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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.
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   Who was Peter Robinson?

   • The best-selling crime author Peter Robinson has died at the age of 72, his publisher has confirmed. The Leeds-born novelist was known for the DCI Alan Banks series of books, set in Yorkshire. The stories were adapted into an ITV series with Stephen Tompkinson, which ran from 2011 to 2017.

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   Was Peter Robinson a good writer?

   • ‘Peter Robinson was an immensely talented writer over a very wide range, from poetry, to short stories, noir thrillers to more literary works. He was in fact Dr Robinson, with a PhD in literature, and we saw glimpses of that, and sometimes his poetry, in his novels – as well of course of his very eclectic love of music, shared by Banks.

   Peter Robinson – Author of the Inspector Banks Novels

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   How did Peter Robinson Die?

   • The Toronto-based Robinson died on Oct. 4, 2022 after a brief illness at the age of 72. "Peter Robinson was an incredibly gifted writer and a lovely man, and we're all deeply saddened by his loss," said Jared Bland, outgoing publisher of McClelland & Stewart, in a statement.

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   Is Peter Robinson a poet?

   • Peter Robinson is a poet. His earliest published poetry received numerous notices, including one in which the poet and novelist James Lasdun observed that ‘he is a poet, and one with a sensibility which, if attuned only to a somewhat limited range of experience, is unusually refined’ in Siting Fires 1 (1983).

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   Where was Peter Robinson located?

   • The flagship Peter Robinson store was situated at Oxford Circus, London. Founded in 1833 as a drapery, Robinson bought up nearby shops on Oxford Street to create a department store. The Topshop chain debuted in 1964 as a section in a Peter Robinson branch.

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   Where was Peter Robinson born?

   • Peter Robinson was born in Salford, Lancashire. He grew up, with the exception of five years spent in Wigan (1962-1967), in poor urban parishes of north and south Liverpool.

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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.

   Year	Title	Award	Result
   2018	Sleeping in the Ground	Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel	Winner
   2017	"The Village That Lost Its Head"	Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime ...	Finalist
   2012	Before the Poison	Martin Beck Award	Winner
   2012	Before the Poison	Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel	Winner

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   Peter Mark Robinson (born April 18, 1957 [1]) is an American author, research fellow, television host and former speechwriter for then-Vice President George H. W. Bush and President Ronald Reagan. He is currently the host of Uncommon Knowledge, an interview show by Stanford's Hoover Institution.

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     Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson Celebrates 100 Years of George P. Shultz

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     Hoover Research Fellow Peter Robinson discusses the story behind Reagan’s Berlin Wall Speech

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   Oct 7, 2022 · Peter Robinson, the prolific British Canadian crime novelist and creator of the popular Alan Banks series of books, has died, his publisher confirmed on Friday. The Toronto-based Robinson...

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    Nov 8, 2023 · Leeds Univeristy Is Hosting A Celebration of Crime Writer Peter Robinson on Thursday 8 June 2023. May 10, 2023 ~ Kirk. Crime writer and University of Leeds alumnus Peter Robinson died after a short illness last year. The Leeds-born novelist was well known as the author of the best-selling DCI Banks novels.

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    Oct 7, 2022 · Crime author Peter Robinson, best known for his Inspector Banks novels, has died aged 72 after a brief illness. The writer passed away on 4th October 2022, his publisher Hodder announced on...