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  1. Alan Hunter (25 June 1922 – 26 February 2005) [1] was an English author of crime fiction, writing 46 novels featuring Inspector George Gently. Initially a farmer, he became an antiquarian bookseller before writing his first novel.

    • Publication Order of Inspector George Gently Books
    • Early and Personal Life
    • Writing Career
    • Gently Does It
    • Gently Mistaken

    British author Alan Hunter was famous for his series of George Gently novels focusing on the eponymous English detective. Well regarded in his lifetime, he offered a lot to help progress the genre forwards as a whole. Not only that, but he also had a television series created adapting it as well.

    Born in Hoveton, Norfolk, on the 25th of June, 1922, Alan Hunter lived a long and illustrious career until the 26th of February, 2005. With his character of Gently residing in East Anglia, he used the area around him to influence his work. Going to school and serving in the Royal Air Force, he’d continually come back to the place he called home. Wi...

    During the years ranging between 1955 to 1998 when he finally retired, Alan Hunter would his George Gently novels, with an output of one being released every year, each including a new case for the eponymous detective. To start with though he would write for the local newspaper, where he would submit snippets and notes on the local wildlife as he p...

    The first novel from Alan Hunter in the George Gently long running saga, that was to be the initial book to set up his world. Originally published in 1955, it establishes his character along with those around him, providing him with the background of both him and his supporting cast. It does this by providing him with his first case; a murder myste...

    The last of the George Gently novels, this was the final one Alan Hunter wrote before finishing his career and retiring the character. Published in 1999 on the 15th of February, this was the end of an impressive forty-six book run that hadn’t stopped since Hunter had begun in 1955. Setting up the character of George Gently’s final case, it aims to ...

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  3. Alan Hunter has 118 books on Goodreads with 20089 ratings. Alan Hunters most popular book is Gently Does It.

  4. Feb 26, 2005 · Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Contemporary. edit data. Alan Hunter was born at Hoveton, Norfolk and went to school across the River Bure in Wroxham. He left school at 14 and worked on his father's farm near Norwich.

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    • February 26, 2005
    • June 25, 1922
  5. Jan 1, 2024 · Browse our complete guide to all 51 Alan Hunter books in order (from the series written by Alan Hunter). Plus, we’ve organized our list in order.

  6. Follow Alan Hunter and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's Alan Hunter Author Page.

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