The Recurring Cast
Character · Eastvale CID · 28 books

Alan Banks

Detective Chief Inspector, later Superintendent · Peter Robinson

Alan Banks is a detective chief inspector, later superintendent, who loves music.

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Character facts

First appearance
Gallows View (1987)
Latest appearance
Standing in the Shadows (2023)
Books
28 (28 as lead)
Series
Inspector Banks
Author
Peter Robinson
Circle
Eastvale CID

Where to meet Alan Banks

Alan Banks first appears in Gallows View (1987), as the lead, book 1 of the Inspector Banks series.

Buy Gallows View

Every book with Alan Banks

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1987LGallows Viewlead · Inspector BanksNewly moved from London to EastvaleBuy
  2. 1988LA Dedicated Manlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  3. 1989LA Necessary Endlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  4. 1989LThe Hanging Valleylead · Inspector BanksBuy
  5. 1991LPast Reason Hatedlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  6. 1992LWednesday’s Childlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  7. 1994LDry Bones That Dreamlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  8. 1996LInnocent Graveslead · Inspector BanksBuy
  9. 1997LDead Rightlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  10. 1999LIn a Dry Seasonlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  11. 2000LCold Is the Gravelead · Inspector BanksBuy
  12. 2001LAftermathlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  13. 2003LThe Summer That Never Waslead · Inspector BanksBuy
  14. 2004LPlaying with Firelead · Inspector BanksBuy
  15. 2005LStrange Affairlead · Inspector BanksHis brother goes missingBuy
  16. 2006LPiece of My Heartlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  17. 2007LFriend of the Devillead · Inspector BanksBuy
  18. 2008LAll the Colours of Darknesslead · Inspector BanksBuy
  19. 2010LBad Boylead · Inspector BanksBuy
  20. 2012LWatching the Darklead · Inspector BanksBuy
  21. 2013LChildren of the Revolutionlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  22. 2014LAbattoir Blueslead · Inspector BanksBuy
  23. 2016LWhen the Music’s Overlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  24. 2017LSleeping in the Groundlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  25. 2018LCareless Lovelead · Inspector BanksBuy
  26. 2019LMany Rivers to Crosslead · Inspector BanksBuy
  27. 2021LNot Dark Yetlead · Inspector BanksBuy
  28. 2023LStanding in the Shadowslead · Inspector BanksBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Brian BanksBanks’s son, a musician28
Tracy BanksBanks’s daughter28
Annie CabbotDetective Sergeant, later Inspector, and Banks’s partner19
Winsome JackmanDetective constable, later sergeant17
GristhorpeBanks’s first superintendent11
Sandra BanksBanks’s wife9