Leeds alum and DCI Banks creator Peter Robinson died last year. He was a familiar face here on campus, where his literary archive is housed in the University’s Special Collections, and where he and his wife Sheila endowed a scholarship that will benefit generations of students to come. As his final novel is published today by Hodder Books, we've spoken to those who worked most closely with him, including his former editor Carolyn Mays. Listen to all the interviews in our latest podcast. Link in

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