A Dedicated Man

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About this book

Chief Inspector Alan Banks returns in this gripping Inspector Banks Mystery, where the murder of a beloved historian in the seemingly peaceful village of Gratly unravels a web of secrets, suspects, and danger lurking beneath its idyllic surface.An admired local historian is found dead and half-buried in a farmer’s field in the village of Gratly. A slimy land-developer, an editor, a local thriller writer, and a beautiful folk singer are all figures from the historian’s past, and all of them are suspects. Sally, a young would-be actress, knows more than she’s telling and wants to solve the case herself, but may find herself in danger. There’s trouble brewing beneath Gratly’s idyllic surface, and Chief Inspector Alan Banks must get to the bottom of the village’s secrets. Second in the critically acclaimed Inspector Banks Mystery Series.

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3.9/5 · 121 readers · 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate

What order should I read the Inspector Alan Banks series?

Read A Dedicated Man first, then follow the publication order above — Aftermath.

How long does it take to read A Dedicated Man?

About ≈ 6 h 13 m — 336 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mA Dedicated Man~6 h 13 m

How many pages is A Dedicated Man?

336 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320A Dedicated Man336

What genre is A Dedicated Man?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is A Dedicated Man in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote A Dedicated Man?

Peter Robinson (1719–2022).

Inspector Alan Banks — reading order

  1. → A Dedicated Man (2015) you are here
  2. 1 Aftermath (2001)