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Peter Robinson Books in Order

Find every Peter Robinson book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 210 books / 7 series

Canadian-British author best known for the Inspector Alan Banks crime series. His books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and won multiple awards, including the Edgar Award. This page provides the Peter Robinson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Peter Robinson Books in Chronological Order

1987 Gallows View POoIBB / 1 Buy
1988 A Dedicated Man POoIBB / 2 Buy
1989 A Necessary End POoIBB / 3 Buy
1989 The Hanging Valley POoIBB / 4 Buy
1990 Caedmon's Song / The First Cut POoSN / 1 Buy
1992 Past Reason Hated POoIBB / 5 Buy
1992 Wednesday's Child POoIBB / 6 Buy
1994 Dry Bones That Dream/ Final Account POoIBB / 7 Buy
1995 No Cure For Love POoSN / 2 Buy
1996 Innocent Graves POoIBB / 8 Buy
1997 Dead Right / Blood at the Root POoIBB / 9 Buy
1998 Not Safe After Dark POoSSC / 1 Buy
1998 The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage POoSS / 1 Buy
1999 In a Dry Season POoIBB / 10 Buy
2000 Missing in Action POoSS / 2 Buy
2000 Cold is the Grave POoIBB / 11 Buy
2001 Aftermath POoIBB / 12 Buy
2002 San Francisco Noir POoANB / 1 Buy
2002 The Summer That Never Was / Close to Home POoIBB / 13 Buy
2003 Seattle Noir POoANB / 2 Buy
2003 Bronx Noir POoANB / 3 Buy
2003 Playing with Fire POoIBB / 14 Buy
2004 Brooklyn Noir POoANB / 4 Buy
2004 Hasidic Noir POoANB / 5 Buy
2004 Strange Affair POoIBB / 15 Buy
2005 Brooklyn Noir 2 POoANB / 6 Buy
2005 Chicago Noir POoANB / 7 Buy
2005 Dublin Noir POoANB / 8 Buy
2006 Manhattan Noir POoANB / 9 Buy
2006 Miami Noir POoANB / 10 Buy
2006 D.C. Noir POoANB / 11 Buy
2006 Baltimore Noir POoANB / 12 Buy
2006 Twin Cities Noir POoANB / 13 Buy
2006 London Noir POoANB / 14 Buy
2006 Piece of My Heart POoIBB / 16 Buy
2007 New Orleans Noir POoANB / 15 Buy
2007 Los Angeles Noir POoANB / 16 Buy
2007 Wall Street Noir POoANB / 17 Buy
2007 Friend of the Devil POoIBB / 17 Buy
2007 Havana Noir POoANB / 18 Buy
2007 Detroit Noir POoANB / 19 Buy
2008 All the Colors of Darkness POoIBB / 18 Buy
2008 Queens Noir POoANB / 20 Buy
2008 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth POoANB / 21 Buy
2008 Toronto Noir POoANB / 22 Buy
2008 Las Vegas Noir POoANB / 23 Buy
2008 Trinidad Noir POoANB / 24 Buy
2008 D.C. Noir 2 POoANB / 25 Buy
2008 Manhattan Noir 2 POoANB / 26 Buy
2008 Paris Noir POoANB / 27 Buy
2008 Istanbul Noir POoANB / 28 Buy
2009 Going Back POoIBSS / 1 Buy
2009 Like a Virgin POoIBSS / 2 Buy
2009 The Price of Love: And Other Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
2009 Birthday Dance POoSS / 3 Buy
2009 The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle POoSS / 4 Buy
2009 Blue Christmas POoIBSS / 4 Buy
2009 The Ferryman's Beautiful Daughter POoSS / 5 Buy
2009 Walking the Dog POoIBSS / 5 Buy
2009 The Cherub Affair POoSS / 6 Buy
2009 Cornelius Jubb POoSS / 7 Buy
2009 The Magic of Your Touch POoSS / 8 Buy
2009 Boston Noir POoANB / 29 Buy
2009 Rome Noir POoANB / 30 Buy
2009 San Francisco Noir 2 POoANB / 31 Buy
2009 Portland Noir POoANB / 32 Buy
2009 Delhi Noir POoANB / 33 Buy
2009 Phoenix Noir POoANB / 34 Buy
2010 Bad Boy POoIBB / 19 Buy
2010 Los Angeles Noir 2 POoANB / 35 Buy
2010 Mexico City Noir POoANB / 36 Buy
2010 Richmond Noir POoANB / 37 Buy
2010 Orange County Noir POoANB / 38 Buy
2010 Indian Country Noir POoANB / 39 Buy
2010 Moscow Noir POoANB / 40 Buy
2010 Lone Star Noir POoANB / 41 Buy
2010 Philadelphia Noir POoANB / 42 Buy
2010 Haiti Noir POoANB / 43 Buy
2010 Copenhagen Noir POoANB / 44 Buy
2011 Before the Poison POoSN / 3 Buy
2011 Pittsburgh Noir POoANB / 45 Buy
2011 San Diego Noir POoANB / 46 Buy
2011 Barcelona Noir POoANB / 47 Buy
2011 Cape Cod Noir POoANB / 48 Buy
2011 New Jersey Noir POoANB / 49 Buy
2012 The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) POoBB / 1 Buy
2012 Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) POoBB / 2 Buy
2012 The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) POoBB / 3 Buy
2012 The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) POoBB / 4 Buy
2012 An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoBB / 5 Buy
2012 Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) POoBB / 6 Buy
2012 Watching the Dark POoIBB / 20 Buy
2012 Staten Island Noir POoANB / 50 Buy
2012 Mumbai Noir POoANB / 51 Buy
2012 Long Island Noir POoANB / 52 Buy
2012 Venice Noir POoANB / 53 Buy
2012 Kingston Noir POoANB / 54 Buy
2012 St. Petersburg Noir POoANB / 55 Buy
2012 Kansas City Noir POoANB / 56 Buy
2012 Boston Noir 2 POoANB / 57 Buy
2013 The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) POoBB / 7 Buy
2013 Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) POoBB / 8 Buy
2013 The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) POoBB / 9 Buy
2013 The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoBB / 10 Buy
2013 Children of the Revolution POoIBB / 21 Buy
2013 USA Noir POoANB / 58 Buy
2013 Manila Noir POoANB / 59 Buy
2013 Buffalo Noir POoANB / 60 Buy
2013 Dallas Noir POoANB / 61 Buy
2013 Haiti Noir 2 POoANB / 62 Buy
