A Dedicated Man
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| Author | Peter Robinson |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Alan Banks, #2 |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Published | 1988 (Macmillan) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback), (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-330-49160-1 |
| OCLC | 50843668 |
| Preceded by | Gallows View |
| Followed by | A Necessary End |
A Dedicated Man is the second novel by Canadian detective fiction writer Peter Robinson in the Inspector Banks series of novels. The novel was first printed in 1988, but has been reprinted a number of times since.
Plot
The body of a well-liked local historian is found half-buried under a drystone wall near the village of Helmthorpe, Swainsdale. Who on earth would want to kill such a thoughtful, dedicated man? Penny Cartwright, a beautiful folk singer with a mysterious past, a shady land-developer, Harry’s editor and a local thriller writer are all suspects–and all are figures from Harry’s previous, idyllic summers in the dale. A young girl, Sally Lumb, knows more than she lets on, and her knowledge could lead to danger. Inspector Banks’s second case unearths disturbing secrets behind a bucolic facade.