Peter Robinson | Author

About the Author

Peter Robinson was born in Castleford, Yorkshire, in 1950. He received a B.A. Honours Degree in English literature from the University of Leeds, moved to Canada, and went on to earn a M.A. in English and creative writing from the University of Windsor and a Ph.D. in English from York University. show more His first novel, Gallows View, was published in 1987 and became the first book in the Inspector Banks Mystery series. His other works include Caedmon's Song, No Cure for Love, Not Safe after Dark and Other Stories, Before the Poison, and When the Music's Over. He has received several awards including the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel in 1992 for Past Reason Hated and the Author's Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters in 1994 for Final Account. He has also published many short stories in anthologies and in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, including Innocence, which won the CWC Best Short Story Award, and The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage, which won a Macavity Award. He has taught at a number of Toronto colleges and served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor, Ontario, 1992-93. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Inspector Banks

Works by Peter Robinson

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Gallows View (1987) 1,623 copies

In a Dry Season (1999) 1,484 copies

Aftermath (2001) 1,276 copies

Friend of the Devil (2007) 1,209 copies

Piece of My Heart (2006) 1,185 copies

Strange Affair (2005) 1,182 copies

The Summer that Never Was (2003) 1,165 copies

Playing with Fire (2003) 1,135 copies

Cold is the Grave (2000) 1,120 copies

A Dedicated Man (1988) 1,094 copies

All the Colours of Darkness (2008) 1,074 copies

The Hanging Valley (1989) 945 copies

Dry Bones that Dream (1995) 917 copies

Past Reason Hated (1990) 907 copies

Wednesday's Child (1992) 903 copies

A Necessary End (1989) 888 copies

Bad Boy (2010) 876 copies

Innocent Graves (1996) 807 copies

Dead Right (1997) 798 copies

Watching the Dark (2012) 745 copies

Before the Poison (2011) 717 copies

Children of the Revolution (2013) 641 copies

Abattoir Blues (2014) 627 copies

Caedmon's Song (1990) 504 copies

When the Music's Over (2016) 488 copies

Sleeping in the Ground (2017) 473 copies

Careless Love (2018) 416 copies

Many Rivers to Cross (2019) 356 copies

The Price of Love (2009) 325 copies

Not Dark Yet (2020) 294 copies

Not Safe After Dark (1998) 222 copies

No Cure for Love (1995) 198 copies

Standing in the Shadows (2023) 191 copies

Meet Inspector Banks (2001) 69 copies

Seven Years (2017) 27 copies

A Necessary End [and] Past Reason Hated (2004) 26 copies

Cold Is the Grave [and] The Summer That Never Was (2003) 22 copies

Inspector Banks Investigates (The Hanging Valley / Past Reason Hated / Wednesday's Child) (2003) 22 copies

Wednesday's Child [and] Dead Right (1997) 22 copies

Dry Bones That Dream [and] In a Dry Season (1657) 22 copies

The Penguin Book of Crime Stories (2007) — Editor, Introduction & Contributor — 17 copies

Not Safe After Dark [and] A Necessary End (2007) 16 copies

Summer Rain (2015) 16 copies

Gallows View [and] A Dedicated Man (2004) 15 copies

Going Back (2009) 15 copies

Caedman's Song [and] Aftermath (2002) 12 copies

The Hanging Valley / Innocent Graves (2005) 12 copies

Playing With Fire [and] Strange Affair (2006) 11 copies

The Ferryman's Beautiful Daughter (2009) 10 copies

The Return of Inspector Banks (2004) 9 copies

The Penguin Book of Crime Stories, Volume II (2010) — Editor — 9 copies

Blood on the Holly (2007) 8 copies

In a Dry Season [and] A Dedicated Man (2011) 8 copies

Walking the Dog (2009) 8 copies

The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle (2009) 7 copies

Fan Mail (2016) 7 copies

Dry Bones That Dream [and] The Hanging Valley (2011) 7 copies

Innocence (2016) 6 copies

Like a Virgin (2009) 6 copies

Blue Christmas (2009) 5 copies

The Good Partner (2016) 5 copies

Shadows on the Water 5 copies

Inspector Banks 10 Book Boxset (2007) 3 copies

The Magic of Your Touch 3 copies

The Cherub Affair (2009) 3 copies

Ripporg (2021) 2 copies

Cornelius Jubb 2 copies

Missing In Action 2 copies

Bad Boy [abridged audio] (2010) 2 copies

Not Safe After Dark Volume One: v. 1 (2007) 2 copies

Birthday Dance 1 copy

Maan poveen (2022) 1 copy

The Wrong Hands and Other Stories: Not Safe After Dark / The Price of Love (2020) 1 copy

Not Safe After Dark Volume Two: v. 2 (2007) 1 copy

The Wrong Hands 1 copy

Man Hunt 1 copy

The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage 1 copy

Det Bästas Bokval (2010) vol 271 : Mörkrets alla färger; Mitt nya jag; Mannen som kunde tala med elefanter 1 copy

