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Peter Robinson Books in Order

8 series including Bibliomysteries Series, Chronological Bibliomysteries Series and more

8 series 148 books Latest: Standing in the Shadows (2023)

Peter Robinson's writing career reaches back to 1987 and spans 148 books. Those titles are spread across 8 series, led by Bibliomysteries with 40 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is Standing in the Shadows, from 2023.

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1 Inspector Banks 2 Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas 3 Peter Robinson Other Novels 4 Peter Robinson Short Story Collections 5 Peter Robinson Short Stories/Novellas 6 Bibliomysteries 7 Chronological Bibliomysteries 8 Peter Robinson Anthologies

Reading Order

8 series · 148 books
Gallows View by Peter Robinson

Inspector Banks Series

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1 Gallows View 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Dedicated Man 1988 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 A Necessary End 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Hanging Valley 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Past Reason Hated 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Wednesday's Child 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Dry Bones That Dream / Final Account 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Innocent Graves 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Dead Right / Blood at the Root 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 In a Dry Season 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Cold is the Grave 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Aftermath 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Summer That Never Was / Close to Home 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Playing with Fire 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Strange Affair 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Piece of My Heart 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Friend of the Devil 2007 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2009Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 All the Colors of Darkness 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Bad Boy 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Watching the Dark 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 Children of the Revolution 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Abattoir Blues / In the Dark Places 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 When the Music's Over 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Sleeping in the Ground 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Careless Love 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 Many Rivers to Cross 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Not Dark Yet 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 Standing in the Shadows 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Going Back (Short Story) 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Like a Virgin (Short Story) 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Price of Love: And Other Stories 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Blue Christmas (Short Story) 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Walking the Dog (Short Story) 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Summer Rain (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Caedmon's Song / The First Cut by Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson Other Novels

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1 Caedmon's Song / The First Cut 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 No Cure For Love 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Before the Poison 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Not Safe After Dark by Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson Short Story Collections

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1 Not Safe After Dark 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Price of Love: And Other Stories 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Peter Robinson Short Stories/Novellas

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1 The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage (Short Story) 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Missing in Action 2000 🏆 Edgar Awards 2001Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Birthday Dance 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Ferryman's Beautiful Daughter 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Cherub Affair 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Cornelius Jubb 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Magic of Your Touch 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Fan Mail (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Good Partner (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Innocence (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Bibliomysteries Series

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1 The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) by C.J. Box 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Book Thing by Laura Lippman 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Book Case by Nelson DeMille 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 Seven Years (Short Story) 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Bibliomysteries Series Chronological

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1 The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) by C.J. Box 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Book Thing by Laura Lippman 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Book Case by Nelson DeMille 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 Seven Years (Short Story) 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Peter Robinson Anthologies

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1 The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Oxford Book of Detective Stories 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Like a Charm 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Thou Shalt Not Kill 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 A Merry Band of Murderers 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Penguin Book of Crime Stories 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Blue Religion 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Deadly Pleasures 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Crime Plus Music 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

Peter Robinson (17 March 1950 – 4 October 2022) was a British-born Canadian crime writer who was best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks.

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