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Inspector Banks Series

28 primary works • 52 total works
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is a policeman in Yorkshire (England).

Book 1

Gallows View
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3.77 · 18566 Ratings · 1205 Reviews · published 1987 · 93 editions
Welcome to the first of an exciting police procedu…

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    Book 2

    A Dedicated Man
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    3.78     · 9849 Ratings · 607 Reviews · published 1988 · 77 editions
    It's Inspector Banks second big case after arrivin…

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    Book 3

    A Necessary End
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    3.91     · 7823 Ratings · 462 Reviews · published 1989 · 3 editions
    Violence erupts at an anti-nuclear demonstration i…

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    Book 4

    The Hanging Valley
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    3.95     · 9424 Ratings · 426 Reviews · published 1989 · 68 editions
    A faceless corpse is discovered in a tranquil, hid…

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    Book 5

    Past Reason Hated
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    3.97     · 7219 Ratings · 399 Reviews · published 1991 · 65 editions
    From 'New York Times' bestselling and Edgar Award-…

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    Book 6

    Wednesday's Child
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    4.03     · 8147 Ratings · 378 Reviews · published 1992 · 76 editions
    In 'New York Times' bestselling and Edgar Award-wi…

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    Book 7

    Dry Bones that Dream
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    4.06     · 6986 Ratings · 381 Reviews · published 1994 · 79 editions
    It was 2.47am when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arri…

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    Book 8

    Innocent Graves
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    4.01     · 6117 Ratings · 344 Reviews · published 1996 · 66 editions
    When last seen alive, sixteen-year-old Deborah Har…

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    Book 9

    Blood at the Root
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    3.97     · 5810 Ratings · 272 Reviews · published 1997 · 78 editions
    New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning…

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    Book 10

    In a Dry Season
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    4.11     · 11368 Ratings · 652 Reviews · published 1999 · 95 editions
    When a drought drains the local Thornfield Reservo…

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    Book 11

    Cold is the Grave
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    4.06     · 8048 Ratings · 345 Reviews · published 2000 · 99 editions
    Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks' life is shak…

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    Book 12

    Aftermath
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    4.12     · 10136 Ratings · 486 Reviews · published 2001 · 102 editions
    The latest Inspector Banks paperback is set to fol…

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    Book 13

    Close to Home
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    4.09     · 7720 Ratings · 371 Reviews · published 2003 · 84 editions
    The past returns to haunt Chief Inspector Alan Ban…

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    Book 14

    Playing with Fire
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    4.07     · 6935 Ratings · 350 Reviews · published 2004 · 102 editions
    En kold januarmorgen kaldes chefkriminalinspektør …

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    Book 15

    Strange Affair
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    4.04     · 7021 Ratings · 360 Reviews · published 2005 · 87 editions
    A bullet to the brain abruptly halted a terrified …

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    Book 16

    Piece of My Heart
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    4.01     · 6898 Ratings · 365 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions
    1969. In an era of free love and rebellion, a dead…

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    Book 17

    Friend of the Devil
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    4.06     · 9537 Ratings · 472 Reviews · published 2007 · 1 edition
    Some shelf wear. Pages are crisp and clean.

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    Book 18

    All the Colours of Darkness
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    3.90     · 8272 Ratings · 504 Reviews · published 2008 · 83 editions
    A beautiful June day in the Yorkshire Dales, and a…

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    Book 19

    Bad Boy
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    4.00     · 8936 Ratings · 501 Reviews · published 2010 · 78 editions
    A distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police …

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    Book 20

    Watching the Dark
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    4.01     · 7698 Ratings · 609 Reviews · published 2012 · 60 editions
    DCI Alan Banks reluctantly investigates DI Bill Qu…

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    Book 21

    Children of the Revolution
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    3.93     · 7214 Ratings · 615 Reviews · published 2013 · 52 editions
    A disgraced college lecturer is found murdered wit…

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    Book 22

    Abattoir Blues
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    3.99     · 7382 Ratings · 656 Reviews · published 2014 · 50 editions
    Canada's premier, bestselling crime fiction writer…

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    Book 23

    When the Music's Over
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    4.06     · 8039 Ratings · 670 Reviews · published 2016 · 35 editions
    When the body of a young girl is found in a remote…

