abstract:Alan Hunter (25 June 1922 – 26 February 2005'Obituary: Alan Hunter', Daily Telegraph, 11 March 2005, London) was an English author of crime fiction. All of his 46 novels feature Inspector George Gently and are mainly set in East Anglia.
The two other former police officials, retired Deputy Chief of Patrol John Hunter and retired Seventh Precinct Squad Deputy Supervisor Alan Sharpe, are awaiting trial.