- Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; reissue edition
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0143012789
- ISBN-13: 978-0143012788
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
A Dedicated Man: An Inspector Banks Mystery
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A Dedicated Man is the second in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series which are now being reissued due to his growing popularity. If you haven't tried him yet I think you'll be amazed by how much Chief Inspector Alan Banks becomes a real character in your life. The mystery here is why "A Dedicated Man" would be murdered and Robinson skillfully weaves the tale by lining up his suspects.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"A dedicated man" is the second of the Inspector Banks novels by Peter Robinson.
The book follows the investigation into the murder of Harry Steadman, an historian, who apparently had no enemies.
I am not usually a fan of thrillers of less than 300 pages as they are often either rushed or lacking in detail. The same cannot be said for this excellent book. The pacing is perfect, and the plot twists back and forth as the investigation of the crime centres on five people who had known Harry for some time. The author skillfully leads you round the houses and from one suspect to the next until pulling the answers out at the end like a rabbit from a magician's hat.
In my opinion, what sets Peter Robinson above the bulk of thriller writers is the believability of his characters. Robinson does not populate his books with larger-than-life characters, but rather with ordinary people, with ordinary jobs and ordinary lives, who commit crimes for motives which can be understood and even empathised with. In this respect, Peter Robinson is rivaled only by Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series.
Another excellent aspect of Robinson's writing is his description of the area in which his books are set. He vividly conjures mental images of the Yorkshire dales which even those who haven't seen "All creatures great and small" or visited the area would be able to envisage. Once again, comparison's to Rankin's descriptions of Edinburgh and Glasgow are inevitable.
This book carries on where the excellent "Gallows view" left off, and left me itching to read the third book in the series. I am at a total loss to find any areas which could have been improved.
For fans of great detective fiction, this book and it's predecessor are a must-read.
46 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was my first exposure to the Chief Inspector Banks series. I became hooked immediately; enough so that I purchased all the books in the series and am reading through them one-by-one in chronological order.
Chief Inspector Banks ranks among the best in terms of his ability to solve a crime. Yet there is a softer side to him that has been developed fantastically. I think some review of the Banks series said that you are left wondering what the characters are up to long after you finished the book. How true! I often wonder what Banks is up to, how his family relationships are going, what Sgts. Hatchley and Gay have been doing lately, and so on.
I thoroughly praise and thank Peter Robinson for giving us Chief Inspector Banks. Though somewhat different in style, if you enjoy the Chief Inspector Morse series, you'll love the Banks series. A Dedicated Man would be an excellent introduction to a fantastic series!
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Great!
Am collecting the whole Inspector Banks series, as I have read odd ones from the series, but decided to start at the beginning! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rowan Berry
A dedicated man
I love all Peter Robinson's Alan Banks books - I am working my way through them, but not in the correct order - I haven't been able to find a chronological list of them. Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Honeywill
Consistently good
Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks books are always well written, with a wealth of credible characters and intriguing plotlines. In this book I have not been disappointed.
Published 5 months ago by C. M. Crawford
Life And Death In The Yorkshire Dales
I have read books from later in the `Alan Banks' series, so I already know what happens to the character in his personal life, although this does not detract in any way from my... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Yvonne
Excelent plot and characterisation
The Inspector Banks novels by Peter Robinson gave me somewhere new to investigate after the Morse Novels of Colin Dexter came to an end. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. J. J. Rushbrooke
A Dedicated Man
Inspector Banks investigates the seemingly motiveless murder of a local historian.
I read the first Inspector Banks novel some years ago and seem to remember enjoying... Read more
I read the first Inspector Banks novel some years ago and seem to remember enjoying... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Rich
brilliant story teller
I loved Ian Rankin's stories (Rebus) but I've enjoyed Peter Robinson's (Insp Banks) even more.
Published 23 months ago by Josella Masen
A dedicated good read.
Very neat. Unusually short for Robinson but thrilling and gripping nevertheless. There's a moral in this for potential "get involvers" - don't.
Published on 28 Nov 2009 by Jane Baker
Inspector Banks
I have now read the full Inspector Banks Series. I have thoroughly enjoyed every story. All the stories are different so reading them out of order as I did is not a great problem. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by N. Wright
Second Book in What Turns Out to be a Wonderful Series
Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and is the author of a number of previous novels featuring Inspector Banks. Read more
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