{"product_id":"dedicated-man","title":"Dedicated Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I''m wrong’ - Stephen King.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dead body. Hidden secrets. Banks will find the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the master of police procedural and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eA Dedicated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, book two in Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks series. The next instalment in the series is \u003ci\u003eA Necessary End.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritical acclaim for the Inspector Banks series, which became the major British ITV crime drama \u003ci\u003eDCI Banks\u003c\/i\u003e:\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'' – \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A guaranteed page-turner'' – \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can''t . . . A considerable achievement'' – \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series'' – \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The master of police procedural'' – \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Near, perhaps, even at the top of, the British crime writers'' league'' – \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Banks is genuinely human, rather than a hard man'' – \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e was a Sunday Times bestseller when it first published in 2001.\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317534892414,"sku":"NW9781509857043","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509857043.jpg?v=1778248327","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/dedicated-man","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}