2014 The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) POoBB / 11 Buy
2014 What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) POoBB / 12 Buy
2014 Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) POoBB / 13 Buy
2014 The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) POoBB / 14 Buy
2014 The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) POoBB / 15 Buy
2014 Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) POoBB / 16 Buy
2014 The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) POoBB / 17 Buy
2014 It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) POoBB / 18 Buy
2014 The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) POoBB / 19 Buy
2014 Abattoir Blues / In the Dark Places POoIBB / 22 Buy
2014 Singapore Noir POoANB / 63 Buy
2014 Prison Noir POoANB / 64 Buy
2014 Tel Aviv Noir POoANB / 65 Buy
2014 Tehran Noir POoANB / 66 Buy
2014 Belfast Noir POoANB / 67 Buy
2014 Helsinki Noir POoANB / 68 Buy
2014 Rio Noir POoANB / 69 Buy
2015 Summer Rain POoIBSS / 6 Buy
2015 The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) POoBB / 20 Buy
2015 The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) POoBB / 21 Buy
2015 Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) POoBB / 22 Buy
2015 Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) POoBB / 23 Buy
2015 Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) POoBB / 24 Buy
2015 From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) POoBB / 25 Buy
2015 Providence Noir POoANB / 70 Buy
2015 Chicago Noir: The Classics POoANB / 71 Buy
2015 Memphis Noir POoANB / 72 Buy
2015 Zagreb Noir POoANB / 73 Buy
2015 Marseille Noir POoANB / 74 Buy
2015 Beirut Noir POoANB / 75 Buy
2016 Fan Mail POoSS / 9 Buy
2016 The Good Partner POoSS / 10 Buy
2016 Innocence POoSS / 11 Buy
2016 When the Music's Over POoIBB / 23 Buy
2016 The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) POoBB / 26 Buy
2016 Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) POoBB / 27 Buy
2016 Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) POoBB / 28 Buy
2016 Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) POoBB / 29 Buy
2016 The Haze(By: James W. Hall) POoBB / 30 Buy
2016 New Orleans Noir: The Classics POoANB / 76 Buy
2016 Stockholm Noir POoANB / 77 Buy
2016 Brussels Noir POoANB / 78 Buy
2016 Mississippi Noir POoANB / 79 Buy
2016 St. Louis Noir POoANB / 80 Buy
2016 Prague Noir POoANB / 81 Buy
2016 San Juan Noir POoANB / 82 Buy
2017 Sleeping in the Ground POoIBB / 24 Buy
2017 Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) POoBB / 31 Buy
2017 Oakland Noir POoANB / 83 Buy
2017 Trinidad Noir: The Classics POoANB / 84 Buy
2017 Atlanta Noir POoANB / 85 Buy
2017 New Haven Noir POoANB / 86 Buy
2017 Montana Noir POoANB / 87 Buy
2017 Buenos Aires Noir POoANB / 88 Buy
2017 Montreal Noir POoANB / 89 Buy
2018 Careless Love POoIBB / 25 Buy
2018 The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) POoBB / 32 Buy
2018 Seven Years POoBB / 33 Buy
2018 The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) POoBB / 34 Buy
2018 The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) POoBB / 35 Buy
2018 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) POoBB / 36 Buy
2018 Berlin Noir POoANB / 90 Buy
2018 S’o Paulo Noir POoANB / 91 Buy
2018 Santa Cruz Noir POoANB / 92 Buy
2018 Lagos Noir POoANB / 93 Buy
2018 Marrakech Noir POoANB / 94 Buy
2018 Baghdad Noir POoANB / 95 Buy
2018 Vancouver Noir POoANB / 96 Buy
2018 Sydney Noir POoANB / 97 Buy
2018 Hong Kong Noir POoANB / 98 Buy
2019 Many Rivers to Cross POoIBB / 26 Buy
2019 Amsterdam Noir POoANB / 99 Buy
2019 Milwaukee Noir POoANB / 100 Buy
2019 Houston Noir POoANB / 101 Buy
2020 The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) POoBB / 37 Buy
2020 Nairobi Noir POoANB / 102 Buy
2020 Columbus Noir POoANB / 103 Buy
2020 Santa Fe Noir POoANB / 104 Buy
2020 Alabama Noir POoANB / 105 Buy
2020 Berkeley Noir POoANB / 106 Buy
2020 Addis Ababa Noir POoANB / 107 Buy
2020 Tampa Bay Noir POoANB / 108 Buy
2020 Miami Noir: The Classics POoANB / 109 Buy
2020 Accra Noir POoANB / 110 Buy
2020 Belgrade Noir POoANB / 111 Buy
2021 Not Dark Yet POoIBB / 27 Buy
2021 Palm Springs Noir POoANB / 112 Buy
2022 The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) POoBB / 38 Buy
2022 The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) POoBB / 39 Buy
2022 The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) POoBB / 40 Buy
2022 Paris Noir: The Suburbs POoANB / 113 Buy
2022 Denver Noir POoANB / 114 Buy
2022 South Central Noir POoANB / 115 Buy
2023 Standing in the Shadows POoIBB / 28 Buy
2023 Cleveland Noir POoANB / 116 Buy
2023 East Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 117 Buy
2023 West Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 118 Buy
2024 Honolulu Noir POoANB / 119 Buy
2025 Sacramento Noir POoANB / 120 Buy
2025 Hamburg Noir POoANB / 121 Buy

Peter Robinson Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012 Buy
02 Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012 Buy
03 The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012 Buy
