From new york times bestselling author peter robinson comes this mesmerizing storywithinastorythat will thrill his fans and bring him many new readers a distraught woman arrives at the eastvale police station desperate to speak to detective chief inspector alan banks. Peter james roy grace books in order pan macmillan. Aug 16, 2017 inspector banks books in order author. The inspector lynley book series began in 1988 with a great deliverance. Karin fossums inspector sejer books in order dead good.
Peter robinsons 25th inspector banks novel coming in january. Peter robinson inspector banks british detective stories. Ruth rendells inspector wexford books in order dead good. A peeping tom is frightening the women of the body of a wellliked local historian is found violence erupts at an antinuclear demonstration a faceless corpse is discovered in a tranquil, from new york times bestselling and edgar. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. Peter robinsons 25th inspector banks novel coming in.
Gallows view former london policeman alan banks relocated to. Produced by left bank pictures, the show is based on inspector alan banks from peter robinsons books. Below is the order of elizabeth georges inspector lynley books in order of when they were originally released as well as in chronological order. The inspector ian rutledge mystery series in order. Peter robinsons dci banks books in order fantastic fiction. Inspector banks is also the name of the series protagonist. But banks is abroad, and the womans revelation of a loaded gun hidden in her daughter erins bedroom. Inspector banks is a series of novels written by peter robinson. He has also published a number of other novels and short stories as well as some poems and two articles on writing.
As the bestselling author of the inspector banks novels his awardwinning yorkshireset crime series he makes sure a. English crime writer ruth rendell is synonymous with her sussexbased chief inspector reginald wexford. Detective inspector alan banks leaves london for a more peaceful existence in the dales. Close to home by peter robinson 2004, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. When the body of a teenage boy is found stuffed into a wheely bin on the east side estate, banks and. He is the protagonist of a series of novels based on crime. The whole series, organised in the order they were originally published. Here are the peter robinson inspector banks books in order of publication along with the chronological order of each book released. The hanging valley the inspector banks series by peter robinson 27 dec. See the complete inspector banks series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Careless love, robinsons next novel, will follow sleeping ground 2017, which saw banks and his team trying to track down a sniper who opened fire on a wedding ceremony, killing. Gallows view the inspector banks series by peter robinson 28 jun. Order of inspector banks books inspector alan banks is a fictional character featured in a series of novels as well as short stories by englishcanadian author peter robinson. Peter robinson, the much popular and acclaimed writer created the. The banks novels have won and been shortlisted for prestigious awards in crime fiction, including the arthur ellis award, the anthony award, and the. Filming of a twopart serial based on the novel aftermath was completed in july 2010, with scenes filmed on location in leeds. Dci banks is a british crime drama series produced by left bank pictures for the itv network. Peter robinson signed a deal with left bank pictures and itv to adapt his novels for a television series in 2010. The hanging valley is peter robinsons captivating fourth novel in the.
With stephen tompkinson, jack deam, andrea lowe, caroline catz. Each of the novels is linked by returning characters, such as siobhan clarke and big ger cafferty, but you can start reading the. The inspector banks series began in 1987 with the novel gallows view. The complete series list for an inspector ian rutledge mystery charles todd. When the body of a teenage boy is found stuffed into a wheely bin on the east side estate, banks and annie have a homegrown murder case to solve. Caedmons song, dry bones that dream, gallows view, the hanging valley, in a dry season, a necessary end, past reason hated, playing with fire, wednesdays child, strange affair. An inspector banks novel inspector banks novels book 24 peter robinson. Get the audible audio editions of the inspector banks novels series from the. The shattering echoes of his death will be felt throughout a small provincial community on the edgebecause the victim was far. Peter robinson is most known for his inspector banks series, set in yorkshire town of eastvale. The series is set in the fictional town of eastvale in yorkshire, england. Inspector banks is not always a likeable character, but my heart broke for him as he had to first rescue his daughter from a bad boy and then find a way to reconnect father to adult daughter.
Past reason hated chief inspector alan banks knows that secrecy can. Peter robinson reveals the real life yorkshire locations. Peter robinsons chief inspector alan banks novels in. In the long shadows of an alley a young man is murdered by an unknown assailant. An inspector banks mystery inspector banks series book 3. Stephen tompkinson plays the role of detective chief inspector alan banks. Itv have announced that john simm, who has starred in doctor who and life on mars, will play detective suprintendent roy grace in its new series grace, which will be based on peters novels. Aug 09, 2016 featuring a foreword by michael connelly, this relentlessly suspenseful thriller from the new york times bestselling and edgar awardwinning author of the inspector banks novels marks the first time that peter robinson has set a novel in america. Peter robinson has bumped off quite a few people in the yorkshire dales. And yet, theres something intriguing about weaving the pieces and parts of alan banks and annie cabbots lives together in my head that keeps me going about this disorganized path of reading. Shamefully, i admit that i continue to read the inspector banks novels out of order, as they come across my path. This is the order of inspector banks books in both chronological order and publication.
