Peter Robinson's Chief Inspector Alan Banks Novels in Chronological Order

It is possible to read each of the novels without having read any of the others but some do contain major spoilers, so if you are intending to read more than one it is best to read them in chronological order.

Gallows View (1987)

A Dedicated Man (1988)

A Necessary End (1989)

The Hanging Valley (1989)

Past Reason Hated (1991)

Wednesday's Child (1992)

Dry Bones That Dream (1994) (US title: Final Account)

Innocent Graves (1996)

Dead Right (1997) (US title: Blood at the Root)

In A Dry Season (1999)

Cold is the Grave (2000)

Aftermath (2001)

The Summer that Never Was (2003) (US title: Close to Home)

Playing with Fire (2004)

Strange Affair (2005)

Piece of My Heart (2006)

Friend of the Devil (2007)

All The Colours Of Darkness (2008)

Bad Boy 2010

Watching the Dark 2012

Children of the Revolution 2013

Abattoir Blues 2014

Bad Boy (2010)