Peter Robinson Books in Order
49 books are credited to Peter Robinson, published between 1987 and 2023; 1 of them appeared after Peter Robinson's death in 2022. The first book is Gallows View (1987) and the newest is Standing in the Shadows (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 28 of the 49 books listed here are in the Inspector Banks series, which has its own page: Inspector Banks books in order.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 1987–2023
- Confirmed
- 49 of 49 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,814 in 30 of 49 books
- Reading time
- 197–295 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,814 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 49 titles with a page count on record.
Born in Britain on 17 March 1950 and later a Canadian, Peter Robinson wrote crime novels featuring Inspector Alan Banks and set in Yorkshire, and died on 4 October 2022. Robinson's catalogue opens with Gallows View (1987), followed by A Dedicated Man (1988), A Necessary End (1989) and The Hanging Valley (1989), and lists 49 books through Standing in the Shadows (2023). Beyond the Banks series, the output includes standalone novels, short stories and novellas, along with some poems and two articles on writing. Police procedure, murder investigation and England are recorded subjects.
Source: Wikidata
How many Peter Robinson books are there?
Peter Robinson has 49 books, released between 1987 and 2023. 1 of them were published after Peter Robinson's death in 2022. 28 of them belong to the Inspector Banks series.
Peter Robinson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 Peter Robinson books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 119872563/4
- 219883523/4
- 319894163/4
- 419893243/4
- 519903363/4
- 619923843/4
- 719923523/4
- 819943203/4
- 919953433/4
- 1019964003/4
- 1119973683/4
- 1219983523/4
- 1319994683/4
- 142000–3/4
- 1520004353/4
- 1620015023/4
- 1720024513/4
- 1820033543/4
- 1920043963/4
- 2020064303/4
- 2120074243/4
- 222008–3/4
- 232009–3/4
- 242009–3/4
- 252009–3/4
- 26The Price of Love: And Other StoriesInspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas #32009 · 618 pages · confirmed 3/420096183/4
- 272009–3/4
- 282009–3/4
- 292009–3/4
- 302009–3/4
- 312009–3/4
- 322009–3/4
- 332009–3/4
- 342010–3/4
- 3520114483/4
- 3620124163/4
- 3720133973/4
- 3820143843/4
- 392015–3/4
- 402016–3/4
- 412016–3/4
- 422016–3/4
- 4320164323/4
- 4420173363/4
- 4520184163/4
- 462018–3/4
- 4720193843/4
- 4820213203/4
- 492023–3/4
Peter Robinson series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Inspector Banks books in order 34 books
Peter Robinson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Inspector Banks books in order
28 books by Peter Robinson- 1. Gallows View
- 2. A Dedicated Man
- 3. A Necessary End
- 4. The Hanging Valley
- 5. Past Reason Hated
- 6. Wednesday's Child
- 7. Dry Bones That Dream/ Final Account
- 8. Innocent Graves
- 9. Dead Right / Blood at the Root
- 10. In a Dry Season
- 11. Cold is the Grave
- 12. Aftermath
- and 16 more in the table above
Peter Robinson Short Stories/Novellas
10 books10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Peter Robinson Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Peter Robinson Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Bibliomysteries in order
1 book- 33. Seven Years
Peter Robinson Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Peter Robinson books run from Gallows View (1987) to Standing in the Shadows (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Peter Robinson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Peter Robinson books in order?
You only need to read Peter Robinson books in order within the Inspector Banks series, which holds 28 of the 49 Peter Robinson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Peter Robinson
Start with Gallows View (1987), the first Inspector Banks book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Peter Robinson book?
Standing in the Shadows (2023) is the newest Peter Robinson book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Robinson book coming?
No next Peter Robinson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Peter Robinson has won
Wikidata records 8 awards and 6 nominations for Peter Robinson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Palle Rosenkrantz Prize2006Won
- Dagger in the Library2002Won
- Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation2001Wonfor In a Dry Season
- Grand Prix de Littérature Policière2001Wonfor In a Dry Season
- Anthony Award for Best Novel2000Wonfor In a Dry Season
- Barry Award for Best Novel2000Wonfor In a Dry Season
- Macavity Awards1998Won
- Edgar Awards1995Won
- Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2009Shortlistedfor Friend of the Devil
- Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2008Shortlistedfor Piece of My Heart
- Hammett Prize2004Shortlistedfor Playing with Fire
- Dagger in the Library2002Shortlisted
Peter Robinson at a glance
- Died
- Peter Robinson died in 2022, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Peter Robinson are still being published after Peter Robinson's death in 2022; the newest appeared in 2023.
- Release pace
- Peter Robinson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,814 pages across the 30 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Robinson books, 20 of 49, were published in the 2000s.
When Peter Robinson books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Peter Robinson titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 20 titles.
49 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Peter Robinson books are about
29 of the 49 Peter Robinson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: banks, alan (fictitious character) is tagged on 18 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Banks, alan (fictitious character) 18 of 29 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 17 of 29 books
- Police 15 of 29 books
- Alan Banks (Fictitious character) 14 of 29 books
- England 14 of 29 books
- Murder 11 of 29 books
- Investigation 9 of 29 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 7 of 29 books
- Crime 5 of 29 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 29 books
- Suspense 3 of 29 books
- Thrillers 3 of 29 books