04 The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012 Buy
05 An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012 Buy
06 Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012 Buy
07 The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013 Buy
08 Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013 Buy
09 The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013 Buy
10 The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013 Buy
11 The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014 Buy
12 What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014 Buy
13 Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014 Buy
14 The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014 Buy
15 The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014 Buy
16 Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014 Buy
17 The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014 Buy
18 It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014 Buy
19 The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014 Buy
20 The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015 Buy
21 The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015 Buy
22 Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015 Buy
23 Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015 Buy
24 Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015 Buy
25 From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015 Buy
26 The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016 Buy
27 Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016 Buy
28 Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016 Buy
29 Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016 Buy
30 The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016 Buy
31 Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017 Buy
32 The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018 Buy
33 Seven Years 2018 Buy
34 The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018 Buy
35 The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018 Buy
36 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018 Buy
37 The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020 Buy
38 The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022 Buy
39 The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022 Buy
40 The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022 Buy
01 Gallows View 1987 Buy
02 A Dedicated Man 1988 Buy
03 A Necessary End 1989 Buy
04 The Hanging Valley 1989 Buy
05 Past Reason Hated 1992 Buy
06 Wednesday's Child 1992 Buy
07 Dry Bones That Dream/ Final Account 1994 Buy
08 Innocent Graves 1996 Buy
09 Dead Right / Blood at the Root 1997 Buy
10 In a Dry Season 1999 Buy
11 Cold is the Grave 2000 Buy
12 Aftermath 2001 Buy
13 The Summer That Never Was / Close to Home 2002 Buy
14 Playing with Fire 2003 Buy
15 Strange Affair 2004 Buy
16 Piece of My Heart 2006 Buy
17 Friend of the Devil 2007 Buy
18 All the Colors of Darkness 2008 Buy
19 Bad Boy 2010 Buy
20 Watching the Dark 2012 Buy
21 Children of the Revolution 2013 Buy
22 Abattoir Blues / In the Dark Places 2014 Buy
23 When the Music's Over 2016 Buy
24 Sleeping in the Ground 2017 Buy
25 Careless Love 2018 Buy
26 Many Rivers to Cross 2019 Buy
27 Not Dark Yet 2021 Buy
28 Standing in the Shadows 2023 Buy
01 The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage 1998 Buy
02 Missing in Action 2000 Buy
03 Birthday Dance 2009 Buy
04 The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle 2009 Buy
05 The Ferryman's Beautiful Daughter 2009 Buy
06 The Cherub Affair 2009 Buy
07 Cornelius Jubb 2009 Buy
08 The Magic of Your Touch 2009 Buy
09 Fan Mail 2016 Buy
10 The Good Partner 2016 Buy
11 Innocence 2016 Buy
01 Not Safe After Dark 1998 Buy
02 The Price of Love: And Other Stories 2009 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1990-2011
01 Caedmon's Song / The First Cut 1990 Buy
02 No Cure For Love 1995 Buy
03 Before the Poison 2011 Buy
Akashic Noir Books in Reading Order 121 books / 2002-2025
01 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy
02 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy
03 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy
04 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy
05 Hasidic Noir 2004 Buy
06 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy
07 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy
08 Dublin Noir 2005 Buy
09 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy
10 Miami Noir 2006 Buy
11 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy
12 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy
13 Twin Cities Noir 2006 Buy
14 London Noir 2006 Buy
15 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy
16 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy
17 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy
18 Havana Noir 2007 Buy
19 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy
20 Queens Noir 2008 Buy
21 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy
22 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy
23 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy
