cases come closer and closer to Banks’ family.

A Dedicated Man

The second novel in the Inspector-Banks-series finds Banks investigating the death of a beloved local historian found buried in a wall. He has several suspects, all of whom have their own reasons for wanting the thoughtful historian dead. Meanwhile a young girl, Sally Lumb, is in grave danger because she knows more than what she claims.

Television Adaptations

ITV commissioned the television rights of the novel Aftermath in July of the year 2010. Playing Inspector Banks was the British actor Stephen Tompkinson. On September 27 and October 4 of 2010, the adaptation aired as a two part series. The ratings were very high. As a result, ITV commissioned three more novels: Playing With Fire, Cold-is-the-Grave, and Friend-of-the-Devil. ITV chose to air the three novels as a group of six one hour episodes.

The episodes began airing on September 16, 2011. Peter Robinson was a prolific writer, whose mystery novels have shocked and thrilled reader for decades. Though a Canadian, Robinson was schooled in the English tradition of creative writing. His vivid descriptions, lively characters, and intricate storylines, have made his works a permanent fixture of the English, Canadian, and American literary world. The character of Inspector Banks will be a contribution to the mystery genre for all time.

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3 Responses to “Peter Robinson”

  1. Beverley Hatcher: 7 months ago

    I was anxiously waiting a new Inspector Banks book and kept checking to see if there would be one published soon. But when I last looked I was so very sad to hear of his passing. He truly wrote the best novels and I have read everyone.
    I don’t know if anyone will see this but I want to pass on my condolences to his wife and family. I hope good memories will help you in this dark time.
    It truly will be a loss for all of Peter’s fan. I do see that there is a completed book, so I will look forward to reading it. You know I found that the Banks series continued to be relevant and never disappointed us with clever plots and great character development.
    Sincerely,
    Bev

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  2. Beverley Hatcher: 11 months ago

    Are there plans for a new Inspector Banks book? I’m trying to wait patiently.
    But there is an ongoing storyline and I am anxious to see how it develops.
    Also any plans for a book tour in southern Ontario?
    Thank you in advance,
    Bev

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  3. Carl: 4 years ago

    After reading/listening to over 20 of the Banks series, I was pretty disappointed at the transformation of the idealized version of Banks from a humanized policeman into a realistic cop in Aftermath. It doesn’t make for an entertainment experience.

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