Inspector Banks book 20 · 2012
Watching the Dark
A police inspector is killed with a crossbow at a convalescent home for police officers.
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Book facts
- Author
- Peter Robinson
- Series
- Inspector Banks, book 20 of 28
- Published
- 2012
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Eastvale, Yorkshire
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Low
Watching the Dark 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 Watching the Dark
5 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 3
- Brian BanksBanks’s son, a musician
- Tracy BanksBanks’s daughter
- Winsome JackmanDetective constable, later sergeant
Also featuring these characters
Other Peter Robinson books that share the most characters with Watching the Dark.
- All the Colours of Darkness2008 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Abattoir Blues2014 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Friend of the Devil2007 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- When the Music’s Over2016 · Inspector Banks · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon