Author: Reginald Hill Year: 1999 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Detective
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ISBNs: 9780006512875 9780440225942 0006512879 0440225949 |
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Although Yorkshire's Superintendent Andy Dalziel and Inspector Peter Pascoe are strong supporting characters in Hill's 18th entry in this enduring series, the real stars are an evocative array of women.
Deeply shaken by her 9-year-old daughter's close encounter with death in 'On Beulah Height' Peter's wife Ellie has taken to writing a novel for comfort. It's about the Greeks and the Trojans, but the odd thing is that her Odysseus looks and sounds a lot like Andy Dalziel. (After Aenas accuses him of being one of his sworn enemies, Odysseus replies, "Nay, lord ... I've sworn to nowt about you lot. I've never heard owt about you but good, nor do I wish you any harm, and I'll swear to that here and now, if you like.").
Still, her happy days spent writing are soon cut short when she narrowly avoids being kidnapped by a slick couple who show up in a white Mercedes. Then her neighbor, Daphne Aldermann, has her stiff upper lip split when she goes after an intruder outside the Pascoe house and is badly beaten.
Other compelling female characters include the tough and glamorous Constable Shirley Novello (who volunteers to guard Ellie despite an instinctive dislike between them), an elderly activist called Feenie Macallum, and a con woman, Kelly Cornelius (who is linked to some IRA gun runners and Colombian drug dealers).
Between them, these women work out a beautiful, dangerous revenge on the villains who threaten them. Once again, Reginald Hill has found a new way to get our attention and prove that - for him - the restraints of the mystery are nonexistent. - Dick Adler
This book is part of the "Dalziel & Pascoe" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Midnight Fugue" First published in 2009 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "On Beulah Height" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Wood Beyond" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Asking for the Moon" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Recalled to Life" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Bones and Silence" First published in 1990 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Underworld" First published in 1988 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Child's Play" First published in 1986 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Exit Lines" First published in 1984 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Deadheads" First published in 1983 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Killing Kindness" First published in 1980 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Pinch of Snuff" First published in 1978 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "An April Shroud" First published in 1975 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Ruling Passion" First published in 1973 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Clubbable Woman" First published in 1970 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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