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Title: A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson ISBN: 0-380-71645-3 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 09 November, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: traditional, unchallenging British mystery
Comment: When the body of local historian Harry Steadman is found buried beneath a dry-stone wall near the village of Helmthorpe, Chief Inspector Alan Banks finds himself presented with a extremely puzzling case. And why is it puzzling? Because, aside from a minor disagreement with his friend and local farmer over his selling of some lad, Harry was invariably liked y everybody, ad even that minor inconsequential argument was no reason to kill somebody. Harry was a kind, thoughtful, and respected man, whom everyone liked and about whom no one can find a bad word to say. There seems to be absolutely no motive for his murder. And yet, buried somewhere, there must be one'
Then, Sally Lumb, a local teenager whom Banks suspects of knowing more than she is telling, alarmingly disappears'
Very much an English 'cosy' in the tradition of writers like Ann Granger, this is another success for Peter Robinson. There seems to be nothing exceptionally challenging in these early novels, but they're very enjoyable reads. Robinson writes good prose, and structures his mysteries excellently. He develops his characters well, even if they themselves are nothing out of the ordinary. Banks is an excellent lead, very real and with a dry humour there is definitely something of Morse in him. But, it would be nice if we got to meet his family a bit more pretty soon'
Anyone who likes a nice, traditional, well-crafted and satisfying British mystery is guaranteed to like the books of Peter Robinson.
Rating: 5
Summary: British police procedural
Comment: When Harry Steadman is murdered, Inspector Alan Banks and his officers are called in to find the killer. Because the murdered man was a genial professor, Banks has a great deal of difficulty finding anyone who might be a suspect. Everyone seemed to genuinely like Harry Steadman. When a young girl is murdered because of what she knows, the search intensifies and when the murderer is unmasked, everyone is stunned. The second mystery in Peter Robinson's series features an interesting mystery and an appealing main character.
Rating: 4
Summary: A dedicated policeman
Comment: Second books are often a bit like second musical albums after big debuts. Good, but somehow lacking the magic of the first effort. That's how I feel about "A Dedicated Man". I really debated between giving it three or four stars.
It easily earns three stars as an least average British police procedural. The writing is competent. The clues (or lack thereof) all make sense in in the end. It gets another half star for its many thoughtful observations of the Yorkshire environment - both the landscape and the mentality of the people. I'm pretty much rounding up the score after that. I like Banks and plan to keep reading the series which has received considerable praise in recent years. Still, I haven't found anything so fascinating that I'm going to recommending the book or series to friends---yet.
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Title: Gallows View: The First Inspector Banks Mystery by Peter Robinson ISBN: 0380714000 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Past Reason Hated: An Inspector Banks Mystery by Peter Robinson ISBN: 0380733285 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: A Necessary End by Peter Robinson ISBN: 0380719460 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Hanging Valley : An Inspector Banks Novel by Peter Robinson ISBN: 038082048X Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Wednesday's Child by Peter Robinson ISBN: 0380820498 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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