Inspector Banks book 10 · 1999
In a Dry Season
A drought empties a reservoir, revealing a drowned village and a skeleton hidden since the Second World War. Banks is paired with Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
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Book facts
- Author
- Peter Robinson
- Series
- Inspector Banks, book 10 of 28
- Published
- 1999
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Eastvale, Yorkshire
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in In a Dry Season
6 recurring or key characters from Peter Robinson’s chart. Introduces Annie Cabbot.
Lead 1
- Alan BanksDetective Chief Inspector, later Superintendent
Major 1
- Annie CabbotFirst appearanceDetective Sergeant, later Inspector, and Banks’s partnerFirst appearance
Minor and cameo 4
- Brian BanksBanks’s son, a musician
- Tracy BanksBanks’s daughter
- Jenny FullerPsychologist and Banks’s friend
- GristhorpeBanks’s first superintendent
Also featuring these characters
Other Peter Robinson books that share the most characters with In a Dry Season.
- Past Reason Hated1991 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Dedicated Man1988 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Gallows View1987 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Innocent Graves1996 · Inspector Banks · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon