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*[[University of Leeds]] (BA Hons)
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*[[York University]] (PhD)
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* CWA [[Dagger in the Library]] (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inspectorbanks.com/about/|title=About Peter|date=21 February 2008|website=Inspectorbanks.com|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
* CWA [[Dagger in the Library]] (2002)<ref name="About Peter">{{cite web|url=http://www.inspectorbanks.com/about/|title=About Peter|date=21 February 2008|website=Inspectorbanks.com|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Awards]] 2000
* [[Anthony Awards]] 2000
* [[Barry Award (for crime novels)|Barry Award]] 1999
* [[Barry Award (for crime novels)|Barry Award]] 1999
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'''Peter Robinson''' (born 17 March 1950) is a British-born Canadian crime writer. He is best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring [[Inspector Alan Banks]]. He has also published a number of other novels and short stories as well as some poems and two articles on writing.


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'''Peter Robinson''' (17 March 1950 – 4 October 2022) was a British-born Canadian crime writer who was best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring [[Inspector Alan Banks]]. He also published a number of other novels and short stories, as well as some poems and two articles on writing.
==Life and work==
Robinson was awarded a BA Honours Degree in English Literature at the [[University of Leeds]]. He then emigrated to Canada in 1974 and took his MA in English and Creative Writing at the [[University of Windsor]], with [[Joyce Carol Oates]] as his tutor, then a PhD in English at [[York University]] in [[Toronto]].<ref name="RobBio">{{cite web|title=Peter Robinson|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Pu-Z/Robinson-Peter.html|website=notablebiographies.com|publisher=notablebiographies|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913133043/http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Pu-Z/Robinson-Peter.html|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> He is best known for the [[Inspector Alan Banks|Inspector Banks]] series of novels set in the fictional [[Yorkshire]] town of Eastvale, which have been translated into nineteen languages,<ref name="PR">{{cite web|title=Peter Robinson|url=http://www.inspectorbanks.com/about/|website=inspectorbanks.com|publisher=Peter Robinson|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913133201/http://www.inspectorbanks.com/|archive-date=13 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> but also writes short stories and other novels.


==Personal life==
==Early life==
Robinson was born in [[Armley]], [[Leeds]],<ref name="born">{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/peter-robinson-armley-born-writer-returns-to-roots-to-help-budding-authors-1-2767529 |title=Peter Robinson: Armley-born writer returns to roots to help budding authors |publisher=[[Yorkshire Post Newspapers]] |date=16 October 2008 |access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913133322/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/peter-robinson-armley-born-writer-returns-to-roots-to-help-budding-authors-1-2767529|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> son of Clifford Robinson (a photographer) and Miriam Jarvis (a homemaker).<ref name="RobBio"/> Robinson emigrated to Canada to continue his studies after completing his first degree at the [[University of Leeds]].<ref name="YP">{{cite news |last1=Stephenson |first1=Hannah |title=Crime in the blood: creator of DCI Banks comes home |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=11 July 2018 |page=15|issn=0963-1496}}</ref>
Robinson was born in [[Armley]], [[Leeds]], on 17 March 1950.<ref name="born">{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/peter-robinson-armley-born-writer-returns-to-roots-to-help-budding-authors-1-2767529 |title=Peter Robinson: Armley-born writer returns to roots to help budding authors |publisher=[[Yorkshire Post Newspapers]] |date=16 October 2008 |access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913133322/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/peter-robinson-armley-born-writer-returns-to-roots-to-help-budding-authors-1-2767529|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=Historica/> His father, Clifford, worked as a photographer; his mother, Miriam (Jarvis), was a homemaker.<ref name="RobBio"/> Robinson studied English literature at the [[University of Leeds]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] with [[Honours degree|honours]].<ref name=Historica/> He then emigrated to Canada in 1974 to continue his studies, obtaining a [[Master of Arts]] in English and Creative Writing from the [[University of Windsor]], with [[Joyce Carol Oates]] as his tutor. He was later awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in English at [[York University]] in 1983.<ref name=Historica/><ref name="RobBio">{{cite web|title=Peter Robinson|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Pu-Z/Robinson-Peter.html|website=notablebiographies.com|publisher=notablebiographies|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913133043/http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Pu-Z/Robinson-Peter.html|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="YP">{{cite news |last1=Stephenson |first1=Hannah |title=Crime in the blood: creator of DCI Banks comes home |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=11 July 2018 |page=15|issn=0963-1496}}</ref>


==Career==
Robinson lives in the Beaches area of Toronto<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inspectorbanks.com/about/|title=About Peter|date=21 February 2008|website=Inspectorbanks.com|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref> with his wife, Sheila Halladay, and he occasionally teaches crime writing at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. He has taught at a number of Toronto colleges and served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor, 1992-93.<ref name="RobBio"/>
Robinson taught at several colleges and universities in [[Toronto]], and the [[University of Windsor]] (his alma mater) as [[Artist-in-residence|writer-in-residence]] from 1992 to 1993.<ref name=Historica/> He was best known for the [[Inspector Alan Banks|Inspector Banks]] series of novels set in the fictional [[Yorkshire]] town of Eastvale. His first novel, ''Gallows View'', was published in 1987.<ref name=Historica/><ref name="CBC obit">{{cite news|title=British Canadian crime novelist Peter Robinson dead at age 72|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/british-canadian-crime-novelist-peter-robinson-dead-at-age-72-1.6609478|date=7 October 2022|accessdate=7 October 2022|publisher=CBC News}}</ref> It garnered him the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award, which he went on to win six more times during his career.<ref name="CBC obit"/> The series was eventually translated into twenty languages at the time of his death.<ref name="PR">{{cite web|title=Peter Robinson|url=http://www.inspectorbanks.com/about/|website=inspectorbanks.com|publisher=Peter Robinson|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913133201/http://www.inspectorbanks.com/|archive-date=13 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also wrote two collections of short stories – ''[[Not Safe After Dark]]'' (1998) and ''[[The Price of Love (short story collection)|The Price of Love]]'' (2009) – as well as another novel, ''[[Caedmon's Song]]'', released in 1990.<ref name=Historica/>


==Personal life==
They have a holiday cottage in Richmond, North Yorkshire.<ref name="YP"/>
Robinson resided in the Beaches area of Toronto<ref name="About Peter">{{cite web|url=http://www.inspectorbanks.com/about/|title=About Peter|date=21 February 2008|website=Inspectorbanks.com|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref> with his wife, Sheila Halladay, and he occasionally taught crime writing at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. He also taught at a number of Toronto colleges and served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor, 1992–1993.<ref name="RobBio"/> Robinson and his wife had a holiday cottage in Richmond, North Yorkshire.<ref name="YP"/> He died on 4 October 2022, at the age of 72.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yorkshire crime writer and Inspector Banks creator Peter Robinson dies aged 72 |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/yorkshire-crime-writer-and-inspector-banks-creator-peter-robinson-dies-aged-72-3871108 |access-date=7 October 2022 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="BBC obit">{{cite news|title=DCI Banks author Peter Robinson dies aged 72|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-63173096|date=7 October 2022|accessdate=7 October 2022|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>


== Awards and honours ==
== Awards and honours ==
In 2020, Robinson received the Grand Master Award from [[Crime Writers of Canada]], and in 2010, he received their Derrick Murdoch Award'''.'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence |url=http://stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Ellis_Awards.html |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Stop, You're Killing Me!}}</ref> Two years prior, he had been honoured with the Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award.<ref name="PR" />
In 2020, Robinson received the Grand Master Award from [[Crime Writers of Canada]], and in 2010, he received their Derrick Murdoch Award'''.'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence |url=http://stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Ellis_Awards.html |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Stop, You're Killing Me!}}</ref> Two years prior, he had been honoured with the Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award.<ref name="PR" />
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|+Awards and honours for Robinson's writing
|+Awards and honours for Robinson's writing
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|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Short Story
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Award Winners 1984-2005 |url=https://www.crimewriterscanada.com/41-awards/arthur-ellis-awards/1181-arthur-ellis-award-winners-1984-2005 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Crime Writers of Canada}}</ref>
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Award Winners 1984–2005 |url=https://www.crimewriterscanada.com/41-awards/arthur-ellis-awards/1181-arthur-ellis-award-winners-1984-2005 |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Crime Writers of Canada}}</ref>
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|1991
|1991
|''[[Caedmon's Song|Caedmon’s Song]]'' (''[[The First Cut]]'')
|''[[Caedmon's Song]]'' (''The First Cut'')
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
|Finalist
|Finalist
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|1991
|1991
|"Innocence"
|“Innocence”
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
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|1993
|1993
|Wednesday’s Child
|Wednesday's Child
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
|Finalist
|Finalist
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|TORGI Talking Book Award
|TORGI Talking Book Award
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|<ref name="Penguin obit">{{cite news|title=A Statement from McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada on Peter Robinson|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/news/2674/statement-mcclelland-stewart-penguin-random-house-canada-peter-robinson|date=7 October 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|publisher=Penguin Random House}}</ref><ref name=Sloniowski>{{cite book|title=Detecting Canada: Essays on Canadian Crime Fiction, Television, and Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mrNlAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT237|publisher=Wilfrid Laurier University Press|date=25 March 2014|editor1-last=Sloniowski|editor1-first=Jeannette|editor2-last=Rose|editor2-first=Marilyn|isbn=9781554589289}}</ref>
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| rowspan="4" |1995
| rowspan="4" |1995
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|Author's Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters
|Author's Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters
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|<ref name="Penguin obit"/><ref name=Sloniowski/>
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|-
|-
|"Lawn Sale"
|“Lawn Sale”
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|Finalist
|Finalist
|<ref name=":0" />
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
|"Summer Rain"
|“Summer Rain”
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|Finalist
|Finalist
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|[[Edgar Award]] for Best Novel
|[[Edgar Award]] for Best Novel
|Finalist
|Finalist
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best Novel |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-novel/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Edgar® Awards Info & Database}}</ref>
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best Novel |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-novel/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Edgar® Awards Info & Database}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1996
|1996
|"Carrion"
|“Carrion”
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|Finalist
|Finalist
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|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |“The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage”
| rowspan="3" |"The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage"
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|Finalist
|Finalist
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|[[Macavity Awards|Macavity Award]] for Best Short Story
|[[Macavity Awards|Macavity Award]] for Best Short Story
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Macavity Awards |url=https://mysteryreaders.org/macavity-awards/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Mystery Readers International |language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Macavity Awards |url=https://mysteryreaders.org/macavity-awards/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Mystery Readers International |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|1999
|1999
|[[Anthony Award]] for Best Short Story
|[[Anthony Award]] for Best Short Story
|Nominee
|Nominee
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthonys 1995 - 1999 |url=https://www.bouchercon.com/anthonys-1995-1999 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Bouchercon |language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthonys 1995 – 1999 |url=https://www.bouchercon.com/anthonys-1995-1999 |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Bouchercon |language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan="6" |2000
| rowspan="6" |2000
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|[[Anthony Award]] for Best Novel
|[[Anthony Award]] for Best Novel
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Anthonys 2000 - 2004 |url=https://www.bouchercon.com/anthonys-2000-2004 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Bouchercon |language=en}}</ref>
