The Death of Dalziel: A Dalziel and Pascoe Novel (Dalziel & Pascoe, Book 20)
By (Author) Reginald Hill
Book 20
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
5th August 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
608
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 36mm
420g
The highly anticipated return of Dalziel and Pascoe, the hugely popular police duo and stars of the long-running BBC TV series, in a new psychological thriller.
Caught in a huge Semtex explosion, it seems the only thing preventing Superintendent Andy Dalziel from death is his size and sheer bloody-mindedness.
An injured DCI Peter Pascoe is convinced theres a conspiracy at work, despite the security services concluding the blast was in fact an accident. Who, then, are the mysterious Knights Templar with their gruesome acts of vengeance And what of a hit-and-run on one of Pascoes colleagues And, most importantly, will Dalziel ever wake up to hear the truth
Praise for The Death of Dalziel:
Hill at his best is a masterly storyteller, and he is at his best here he always handles the big action scenes with authority and perfect timing addictivebrilliant Spectator
Hill has kept the series fresh with innovations that take the reader to surprising areas as usual, Hill is unputdownable Daily Express
Fans will not feel cheated hugely enjoyable to read. God and Allah forbid he should think of killing off Pascoe Evening Standard
Hill is always clever and funny he demands intense concentration because hes worth it Literary Review
Hill is a masterful writer, quirky and intelligent and his characters are drawn with a depth rare in crime fiction. And astonishingly, 21 books into the Dalziel and Pascoe saga, I have yet to feel hes repeating himself The Times
His energy, wit and erudition are astonishing he can still see off most of his rivals Daily Telegraph
Hill keeps us in suspense throughout the entire book it's a gripping read which displays Hill's brilliant characterization and dialogue and his skilful plot structure Sunday Telegraph
Reginald Hill was brought up in Cumbria, and has returned there after many years in Yorkshire. With his first crime novel, A Clubbable Woman, he was hailed as the crime novels best hope and thirty years on he has more than fulfilled that prophecy.