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'He is probably the best living male crime writer in the English-speaking world' Andrew Taylor, Independent
'The finest male English contemporary crime writer. Compassionate, intelligent and entertaining'
Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News
'He just keeps getting better and better… Hill, a true master, never fails to shock and surprise'
Ian Rankin, Scotland on Sunday
'One of Britain's most consistently excellent crime novelists' The Times
'An increasingly lyrical and always humorous writer, he is first and foremost an instinctive and complete novelist who is blessed with a spontaneous storytelling gift' Frances Fyfield, Mail on Sunday
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‘So far out in front that he need not bother looking over his shoulder’ Sunday Telegraph
Home from the Rugby club after taking a nasty knock in a match, Connon finds his wife even more uncommunicative than usual. After passing out on his bed for five hours, he comes downstairs to discover communication has been cut off forever – by a hole in the middle of her forehead.
Down at the club, passions run high, on and off the field.This is a home game for Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel who knows all the players, male and female. But Sergeant Peter Pascoe, whose loyalties lie with another code, has a few ideas of his own.
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The book is based around the goings-on at a rugby club that may or may not be connected with the murder of the wife of one of the players, but no knowledge of the game is required to enjoy the book -- it's a study of the social interactions in such a venue rather than the sport itself. The main problem readers are likely to face is that the book was first published in 1970, and as such is recent enough not to be immediately obviously a period work, while still being old enough for the culture and mores to feel somewhat odd to the modern reader. It's important to be aware of the period when reading the book, as many of the potential motivations for the characters revolve around sexual jealousy and flouting of mores. Hill draws a detailed picture of life in a relatively small Yorkshire town in the 1970s, with its web of social obligations and friendships that can be exploited by both the police and those they're pursuing.
Not my favourite of the series, and the charcters aren't yet fully developed, but well worth reading both in its own right and as an introduction to the series.
Hill is an intelligent writer, vividly describing the novel's localities and characters. The seventies setting felt slightly dated, however, and the sexual politics were rather unappealing (lots of buxom women seducing impressionable men).
In spite of this, I am interested in where Hill will go with the series and look forward to reading the next Dalziel and Pascoe book - An Advancement of Learning.
Sergeant Peter Pascoe has a degree in social sciences and read criminology. Read more
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