In 2025, Pan Macmillan embarked on reissuing Robinson’s celebrated DCI Banks collection, starting with In a Dry Season in March and The Summer That Never Was in August. In the former, DCI Banks investigates old crimes when the remains of a lost village, concealed for over four decades, emerge during an unprecedented drought. In the latter, Banks faces his own history when the body of his childhood best friend, missing since they were fourteen, is discovered. The new paperback editions of these esteemed titles are available through major UK supermarkets.
Highly praised by crime/thriller titans like Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver and Stephen King, this no. 1 bestselling series captivated audiences with its relatable yet complex protagonist, and expertly woven, suspenseful narratives. It was adapted into a major ITV1 drama with Stephen Tompkinson as Inspector Banks and Andrea Lowe as DI Annie Cabbot.
Peter Robinson 