Peter Robinson

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Peter Robinson was born in 1950 in Yorkshire, England and received a B.A. in English literature from the University of Leeds. After moving to Canada in 1974, he received an M.A. in English and creative writing at the University of Windsor and a Ph.D. in English at York University. Robinson lives in Toronto.

Books by Peter Robinson

1979
With Equal Eye: Poems 1976-79 (poetry)
1982
Nosferatu (poetry)
Gallows View
1987
Gallows View
A Dedicated Man
1988
A Dedicated Man
A Necessary End
1989
A Necessary End
The Hanging Valley
1989
The Hanging Valley
Caedmon's Song
1990
Caedmon's Song (also published as The First Cut)
Past Reason Hated
1991
Past Reason Hated
Wednesday's Child
1992
Wednesday's Child
Final Account
1994
Final Account (also published as Dry Bones that Dream)
1995
No Cure for Love
Innocent Graves
1996
Innocent Graves
Dead Right
1997
Dead Right (also published as Blood at the Root)
Not Safe After Dark
1998
Not Safe After Dark (short stories)
In a Dry Season
1999
In a Dry Season
Cold is the Grave
2000
Cold is the Grave
Aftermath
2001
Aftermath
Meet Inspector Banks
2001
Meet Inspector Banks
(includes Gallows View, A Dedicated Man, A Necessary End)
The Summer that Never Was
2003
The Summer that Never Was (also published as Close to Home)
Inspector Banks Investigates
2003
Inspector Banks Investigates
(includes The Hanging Valley, Past Reason Hated, Wednesday's Child)
Playing With Fire
2004
Playing With Fire
The Return of Inspector Banks
2004
The Return of Inspector Banks
(includes Final Account, Innocent Graves, Dead Right)
Strange Affair
2005
Strange Affair
Piece of My Heart
2006
Piece of My Heart
2007
Friend of the Devil
2008
All the Colours of Darkness
2009
The Price of Love and Other Stories (short stories)
2010
Bad Boy
2011
Before the Poison
2012
Watching the Dark
2013
Children of the Revolution
 
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Awards

  • Arthur Ellis Award: Novel
    • 1992 – Past Reason Hated – Winner
    • 1997 – Innocent Graves – Winner
    • 1998 – Dead Right – Shortlisted
    • 2000 – In a Dry Season – Shortlisted
    • 2001 – Cold is the Grave – Winner
    • 2002 – Aftermath – Shortlisted
    • 2004 – The Summer that Never Was – Shortlisted
    • 2005 – Playing With Fire – Shortlisted
    • 2006 – Strange Affair – Shortlisted
    • 2007 – Piece of My Heart – Shortlisted
    • 2012 – Before the Poison – Winner

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Added 01 May 2006.
Updated 03 May 2014.