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Peter Robinson' books

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vsop44

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I'm new on this forum and having lurked for a while , to my surprise I 've not heard of Peter' Robinson ' s books on this forum . Although he lives in Canada now Peter Robinson has written about 15 detective novels about yorkshire crimes and the north of England with an occasional escapade to London . I like his writing style , his main character detective Banks and colleagues and their family life .
If you want to read one of his books , try the first one and then read the others in sequence so see the evolution of det Banks in his professional as well as family life .
 
vsop44, I have read 3 of Robinsons books (Close to Home, Gallows View and Strange Affair) and have enjoyed them all. I have a question, is Peter Robinson a pseudonym? The reason I ask is, that picture of him on the back of his books is downright spooky. Looks like some kind of computer generated portrait. I never seem to read a series in order (often get my books at the library) but I could definately see the difference in Banks from book to book. I look forward to reading more from this author.

I recently went through a sort of UK stage in my reading (Billingham, McDermid, Walters, Robinson, Harvey, Lovesey, Booth and Rankin) and I have to say I am very impressed. Amazing to read crime stories and or mysteries in which guns play such a little role. Not trying to make a political statement here, but I do envy all of you that live in countries that don't accept the gun as a historical icon.
 
Hi David , Until I googled Peter Robinson ,I only knew that he was born in England and had made Toronto (Ontario) his home . Here is a link that gives his biography

http://www.inspectorbanks.com/bio.html

He has won many awards and prizes from many countries and his books have been translated in 15 languages , so I would say this makes him a very successful writer .
 
I am also a fan of British police detectives in general and Robinson's books in particular. I read First Cut first. It is not part of the Banks series. Since then, I've been reading the series in order: Gallows View, A Dedicated Man, A Necessary End, and am now reading The Hanging Valley.

I have also been enjoying the Cooper and Fry books by Stephen Booth. They are set in Derbyshire while Robinson's are in Yorkshire.
 
I'm reading Piece of my Heart, the first Robinson book I have read, so far so good. Two crimes are being investigated by two separate detectives. One now and one in the 1969...................but they seem to be connected.
 
I have read the whole Banks series. Obviously, I really enjoyed all of the books. In a Dry Season was my favorite with flashbacks from the present to the WWII homefront in Yorkshire. When I finished the series, I read Not Safe After Dark, which is a book of short stories by Robinson. Several of the stories are about Banks as is a novella which completes the book.
 
I've finishes Piece of my Heart. In this book Bank's inherits his brothers Porsche, flat screen TV etc. Apparently something bad happened to his brother in the previous book, Strange Affair.

I have bought Strange Affair to see what happened. It looks like I could be reading the series backwards. :)
 
Friend of the Devil, the latest Banks novel goes on sale here tomorrow. I have it reseved. Robinson is one of the few authors I buy in hard cover because I don't want to wait for the paperback.
 
Terry said:
Friend of the Devil, the latest Banks novel goes on sale here tomorrow. I have it reseved. Robinson is one of the few authors I buy in hard cover because I don't want to wait for the paperback.
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Did you enjoy Friend of the Devil? It's out here in a couple of weeks, in paperback so I will buy it.

I am half way through Strange Affair (the one where his brother is murdered), I'm enjoying it so far.

I read somewhere that Friend of the Devil ties up a lot of loose ends from Aftermath and Caedmon’s Song, do you know if this is true and shouild I read them first. :)
 
Friend of the Devil was great. I think you get more out of these books if you read them in order.

Yes, definitely read Aftermath before Friend of the Devil, which does tie up loose ends. Actually, I remembered very well the dramatic details of Aftermath while reading Friend although I'd forgotten which book they were in. I did not remember that there was a connection with Caedmon's Song AKA First Cut. Caedmon's was the first Robinson book I ever read and the reason I started reading the Banks series.

Because of your post, I checked the Borders description of Caedmon's. You are definitely right that there is a connection. So, now I am going to reread Caedmon's. Thanks.
 
Terry said:
I think you get more out of these books if you read them in order.
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I will read them in order as there have been a lot of references in 'Strange Affair' to things that I think must have happened in previous books, like Annie being raped.

I will try and get them read before his new book is out........

All the Colours of Darkness (August 2008):)
 
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