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Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson Reading Order

8 series Β· 226 books Β· Born 1950

Peter Robinson was a renowned British-Canadian author celebrated for his gripping crime fiction, particularly the Inspector Banks series based in Yorkshire. Over his prolific career from 1987 to 2025, he penned an impressive 226 works across eight series, including standalone novels and collections of short stories. His most notable contributions include the Inspector Banks novels and novellas, which have captivated readers with their intricate plots and compelling characters.

Akashic Noir Series

Ongoing

121 books (2002–2025)

Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.

#Title
1
San Francisco Noir
2
Bronx Noir
3
Seattle Noir
4
Brooklyn Noir
5
Cover of Hasidic Noir
Hasidic Noir
6
Cover of Brooklyn Noir 2
Brooklyn Noir 2
7
Chicago Noir
8
Cover of Dublin Noir
Dublin Noir
9
Baltimore Noir
10
11
London Noir
12
Cover of Manhattan Noir
Manhattan Noir
13
Miami Noir
14
Cover of Twin Cities Noir
Twin Cities Noir
15
Cover of Detroit Noir
Detroit Noir
16
Havana Noir
17
Cover of Los Angeles Noir
Los Angeles Noir
18
Cover of New Orleans Noir
New Orleans Noir
19
Wall Street Noir
20
Cover of Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
21
D.C. Noir 2
22
Istanbul Noir
23
Las Vegas Noir
24
Manhattan Noir 2
25
Paris Noir
26
Queens Noir
27
Toronto Noir
28
Trinidad Noir
29
Cover of Boston Noir
Boston Noir
30
Delhi Noir
31
Cover of Phoenix Noir
Phoenix Noir
32
Portland Noir
33
34
San Francisco Noir 2
35
Copenhagen Noir
36
Haiti Noir
37
Indian Country Noir
38
Cover of Lone Star Noir
Lone Star Noir
39
Los Angeles Noir 2
40
Mexico City Noir
41
Moscow Noir
42
Cover of Orange County Noir
Orange County Noir
43
Philadelphia Noir
44
Richmond Noir
45
Barcelona Noir
46
Cover of Cape Cod Noir
Cape Cod Noir
47
New Jersey Noir
48
Pittsburgh Noir
49
San Diego Noir
50
Cover of Boston Noir 2
Boston Noir 2
51
Kansas City Noir
52
Kingston Noir
53
Long Island Noir
54
Mumbai Noir
55
St. Petersburg Noir
56
Cover of Staten Island Noir
Staten Island Noir
57
Cover of Venice Noir
Venice Noir
58
Buffalo Noir
59
Cover of Dallas Noir
Dallas Noir
60
Haiti Noir 2
61
Manila Noir
62
63
Belfast Noir
64
Helsinki Noir
65
Cover of Prison Noir
Prison Noir
66
67
Singapore Noir
68
Tehran Noir
69
Tel Aviv Noir
70
Beirut Noir
71
Chicago Noir: The Classics
72
Marseille Noir
73
Memphis Noir
74
Providence Noir
75
Zagreb Noir
76
Brussels Noir
77
Cover of Mississippi Noir
Mississippi Noir
78
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
79
Prague Noir
80
San Juan Noir
81
St. Louis Noir
82
Cover of Stockholm Noir
Stockholm Noir
83
Cover of Atlanta Noir
Atlanta Noir
84
Buenos Aires Noir
85
Montana Noir
86
Montreal Noir
87
New Haven Noir
88
Oakland Noir
89
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
90
Baghdad Noir
91
Berlin Noir
92
Hong Kong Noir
93
Lagos Noir
94
Marrakech Noir
95
Santa Cruz Noir
96
Sydney Noir
97
SΓ£o Paulo Noir
98
Vancouver Noir
99
Amsterdam Noir
100
Houston Noir
101
Milwaukee Noir
102
Accra Noir
103
Addis Ababa Noir
104
Alabama Noir
105
Belgrade Noir
106
Berkeley Noir
107
Columbus Noir
108
Miami Noir: The Classics
109
Nairobi Noir
110
Santa Fe Noir
111
Tampa Bay Noir
112
Palm Springs Noir
113
Denver Noir
114
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
115
Cover of South Central Noir
South Central Noir
116
Cleveland Noir
117
East Jerusalem Noir
118
West Jerusalem Noir
119
Honolulu Noir
120
Cover of Hamburg Noir
Hamburg Noir
121
Sacramento Noir

Anthologies Series

Complete

15 books (1990–2013)

Start with The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H., the first of 15 books in the Anthologies series.

