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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.

   British Canadian crime novelist Peter Robinson dead at age 72

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   Where did Peter Robinson study English?

   • Peter Robinson studied English at Leeds in the early 1970s, before pursuing further academic studies in Canada, with an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, and a PhD in English at York University in Toronto, the city which became his home.

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   When did Peter Robinson write DCI Banks?

   • Robinson published his first DCI Banks novel in 1987 and wrote a number of other novels, short stories and poems throughout his career. DCI Banks crime author Peter Robinson pictured on a return visit to the University of Leeds in 2005 (Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

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   Who is Stephen Tompkinson?

   • He was best-known for his DCI Banks novels – first published 35 years ago, and brought to television by Left Bank Productions with Stephen Tompkinson as Banks – with 8.75 million books sold by his UK publishers Hodder & Stoughton and Pan Macmillan.

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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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   Peter Robinson was born in Yorkshire. After getting his BA Honours Degree in English Literature at the University of Leeds, he came to Canada 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.

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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...

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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.