Inspector Banks book 17 · 2007
Friend of the Devil
A woman in a wheelchair is found dead on a cliff top.
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Book facts
- Author
- Peter Robinson
- Series
- Inspector Banks, book 17 of 28
- Published
- 2007
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Eastvale, Yorkshire
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Friend of the Devil on screen
- DCI Banks (2010–2016, series, ITV). Stephen Tompkinson plays the dedicated Yorkshire detective chief inspector, working the cases of Eastvale and its moors with his team.
Who is in Friend of the Devil
6 recurring or key characters from Peter Robinson’s chart.
Lead 1
- Alan BanksDetective Chief Inspector, later Superintendent
Major 1
- Annie CabbotDetective Sergeant, later Inspector, and Banks’s partner
Minor and cameo 4
- Brian BanksBanks’s son, a musician
- Tracy BanksBanks’s daughter
- Winsome JackmanDetective constable, later sergeant
- Phil KeaneAnnie’s boyfriend, a conman
Also featuring these characters
Other Peter Robinson books that share the most characters with Friend of the Devil.
- Playing with Fire2004 · Inspector Banks · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Strange Affair2005 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Bad Boy2010 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Watching the Dark2012 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon