{"product_id":"dedicated-man-a-1","title":"Dedicated Man, A","description":"‘The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I''m wrong’ - Stephen King.\u003cbr\u003eA dead body. Hidden secrets. Banks will find the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung 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 façade . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the master of police procedural and bestselling author of Standing in the Shadows comes A Dedicated Man, book two in Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks series. The next instalment in the series is A Necessary End.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritical acclaim for the Inspector Banks series, which became the major British ITV crime drama DCI Banks:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A powerfully moving work . . . watch out for those twists - they''ll get you every time'' – Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Top-notch police procedure'' – Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A wonderful novel'' – Michael Connelly, author of the Ballard \u0026amp; Bosch series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An addictive crime-novel series'' – New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A guaranteed page-turner'' – Mirror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can''t . . . A considerable achievement'' – Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series'' – Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The master of police procedural'' – Mail on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Near, perhaps, even at the top of, the British crime writers'' league'' – The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Banks is genuinely human, rather than a hard man'' – Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAftermath was a Sunday Times bestseller when it first published in 2001.","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59099989606735,"sku":"9781509857043","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/39f55eb6db204b0dbdfe31b98e6eec889781509857043_1.jpg?v=1791832907","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/dedicated-man-a-1","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}