About
Peter Robinson
**Peter Robinson (1950-present)** Canadian crime fiction writer Peter Robinson is best known for his Inspector Alan Banks series. Born in Leeds, England, he moved to Canada in 1973 and became a professor of English at the University of Windsor. Robinson has published over 30 novels, including the bestselling "In a Dry Season." His Banks series, set in Yorkshire, England, has been praised for its complex characters, atmospheric settings, and intricate plots. The series has been adapted into a popular television show starring Stephen Tompkinson. Robinson has received numerous awards for his work, including the British Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for "Past Reason Haunting." His novels have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Book Series by Peter Robinson
Inspector Banks Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows View | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Dedicated Man | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Necessary End | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hanging Valley | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Past Reason Hated | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wednesday's Child | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dry Bones That Dream / Final Account | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Innocent Graves | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Right / Blood at the Root | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| In a Dry Season | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cold is the Grave | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aftermath | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Summer That Never Was / Close to Home | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Playing with Fire | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Strange Affair | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Piece of My Heart | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Friend of the Devil | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| All the Colors of Darkness | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bad Boy | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Watching the Dark | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Children of the Revolution | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Abattoir Blues / In the Dark Places | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| When the Music's Over | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sleeping in the Ground | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Careless Love | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Many Rivers to Cross | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Not Dark Yet | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Standing in the Shadows | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Going Back (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Like a Virgin (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Price of Love: And Other Stories | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blue Christmas (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Walking the Dog (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Summer Rain (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter Robinson Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Caedmon's Song / The First Cut | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| No Cure For Love | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Before the Poison | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter Robinson Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Not Safe After Dark | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Price of Love: And Other Stories | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter Robinson Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage (Short Story) | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Missing in Action | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Birthday Dance | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ferryman's Beautiful Daughter | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Cherub Affair | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cornelius Jubb | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Magic of Your Touch | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fan Mail (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Good Partner (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Innocence (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Chronological Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Akashic Noir Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| London Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter Robinson Anthologies
Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories
2000
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| 100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Like a Charm | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Merry Band of Murderers | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Penguin Book of Crime Stories | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Blue Religion | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crime Plus Music | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
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