24 Trinidad Noir 2008 Buy
25 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy
26 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy
27 Paris Noir 2008 Buy
28 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy
29 Boston Noir 2009 Buy
30 Rome Noir 2009 Buy
31 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy
32 Portland Noir 2009 Buy
33 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy
34 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy
35 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy
36 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy
37 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy
38 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy
39 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy
40 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy
41 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy
42 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy
43 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy
44 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy
45 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy
46 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy
47 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy
48 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy
49 New Jersey Noir 2011 Buy
50 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy
51 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy
52 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy
53 Venice Noir 2012 Buy
54 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy
55 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy
56 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy
57 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy
58 USA Noir 2013 Buy
59 Manila Noir 2013 Buy
60 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy
61 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy
62 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy
63 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy
64 Prison Noir 2014 Buy
65 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy
66 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy
67 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy
68 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy
69 Rio Noir 2014 Buy
70 Providence Noir 2015 Buy
71 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy
72 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy
73 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy
74 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy
75 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy
76 New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016 Buy
77 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy
78 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy
79 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy
80 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy
81 Prague Noir 2016 Buy
82 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy
83 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy
84 Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017 Buy
85 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy
86 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy
87 Montana Noir 2017 Buy
88 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy
89 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy
90 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy
91 S’o Paulo Noir 2018 Buy
92 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy
93 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy
94 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy
95 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy
96 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy
97 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy
98 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy
99 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy
100 Milwaukee Noir 2019 Buy
101 Houston Noir 2019 Buy
102 Nairobi Noir 2020 Buy
103 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy
104 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy
105 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy
106 Berkeley Noir 2020 Buy
107 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy
108 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy
109 Miami Noir: The Classics 2020 Buy
110 Accra Noir 2020 Buy
111 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy
112 Palm Springs Noir 2021 Buy
113 Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022 Buy
114 Denver Noir 2022 Buy
115 South Central Noir 2022 Buy
116 Cleveland Noir 2023 Buy
117 East Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
118 West Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
119 Honolulu Noir 2024 Buy
120 Sacramento Noir 2025 Buy
121 Hamburg Noir 2025 Buy
01 Going Back 2009 Buy
02 Like a Virgin 2009 Buy
04 Blue Christmas 2009 Buy
05 Walking the Dog 2009 Buy
06 Summer Rain 2015 Buy

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Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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