'The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' - Stephen King.

From the master of police procedural and bestselling author of Standing in the Shadows comes A Dedicated Man, book two in Peter Robinson's the Inspector Banks series.

A dead body. Hidden secrets. Banks will find the truth.

The brutally murdered body of a supposedly well-liked local historian is found half-buried under a dry stone wall. But who would kill such a thoughtful, dedicated man?

Young Sally Lumb, locked in her lover's arms on the night of the murder, tries to find the killer herself. But her good-intentions only leads to more danger. And when Chief Inspector Alan Banks is called to investigate and soon discovers that disturbing secrets lie behind the seemingly untroubled facade . . .

A Dedicated Man is followed in the gripping Inspector Banks crime series by A Necessary End.

A dead body. Hidden Secrets. Banks will find the truth.

About the Author

Peter Robinson's DCI Banks became a major ITV1 drama starring Stephen Tompkinson as Inspector Banks and Andrea Lowe as DI Annie Cabbot.

Peter's standalone novel Before the Poison won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award. His critically acclaimed DCI Banks novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. In 2020 Peter was made a Grand Master by the Crime Writers of Canada. Peter grew up in Yorkshire, and divided his time between Richmond, UK, and Canada until his death in 2022.

Reviews
The novels of Peter Robinson are chilling, evocative, deeply nuanced works of art -- Dennis Lehane
If you haven't encountered Chief Inspector Alan Banks before, prepare for a crash course in taut, clean writing and subtle psychology. And watch for those twists - they'll get you every time -- Ian Rankin
Inspector Banks - a man for all seasons, he knows that often the answers to the clues are hidden in his own heart -- Michael Connelly



Book Information
ISBN 9781509857043
Author Peter Robinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 210g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 19mm