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    Book 24

    Sleeping in the Ground
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    4.08     · 7893 Ratings · 691 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
    MICHAEL CONNELLY calls Peter Robinson "an author w…

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    Book 25

    Careless Love
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    3.91     · 7772 Ratings · 666 Reviews · published 2018 · 4 editions
    A young local student has apparently committed sui…

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    Book 26

    Many Rivers to Cross
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    3.92     · 6724 Ratings · 596 Reviews · published 2019 · 29 editions
    The 26th instalment of the Number One bestselling …

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    Book 27

    Not Dark Yet
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    4.10     · 7163 Ratings · 537 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 editions
    “Robinson is an author with amazing empathy, a sna…

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    Book 28

    Standing in the Shadows
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    4.07     · 7710 Ratings · 637 Reviews · published 2023 · 25 editions
    The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Bank…

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    Book 1-2

    Gallow's View / A Dedicated Man
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    3.91     · 66 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions

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    Book 1-3

    Gallows View / A Dedicated Man / A Necessary End
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    4.19     · 368 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2001 · 6 editions
    'If you haven't caught up with Peter Robinson alre…

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    Book 3,5

    A Necessary End / Past Reason Hated
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    4.00     · 28 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
    Book by Peter Robinson

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    Book 4-6

    The Hanging Valley / Past Reason Hated / Wednesday's Child
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    4.16     · 32 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition

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    Book 4,8

    The Hanging Valley / Innocent Graves
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    4.06     · 32 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2005 · 1 edition
    Two stories in one volume.

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    Book 6,9

    Wednesday's Child / Dead Right
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    3.96     · 105 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1997 · 1 edition

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    Book 7-9

    The Return of Inspector Banks
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    3.87     · 79 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2004 · 1 edition
    Peter Robinson’s Detective Chief Inspector Banks i…

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    Book 7,10

    Dry Bones That Dream / In A Dry Season
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    4.39     · 31 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2005 · 1 edition

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    Book 11, 13

    Cold Is The Grave / The Summer That Never Was
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    4.06     · 283 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
    The deep-rooted animosity between Yorkshire detect…

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    Book 14-15

    Playing With Fire / Strange Affair
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    4.13     · 46 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 2 editions

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    Book 10-11,13

    Peter Robinson Boxset
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    4.52     · 40 Ratings · published 2004 · 1 edition

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    Book 7,4

    Dry Bones That Dream / The Hanging Valley
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    4.08     · 24 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition

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    Book 12,14-15,17

    The Inspector Banks 4-Book Bundle
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    4.18     · 22 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Set in Yorkshire, England, and featuring the much-…

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    Book 10,2

    In A Dry Season / A Dedicated Man
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    3.88     · 49 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition

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    Book 1,3-7,10,14-15

    Inspector Banks 10 Book Boxset
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    4.44     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2007 · 3 editions
    2007 boxset of Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks no…

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    Not Safe After Dark / A Necessary End
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    3.84     · 50 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2005 · 1 edition
    1st Pan Omnibus 2005 edition paperback, fine In st…

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    Walking the Dog: Inspector Banks British Crime Thriller Mysteries – A Dark Yorkshire Police Collection
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    3.86     · 49 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2009 · 2 editions
    When housewife Laura takes her dog for a walk, she…

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    Going Back: A Collection of Dark Psychological Crime Mysteries Featuring Inspector Banks
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    4.01     · 178 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2009 · 3 editions
    From the New York Times bestselling author comes a…

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    The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle
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    4.14     · 50 Ratings · published 2009 · 3 editions
    From the New York Times bestselling author comes a…

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    Like a Virgin: A Gripping Inspector Banks Police Procedural Short Story from Yorkshire
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    4.05     · 58 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2009 · 2 editions
    From the New York Times bestselling author comes a…

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    Blue Christmas: An Acclaimed Collection of Psychological Crime Mysteries Featuring Inspector Banks
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    4.16     · 74 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2009 · 2 editions
    From the New York Times bestselling author comes a…

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    The Price of Love: And Other Stories
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    3.82     · 1367 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 2009 · 12 editions
    A dozen of the very best mystery stories from crim…

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    Summer Rain: An Inspector Banks Short Story
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    3.79     · 256 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    A mystery from the past bursts in upon the present…

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    The Good Partner
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    3.45     · 94 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    THE LOWERING SKY was black as a tax inspector’s he…

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