Name: Arms and the Women

Author: Reginald Hill
Year: 1999
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Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Detective

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ISBNs:
9780006512875
9780440225942
0006512879
0440225949		 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
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"The Price of Butcher's Meat"
First published in 2008
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"Death Comes for the Fat Man"
First published in 2007
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"Good Morning, Midnight"
First published in 2004
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"Dialogues of the Dead"
First published in 2001
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"On Beulah Height"
First published in 1998
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"The Wood Beyond"
First published in 1995
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"Pictures of Perfection"
First published in 1994
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"Asking for the Moon"
First published in 1994
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"Recalled to Life"
First published in 1992
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"Bones and Silence"
First published in 1990
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"Underworld"
First published in 1988
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"Child's Play"
First published in 1986
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"Exit Lines"
First published in 1984
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"Deadheads"
First published in 1983
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"A Killing Kindness"
First published in 1980
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"A Pinch of Snuff"
First published in 1978
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"An April Shroud"
First published in 1975
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"Ruling Passion"
First published in 1973
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"An Advancement of Learning"
First published in 1971
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"A Clubbable Woman"
First published in 1970
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"Death's Jest-Book"
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An April Shroud by Reginald Hill
Good Morning, Midnight by Reginald Hill
Death's Jest-Book by Reginald Hill
Ruling Passion by Reginald Hill
On Beulah Height by Reginald Hill
A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill
Exit Lines by Reginald Hill
A Pinch of Snuff by Reginald Hill
Dialogues of the Dead by Reginald Hill
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Death Comes for the Fat Man by Reginald Hill
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