#Title
1
Cover of The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.
The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.
2
Cover of 100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory
100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory
3
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
4
Cover of Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories
Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories
5
Cover of The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
6
Cover of The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
7
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2001
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001
8
Cover of Like a Charm
Like a Charm
9
Cover of The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
10
Cover of The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5
11
Cover of Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Kill
12
Cover of A Merry Band of Murderers
A Merry Band of Murderers
13
Cover of The Penguin Book of Crime Stories
The Penguin Book of Crime Stories
14
Cover of The Blue Religion
The Blue Religion
15
Deadly Pleasures

Bibliomysteries Series

Likely Complete

40 books (2012–2022)

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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

Inspector Banks Series

Likely Complete

28 books (1987–2023)

Start with Gallows View, the first of 28 books in the Inspector Banks series.

#Title
1
Cover of Gallows View
Gallows View
2
Cover of A Dedicated Man
A Dedicated Man
3
Cover of A Necessary End
A Necessary End
4
Cover of The Hanging Valley
The Hanging Valley
5
Cover of Past Reason Hated
Past Reason Hated
6
Cover of Wednesday's Child
Wednesday's Child
7
Cover of Dry Bones That Dream/ Final Account
Dry Bones That Dream/ Final Account
8
Cover of Innocent Graves
Innocent Graves
9
Cover of Dead Right / Blood at the Root
Dead Right / Blood at the Root
10
Cover of In a Dry Season
In a Dry Season
11
Cover of Cold is the Grave
Cold is the Grave
12
13
Cover of The Summer That Never Was / Close to Home
The Summer That Never Was / Close to Home
14
Playing with Fire
15
Cover of Strange Affair
Strange Affair
16
Cover of Piece of My Heart
Piece of My Heart
17
Friend of the Devil
18
Cover of All the Colors of Darkness
All the Colors of Darkness
19
20
Cover of Watching the Dark
Watching the Dark
21
Cover of Children of the Revolution
Children of the Revolution
22
Cover of Abattoir Blues / In the Dark Places
Abattoir Blues / In the Dark Places
23
Cover of When the Music's Over
When the Music's Over
24
Cover of Sleeping in the Ground
Sleeping in the Ground
25
Cover of Careless Love
Careless Love
26
Cover of Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross
27
Cover of Not Dark Yet
Not Dark Yet
28
Standing in the Shadows

Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

6 books (2009–2015)

Start with Blue Christmas, the first of 6 books in the Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas series.

#Title
1
Blue Christmas
2
Going Back
3
Like a Virgin
4
Cover of The Price of Love: And Other Stories
The Price of Love: And Other Stories
5
Walking the Dog
6
Summer Rain

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

11 books (1998–2016)

Start with The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage, the first of 11 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#Title
1
Cover of The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage
The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage
2
Missing in Action
3
Birthday Dance
4
Cornelius Jubb
5
The Cherub Affair
6
The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle
7
The Ferryman's Beautiful Daughter
8
The Magic of Your Touch
9
10
11
The Good Partner

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

2 books (1998–2009)

Start with Not Safe After Dark and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Not Safe After Dark
Not Safe After Dark
2
Cover of The Price of Love: And Other Stories
The Price of Love: And Other Stories

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

3 books (1990–2011)

Start with Caedmon's Song / The First Cut and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Caedmon's Song / The First Cut
Caedmon's Song / The First Cut
2
Cover of No Cure For Love
No Cure For Love
3
Cover of Before the Poison
Before the Poison

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Peter Robinson written?
Peter Robinson has written 226 books across 8 series. Their published works span from 1987 to 2025.
What is the first book in each Peter Robinson series?
Here are the first books in Peter Robinson's series: Akashic Noir: San Francisco Noir; Anthologies: The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.; Bibliomysteries: An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver); Inspector Banks: Gallows View; Inspector Banks Short Stories/Novellas: Blue Christmas.
What order should I read Peter Robinson's books?
We recommend reading Peter Robinson's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Peter Robinson still writing new books?
Yes, Peter Robinson has 1 ongoing series: Akashic Noir.

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