Past Reason Hated
- Published
- 1 January 1991
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9780380733286
- Type
- novel
About this book
Past Reason Hated (1991) is the fifth Inspector Banks novel, a 352-page entry that came after The Hanging Valley. It sits in the tradition of literary, character-driven British crime writing Peter Robinson built the series around — atmosphere and moral ambiguity over twisty plotting.
Key facts about Past Reason Hated
Peter Robinson wrote Past Reason Hated, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1991. The book has 352 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780380733286 to find the main one.
Past Reason Hated is book 5 of 28 in the Inspector Banks series. The series has 28 published books. However, the series starts with Gallows View (1987). Watching the Dark is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 16 August 2012.
That series sits on our police procedural shelf. Meanwhile, Standing in the Shadows is the latest published Peter Robinson book on file, from 2023.
About Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson was a British-Canadian crime novelist best known for the Inspector Alan Banks series, a long-running police procedural set in and around the fictional Yorkshire town of Eastvale. See every Peter Robinson book in order.
Its place in Inspector Banks
Past Reason Hated is book 5 in the Inspector Banks series. It follows The Hanging Valley. It is followed by Wednesday's Child. See the full Inspector Banks reading order.
Alan Banks left a burnt-out career in the Metropolitan Police for what he expected to be a quieter posting in the fictional Yorkshire market town of Eastvale — and instead spent nearly three decades investigating murders that dig into the fault lines of small-town and rural England: old grudges, class resentment, and secrets that surface decades later. Peter Robinson wrote Banks as a genuine music and whisky enthusiast whose personal tastes colour the prose, and let his home life evolve in real time across the…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780143012238
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780380733286