|<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Anthonys 2000 – 2004 |url=https://www.bouchercon.com/anthonys-2000-2004 |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Bouchercon |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
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|[[Barry Award (for crime novels)|Barry Award]] for Best Novel
|[[Barry Award (for crime novels)|Barry Award]] for Best Novel
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barry Awards |url=http://new.deadlypleasures.com/barry-awards/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Deadly Pleasures |language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barry Awards |url=http://new.deadlypleasures.com/barry-awards/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Deadly Pleasures |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Edgar Award]] for Best Novel
|[[Edgar Award]] for Best Novel
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|[[Edgar Award]] for Best Short Story
|[[Edgar Award]] for Best Short Story
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best Short Story |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-short-story/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Edgar® Awards Info & Database}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best Short Story |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-short-story/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Edgar® Awards Info & Database}}</ref>
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| rowspan="5" |2001
| rowspan="5" |2001
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|Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
|Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
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|<ref name=Sloniowski/><ref name=Cogdill>{{cite news|title=Two Writers Modernized British Crime Fiction|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/389831798|page=23|first=Oline H.|last=Cogdill|date=20 February 2005|access-date=7 October 2022|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|location=Fort Lauderdale|id={{ProQuest|389831798}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>
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|[[Martin Beck Award]]
|[[Martin Beck Award]]
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=Sloniowski/><ref name=Cogdill/>
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|“Missing In Action”
|"Missing In Action"
|[[Anthony Award]] for Best Short Story
|[[Anthony Award]] for Best Short Story
|Nominee
|Nominee
|<ref name=":4" />
|<ref name=":4" />
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|“Murder in Utopia”
|"Murder in Utopia"
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
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|Spoken Word Bronze Award
|Spoken Word Bronze Award
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| rowspan="2" |2004
| rowspan="2" |2004
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|Palle Rosenkrantz Award
|Palle Rosenkrantz Award
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|<ref name="Penguin obit"/><ref name=Historica>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Napier|first=Jim|editor-last=|editor-first=|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Peter Robinson|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/peter-robinson|date=14 November 2012|access-date=7 October 2022|volume=|publisher=Historica Canada}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |''[[Strange Affair (novel)|Strange Affair]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Strange Affair (novel)|Strange Affair]]''
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|2009
|2009
|“Walking the Dog”
|"Walking the Dog"
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Short Story
|Finalist
|Finalist
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|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novel
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Winners |url=https://crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/past-winners/789-2012-winners |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Crime Writers of Canada}}</ref>
|<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Winners |url=https://crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/past-winners/789-2012-winners |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Crime Writers of Canada}}</ref>
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|[[Martin Beck Award]]
|[[Martin Beck Award]]
|'''Winner'''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name="Penguin obit"/>
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|2017
|2017
|“The Village That Lost Its Head”
|"The Village That Lost Its Head"
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novella
|[[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best Crime Novella
|Finalist
|Finalist
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Set in the fictional English town of Eastvale in the [[Yorkshire Dales]]. Robinson has stated that Eastvale is modelled on Ripon and Richmond and is somewhere north of Ripon, close to the A1 road{{sic}}.<!--Interview was conducted in 2018; A1(M) was fully open between Ferrybridge and Washington Services--><ref name="YP"/> A former member of the [[London]] [[Metropolitan Police]], [[Inspector Alan Banks]] leaves the capital for a quieter life in the Dales. Since 2010 several of the novels have been adapted for television under the series title ''[[DCI Banks]]'' with [[Stephen Tompkinson]] in the title role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/commissioning/itv-orders-six-part-run-of-dci-banks/5019656.article|title=ITV orders six-part run of DCI Banks|website=Broadcastnow.co.uk|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
Set in the fictional English town of Eastvale in the [[Yorkshire Dales]]. Robinson has stated that Eastvale is modelled on Ripon and Richmond and is somewhere north of Ripon, close to the A1 road{{sic}}.<!--Interview was conducted in 2018; A1(M) was fully open between Ferrybridge and Washington Services--><ref name="YP"/> A former member of the [[London]] [[Metropolitan Police]], [[Inspector Alan Banks]] leaves the capital for a quieter life in the Dales. Since 2010 several of the novels have been adapted for television under the series title ''[[DCI Banks]]'' with [[Stephen Tompkinson]] in the title role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/commissioning/itv-orders-six-part-run-of-dci-banks/5019656.article|title=ITV orders six-part run of DCI Banks|website=Broadcastnow.co.uk|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>


# ''[[Gallows View]]'' (1987)
# ''[[Gallows View]]'' (1987), {{ISBN|9780425156728}}
# ''[[A Dedicated Man]]'' (1988)
# ''[[A Dedicated Man]]'' (1988), {{ISBN|9780380716456}}
# ''[[A Necessary End]]'' (1989)
# ''[[A Necessary End]]'' (1989), {{ISBN|9780140115451}}
# ''[[The Hanging Valley]]'' (1989)
# ''[[The Hanging Valley]]'' (1989), {{ISBN|9780684193939}}
# ''[[Past Reason Hated]]'' (1991)
# ''[[Past Reason Hated]]'' (1991), {{ISBN|9780330469401}}
# ''[[Wednesday's Child (novel)|Wednesday's Child]]'' (1992)
# ''[[Wednesday's Child (novel)|Wednesday's Child]]'' (1992), {{ISBN|9780684196442}}
# ''[[Dry Bones that Dream]]'' (1994) (published in the United States as ''Final Account'')
# ''[[Dry Bones That Dream]]'' (1994), {{ISBN|9780094744400}} (published in the United States as ''Final Account'')
# ''[[Innocent Graves]]'' (1996)
# ''[[Innocent Graves]]'' (1996), {{ISBN|9781743031681}}
# ''[[Dead Right (novel)|Dead Right]]'' (1997) (published in the United States as ''Blood at the Root'')
# ''[[Dead Right (novel)|Dead Right]]'' (1997), {{ISBN|9781743030905}} (published in the United States as ''Blood at the Root'')
# ''[[In a Dry Season]]'' (1999)
# ''[[In a Dry Season]]'' (1999), {{ISBN|9780380975815}}
# ''[[Cold is the Grave]]'' (2000)
# ''[[Cold Is the Grave]]'' (2000), {{ISBN|9781743031636}}
# ''[[Aftermath (Peter Robinson novel)|Aftermath]]'' (2001)
# ''[[Aftermath (Robinson novel)|Aftermath]]'' (2001), {{ISBN|9780333907429}}
# ''[[The Summer that Never Was]]'' (2003) (published in the United States as ''Close to Home)''
# ''[[The Summer that Never Was]]'' (2003), {{ISBN|9780333907443}} (published in the United States as ''Close to Home)''
# ''[[Playing with Fire (Robinson novel)|Playing with Fire]]'' (2004)
# ''[[Playing with Fire (Robinson novel)|Playing with Fire]]'' (2004), {{ISBN|9780061031106}}
# ''[[Strange Affair (novel)|Strange Affair]]'' (2005)
# ''[[Strange Affair (novel)|Strange Affair]]'' (2005), {{ISBN|9780060544331}}
# ''[[Piece of My Heart (novel)|Piece of My Heart]]'' (2006)
# ''[[Piece of My Heart (novel)|Piece of My Heart]]'' (2006), {{ISBN|9780340836873}}
# ''[[Friend of the Devil (novel)|Friend of the Devil]]'' (2007)
# ''[[Friend of the Devil (novel)|Friend of the Devil]]'' (2007), {{ISBN|9780340836903}}
# ''[[All the Colours of Darkness]]'' (2008)
# ''[[All the Colours of Darkness]]'' (2008), {{ISBN|9781551991450}}
# ''[[Bad Boy (novel)|Bad Boy]]'' (2010)
# ''[[Bad Boy (novel)|Bad Boy]]'' (2010), {{ISBN|9780062008763}}
# ''[[Watching The Dark (novel)|Watching the Dark]]'' (2012)
# ''[[Watching The Dark (novel)|Watching the Dark]]'' (2012), {{ISBN|9781848949058}}
# ''[[Children of the Revolution (novel)|Children of the Revolution]]'' (2013)
# ''[[Children of the Revolution (novel)|Children of the Revolution]]'' (2013), {{ISBN|9781444704914}}
# ''[[Abattoir Blues (novel)|Abattoir Blues]]'' (2014) (published in the United States as ''In the Dark Places'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=In the Dark Places |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/in-the-dark-places-peter-robinson |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=HarperCollins |language=en}}</ref>
# ''[[Abattoir Blues (novel)|Abattoir Blues]]'' (2014), {{ISBN|9781848949072}} (published in the United States as ''In the Dark Places'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=In the Dark Places |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/in-the-dark-places-peter-robinson |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=HarperCollins |language=en}}</ref>
# ''[[When the Music's Over (novel)|When the Music's Over]]'' (2016)
# ''[[When the Music's Over (novel)|When the Music's Over]]'' (2016), {{ISBN|9780062466389}}
# ''[[Sleeping in the Ground]]'' (2017)
# ''Sleeping in the Ground'' (2017), {{ISBN|9780062395078}}
# ''Careless Love'' (2018)
# ''Careless Love'' (2018), {{ISBN|9780771072789}}
# ''Many Rivers to Cross'' (2019)
# ''Many Rivers to Cross'' (2019), {{ISBN|9781444787030}}
# ''Not Dark Yet'' (2021)
# ''Not Dark Yet'' (2021), {{ISBN|9781529343120}}
# ''Standing in the Shadows'' (2023)
# ''Standing in the Shadows'' (2023), {{ISBN|9780062994998}}


===Other works===
===Other works===
Although ''Caedmon's Song'' is a standalone novella, it is related to ''Friend of the Devil'', which is also related to ''Aftermath''.
Although ''Caedmon's Song'' is a standalone novella, it is related to ''Friend of the Devil'', which is also related to ''Aftermath''.


* ''[[Caedmon's Song]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Caedmon's Song]]'' (1990), {{ISBN|9780143043331}}
* ''The First Cut'' - American edition of ''[[Caedmon's Song]]'' (1993)
* ''The First Cut'' – American edition of ''[[Caedmon's Song]]'' (1993), {{ISBN|9780060735357}}
* ''No Cure for Love'' (1995)
* ''No Cure for Love'' (1995), {{ISBN|9780143173281}}
* ''[[Not Safe After Dark]]'' ([[Crippen & Landru]], 1998 & [[Macmillan Publishers]], 2004) (Short stories; includes three Inspector Banks stories)
* ''[[Not Safe After Dark]]'' ([[Crippen & Landru]], 1998 & [[Macmillan Publishers]], 2004), {{ISBN|9781743032312}} (Short stories; includes three Inspector Banks stories)
* ''[[The Price of Love (short story collection)|The Price of Love]]'' (2009) (Short stories; includes an Inspector Banks novella and three Banks stories)
* ''[[The Price of Love (short story collection)|The Price of Love]]'' (2009), {{ISBN|9781848944374}} (Short stories; includes an Inspector Banks novella and three Banks stories)
* ''Before The Poison'' (2011)
* ''Before the Poison'' (2011), {{ISBN|9780771076220}}


==References==
==References==

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{{Reflist}}


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Peter Robinson
Robinson in 2010
Robinson in 2010
Born(1950-03-17)17 March 1950
Armley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Died4 October 2022(2022-10-04) (aged 72)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater
GenreCrime
Notable worksInspector Alan Banks
Notable awards
SpouseSheila Halladay
Website
www.inspectorbanks.com

Peter Robinson (17 March 1950 – 4 October 2022) was a British-born Canadian crime writer who was best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks. He also published a number of other novels and short stories, as well as some poems and two articles on writing.

Early life

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Robinson was born in Armley, Leeds, on 17 March 1950.[1][3] His father, Clifford, worked as a photographer; his mother, Miriam (Jarvis), was a homemaker.[4] Robinson studied English literature at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with honours.[3] He then emigrated to Canada in 1974 to continue his studies, obtaining a Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, with Joyce Carol Oates as his tutor. He was later awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in English at York University in 1983.[3][4][5]

Career

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Robinson taught at several colleges and universities in Toronto, and the University of Windsor (his alma mater) as writer-in-residence from 1992 to 1993.[3] He was best known for the Inspector Banks series of novels set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Eastvale. His first novel, Gallows View, was published in 1987.[3][6] It garnered him the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award, which he went on to win six more times during his career.[6] The series was eventually translated into twenty languages at the time of his death.[7] He also wrote two collections of short stories – Not Safe After Dark (1998) and The Price of Love (2009) – as well as another novel, Caedmon's Song, released in 1990.[3]

Personal life

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Robinson resided in the Beaches area of Toronto[2] with his wife, Sheila Halladay, and he occasionally taught crime writing at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. He also taught at a number of Toronto colleges and served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor, 1992–1993.[4] Robinson and his wife had a holiday cottage in Richmond, North Yorkshire.[5] He died on 4 October 2022, at the age of 72.[8][9]

Awards and honours

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In 2020, Robinson received the Grand Master Award from Crime Writers of Canada, and in 2010, he received their Derrick Murdoch Award.[10] Two years prior, he had been honoured with the Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award.[7]

Awards and honours for Robinson's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1988 Gallows View Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
1989 A Dedicated Man Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
1990 The Hanging Valley Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
1990 "Innocence" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story Winner [11]
1991 Caedmon's Song (The First Cut) Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
1991 "Innocence" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story Winner [10]
1991 Past Reason Hated Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel Winner [11]
1992 Past Reason Hated Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Winner [10]
1993 Wednesday's Child Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
1994 TORGI Talking Book Award [12][13]
1995 Final Account Author's Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters [12][13]
"Lawn Sale" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story Finalist [10]
"Summer Rain" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story Finalist [10]
Wednesday's Child Edgar Award for Best Novel Finalist [14]
1996 "Carrion" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story Finalist [10]
1997 Innocent Graves Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel Winner [11]
1998 Dead Right (Blood at the Root) Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
"The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story Finalist [10]
Macavity Award for Best Short Story Winner [15]
1999 Anthony Award for Best Short Story Nominee [16]
2000 In a Dry Season Anthony Award for Best Novel Winner [17]
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
Barry Award for Best Novel Winner [18]
Edgar Award for Best Novel Finalist [14]
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Finalist [15]
"Missing in Action" Edgar Award for Best Short Story Winner [19]
2001 Cold is the Grave Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Winner [10]
In a Dry Season Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière [13][20]
Martin Beck Award Winner [13][20]
"Missing In Action" Anthony Award for Best Short Story Nominee [17]
"Murder in Utopia" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story Winner [10]
2002 Aftermath Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
The Hanging Valley Spoken Word Bronze Award [13]
2004 The Summer That Never Was (Close To Home) Anthony Award for Best Novel Nominee [17]
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
2005 Playing with Fire Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Finalist [15]
2006 Cold is the Grave Palle Rosenkrantz Award [12][3]
Strange Affair Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Finalist [15]
2007 Piece of My Heart Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Finalist [10]
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Finalist [15]
2009 "Walking the Dog" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story Finalist [10]
2012 Before the Poison Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Winner [10][21]
Martin Beck Award Winner [12]
2017 "The Village That Lost Its Head" Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novella Finalist [10]
2018 Sleeping in the Ground Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Winner [10]

Publications

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Inspector Banks series

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Set in the fictional English town of Eastvale in the Yorkshire Dales. Robinson has stated that Eastvale is modelled on Ripon and Richmond and is somewhere north of Ripon, close to the A1 road [sic].[5] A former member of the London Metropolitan Police, Inspector Alan Banks leaves the capital for a quieter life in the Dales. Since 2010 several of the novels have been adapted for television under the series title DCI Banks with Stephen Tompkinson in the title role.[22]