Point of Infinite Density (1999) 1 copy

In a Dry Season / Cold is the Grave / The Summer That Never Was (2004) 1 copy

Alt Ust (2013) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Killer in the Rain and Other Stories (1964) — Introduction, some editions — 849 copies

Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices (2004) — Contributor — 318 copies

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries (2013) — Contributor — 297 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 (1998) — Contributor — 179 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 (1999) — Contributor — 159 copies

The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals and the Chase (2008) — Contributor — 155 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001) — Contributor — 145 copies

The Best British Mysteries 2005 (2005) — Contributor — 131 copies

Much Ado About Murder (2002) — Contributor — 98 copies

Malice Domestic 6 (1997) — Contributor — 94 copies

Crime Through Time III (2000) — Contributor — 80 copies

The Best British Mysteries (2003) — Contributor — 77 copies

OxCrimes (2014) — Contributor — 74 copies

The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000) — Contributor — 69 copies

The Best British Mysteries 2006 (2005) — Contributor — 63 copies

The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries (2008) — Contributor — 62 copies

Deadly Anniversaries (2020) — Contributor — 57 copies

A Century of British Mystery and Suspense (2000) — Contributor — 56 copies

Toronto Noir (2008) — Contributor — 52 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Contributor — 48 copies

A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributor — 45 copies

Between the Dark and the Daylight and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year (2009) — Contributor — 42 copies

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 (2010) — Contributor — 38 copies

First Cases 2: First Appearances of Classic Amateur Sleuths (1997) — Contributor — 32 copies

Love and Death (2000) — Contributor — 31 copies

The Best British Mysteries 4 (2006) — Contributor — 25 copies

Crème de la Crime (2000) — Contributor — 24 copies

A Merry Band of Murderers (2006) — Contributor — 21 copies

Deadly Pleasures (2013) — Contributor — 20 copies

DCI Banks: The Complete First Season (2011) — Original Author — 17 copies

The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing (2012) — Contributor — 10 copies

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Decisive Measures • In a Dry Season • 24 Hours • Nora, Nora (2001) 4 copies

Livros Condensados: Alto Risco | Julia e Romeu | Estação Seca | O Espelho de Prata (2001) 3 copies

DCI Banks: The Complete Series — Original Author — 3 copies

Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Vanished Man • Street Boys • The Christmas Train • The Summer That Never Was (2003) 2 copies

Reader's Digest Select Editions: Rain Fall • The Shadow Catcher • The Summer That Never Was • The Christmas Train (2003) 1 copy

Det Bästas Bokval (2003) vol 228: Miljonärerna; Älskarinnan; En ovanligt torr sommar 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1950-03-17
Date of death: 2022-10-04
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Place of death: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Places of residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Yorkshire, England, UK
Education: University of Leeds (BA, English Literature)
University of Windsor (MA, English and Creative Writing)
York University (PhD, English)
Occupations: crime novelist
Relationships: Oates, Joyce Carol (teacher)
Awards and honors: CWA Dagger in the Library (2002)
Agent: David Grossman (UK)
Dominick Abel (US)

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Strange Affair (The Inspector Banks series) by Peter Robinson

DCI Banks gets an unexpected call from his brother, which worries him enough that he decides to head down to London next morning. At the same time, his team in Eastvale is investigating the murder of a young woman driving north with Banks's old address in her pocket. Soon enough, the two incidents start to seem interlinked.

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mari_reads | 29 other reviews | May 31, 2024 |

Playing With Fire: The New Inspector Banks Novel… by Peter Robinson

DCi Banks and the team investigate a case of arson, which is followed by another arson incident, but there doesn't seem to be any obvious connection between the cases or good evidence to point towards a perpetrator.

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mari_reads | 29 other reviews | May 12, 2024 |

Peter Robinson Omnibus Wednesday's Child and Dead… by Peter Robinson

The first half of this two-novel edition, Wednesday's Child, starts with a disappearance of a young girl, picked up from her home by a pair pretending to be social workers. Little by little, the case becomes entangled with a killing of a local petty criminal, until DCI Banks and the team can figure out what's actually happening.

The second half of this two-novel edition starts with the discovery of a man killed in an alley on a Saturday night. It looks like it might just be a night out turned into a fight gone wrong, but as DCI Banks and team slowly discover, they have nagging doubts even when things are starting to look resolved.… (more)

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mari_reads | 1 other review | May 10, 2024 |

The Summer That Never Was (The Inspector Banks series) by Peter Robinson

DCI Banks's holiday in Greece is interrupted by the discovery of the remains of his old school friend, Graham, which reopens the decades-old investigation into his disppearance. Banks wants to help, and alongside the team at Eastvale are looking into the disappearance of a local teenager.

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