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Alan Hunter

Alan Hunter (1922-2005) was an English crime fiction author. After leaving school at 14, he worked on his family's farm and enjoyed writing natural history articles for the newspaper, as well as poetry. All of his novels are part of the Inspector George Gently series, with nearly one novel published each year during his active career. Hunter became a published author in 1944 with the release of his poetry collection, The Norwich Poems, which is now out of print. His first novel, Gently Does It, was published in 1955. Over his career, he wrote a total of 46 novels, with his last being Gently Mistaken, published in 1999. Below is a list of Alan Hunter’s books in the order of their initial release:

Alan Hunter became a published novelist in 1955 with the novel Gently Does It. Below is a list of Alan Hunter's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector George Gently Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Gently Does It (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently By the Shore (1956) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Down the Stream (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Landed Gently (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Through the Mill (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently in the Sun (1959) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently With The Painters (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently to the Summit (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Go Man (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Where The Roads Go (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Floating (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Sahib (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently with the Ladies (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently North-West (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Continental (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Coloured (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently with the Innocents (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently at a Gallop (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Where She Lay (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently French (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently in Trees / Gently Through the Woods (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently with Love (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Where the Birds are (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Instrumental (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently to a Sleep (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Honfleur Decision (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gabrielle's Way (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fields of Heather / Death on the Heath (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Heartbroken / The Scottish Decision (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Between Tides (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amorous Leander / Death on the Broadlands (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unhung Man (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Once a prostitute... (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Chelsea Ghost (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Goodnight, Sweet Prince (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Strangling Man (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Traitor's End (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently With The Millions (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Scandalous (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently To A Kill (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Tragic (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently in the Glens (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bomber's Moon (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Jackpot! (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Love of Gods (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Over Here (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Mistaken (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Under Fire (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently Sinking (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently in the Past (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gently with Passion (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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