  1. Gallows View (1987), ISBN 9780425156728
  2. A Dedicated Man (1988), ISBN 9780380716456
  3. A Necessary End (1989), ISBN 9780140115451
  4. The Hanging Valley (1989), ISBN 9780684193939
  5. Past Reason Hated (1991), ISBN 9780330469401
  6. Wednesday's Child (1992), ISBN 9780684196442
  7. Dry Bones That Dream (1994), ISBN 9780094744400 (published in the United States as Final Account)
  8. Innocent Graves (1996), ISBN 9781743031681
  9. Dead Right (1997), ISBN 9781743030905 (published in the United States as Blood at the Root)
  10. In a Dry Season (1999), ISBN 9780380975815
  11. Cold Is the Grave (2000), ISBN 9781743031636
  12. Aftermath (2001), ISBN 9780333907429
  13. The Summer that Never Was (2003), ISBN 9780333907443 (published in the United States as Close to Home)
  14. Playing with Fire (2004), ISBN 9780061031106
  15. Strange Affair (2005), ISBN 9780060544331
  16. Piece of My Heart (2006), ISBN 9780340836873
  17. Friend of the Devil (2007), ISBN 9780340836903
  18. All the Colours of Darkness (2008), ISBN 9781551991450
  19. Bad Boy (2010), ISBN 9780062008763
  20. Watching the Dark (2012), ISBN 9781848949058
  21. Children of the Revolution (2013), ISBN 9781444704914
  22. Abattoir Blues (2014), ISBN 9781848949072 (published in the United States as In the Dark Places)[23]
  23. When the Music's Over (2016), ISBN 9780062466389
  24. Sleeping in the Ground (2017), ISBN 9780062395078
  25. Careless Love (2018), ISBN 9780771072789
  26. Many Rivers to Cross (2019), ISBN 9781444787030
  27. Not Dark Yet (2021), ISBN 9781529343120
  28. Standing in the Shadows (2023), ISBN 9780062994998

Other works

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Although Caedmon's Song is a standalone novella, it is related to Friend of the Devil, which is also related to Aftermath.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peter Robinson: Armley-born writer returns to roots to help budding authors". Yorkshire Post Newspapers. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "About Peter". Inspectorbanks.com. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Napier, Jim (14 November 2012). "Peter Robinson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Peter Robinson". notablebiographies.com. notablebiographies. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Stephenson, Hannah (11 July 2018). "Crime in the blood: creator of DCI Banks comes home". The Yorkshire Post. p. 15. ISSN 0963-1496.
  6. ^ a b "British Canadian crime novelist Peter Robinson dead at age 72". CBC News. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Peter Robinson". inspectorbanks.com. Peter Robinson. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Yorkshire crime writer and Inspector Banks creator Peter Robinson dies aged 72". The Yorkshire Post. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ "DCI Banks author Peter Robinson dies aged 72". BBC News. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Award Winners 1984–2005". Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d "A Statement from McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada on Peter Robinson". Penguin Random House. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e Sloniowski, Jeannette; Rose, Marilyn, eds. (25 March 2014). Detecting Canada: Essays on Canadian Crime Fiction, Television, and Film. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 9781554589289.
  14. ^ a b "Category List – Best Novel". Edgar® Awards Info & Database. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Macavity Awards". Mystery Readers International. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Anthonys 1995 – 1999". Bouchercon. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  17. ^ a b c "Anthonys 2000 – 2004". Bouchercon. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Barry Awards". Deadly Pleasures. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Category List – Best Short Story". Edgar® Awards Info & Database. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  20. ^ a b Cogdill, Oline H. (20 February 2005). "Two Writers Modernized British Crime Fiction". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. p. 23. ProQuest 389831798. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via ProQuest.
  21. ^ "2012 Winners". Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  22. ^ "ITV orders six-part run of DCI Banks". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  23. ^ "In the Dark Places". HarperCollins. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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