Dci banks is a british crime drama on the itv network. Banks series paperback past reason hated the inspector banks series. A dedicated man is peter robinsons compelling second novel in the inspector banks series which became the major british itv drama dci banks. Good news for fans of peter robinsons alan banks series. Gallows view the inspector banks series paperback a dedicated man the. Gallows view is the first novel in peter robinsons bestselling inspector banks series. The peter robinson books in order are mostly about the popular inspector banks series, which currently includes 26 books with the latest one published in 2019 titled careless love. Past reason hated inspector banks series book 5 by peter robinson. The complete series list for an inspector banks mystery peter robinson.
Peter jamess bestselling roy grace crime fiction series has been translated into thirtyseven languages, with sales worldwide of over eighteen million copies. Although the author of several short stories, novels, poems, and essays, robinson is best known for his inspector alan banks series. In the year 1999, robinson shocked fans with novel, inadryseason that focused on the inspectors divorce from his wife sandra, once their children leave the family home. One of the most famous sleuths of the twentieth century, inspector wexford is a sensitive man with an attention to detail fitting of any supersleuth and an uncanny knack of teasing out the truth. The banks books are straightforward police procedural murder mysteries. A necessary end is peter robinsons enthralling third novel in the inspector banks series. Gallows view 1987 a dedicated man 1988 a necessary end 1989 the hanging valley 1989 past reason hated 1991. Inspector banks series by peter robinson goodreads. Alan banks is a former member of the london metro police. Robinson was awarded a ba honours degree in english literature at the. The inspector ian rutledge mystery series in order charles.
Close to home by peter robinson 2004, paperback at the best online prices at. A detective inspector during his london period and a detective chief inspector in most of the books, banks receives a promotion to detective superintendent at the time of when the musics over. The inspector banks mystery series in order peter robinson. Aug 16, 2017 peter robinson is an accomplished and highly acclaimed britishcanadian author known for the popular series of inspector alan banks novels. Peter robinson, the much popular and acclaimed writer created the character, who later became very famous. After working in the unsolved crime squad for the metropolitan police in london, banks got sick and tired of the materialism of the big city, packed his bags and left. The summer that never was 2003 us title, close to home aftermath 2001. Peter robinson gallows view 1987 a dedicated man 1988 a necessary end 1989 the hanging valley 1989 past reason hated 1991 wednesdays child 1992 dry bones that dream 1994 innocent graves 1996 dead right 1997 in a dry season 1999 cold is the grave 2000 aftermath 2001. Detective chief inspector alan banks is a policeman in yorkshire england.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read when the musics over. Definitely recommended for fans of this series or those who like the crime fiction genre. Suspenseful, powerful, and surprising, when the musics over is the finest novel to date from one of the foremost suspense writers at. Episodes series 1 201011 in january 2010, author peter robinson announced that he had signed a joint deal with left bank pictures and itv to adapt novels from the detective chief inspector alan banks series for television. Peter robinson born march 17, 1950 is an englishcanadian crime writer.
Banks is clearly the main character but di annie cabbot, di winsome jackson and dc geraldine gerry masterson also have significant roles. Gallows view is peter robinsons first novel in the inspector banks series which became the major british itv drama dci banks. His very firstnovel, gallowsview premiered in the year 1987, and introduced the world to detectivechiefinspectoralan banks. A novel of suspense inspector banks novels by robinson, pet. An inspector banks novel ebook written by peter robinson. It is possible to read each of the novels without having read any of the others but some do contain major spoilers, so if you are intending to read more than one it is best to read them in chronological order. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read watching the dark. No cure for love 1995 nonseries book dry bones that dream 1994 us title, final account wednesdays child 1992. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. The novel was a hit, and was one of the nominees for the johncreaseyaward in the united kingdom. Peter robinsons chief inspector alan banks novels in chronological order. Download the inspector banks novels audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
In a dry season inspector banks novels 9780380975815 by robinson, peter and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The tenacious and stubborn dci banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, ds annie cabbot and di helen morton. He is best known for his crime novels set in yorkshire featuring inspector alan banks. The fictional central character, inspector alan banks, better known as inspector banks is a detective chief. Peter robinson is an accomplished and highly acclaimed britishcanadian author known for the popular series of inspector alan banks novels. New york times bestselling author peter robinsons chief inspector alan banks must turn to a murder committed in the 1960s in order to solve a presentday homicide as he races to uncover their common link 1969. The inspector banks book series by peter robinson includes books gallows view, a dedicated man, a necessary end, and several more. The series is based on peter robinsons inspector alan banks novels and stars stephen tompkinson as detective chief inspector alan banks. Peter robinson is the author of the awardwinning inspector banks novels, among them a best book of the year from publishers weekly, a new york times notable book, and a page turner of the week from people. In an era of free love and rebellion, a dead body is discovered among the detritus of a recently concluded rock festivala beautiful young woman. Ripon, yorkshire this series of crime novels is set in the fictional town of eastvale, yorkshire which is based on several towns in the county, principally ripon and richmond.