- Mass Market Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: Dell Publishing Company; Reprint edition (Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0440225906
- ISBN-13: 978-0440225904
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 2.5 x 17.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,974,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'On Beulah Height must rank as his best yet... Reginald Hill's novels are really dances to the music of time' Ian Rankin, Scotland on Sunday 'Few writers in the genre today have Hill's gifts: formidable intelligence, quick humour, compassion and a prose style that blends elegance and grace' Donna Leon, Sunday Times
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Into thin air...
Three little girls, one by one, had vanished from the farming village of Dendale. And Superintendent Andy Dalziel, a young detective in those days, never found their bodies--or the person who snatched them. Then the valley where Dendale stood was flooded to create a reservoir, and the town itself ceased to be . . . except in Dalziel's memory.
Twelve years later, the threads of past and present are slowly winding into a chilling mosaic. A drought and dropping water table have brought Dendale's ruins into view. And a little girl has gone missing from a nearby village. Helped by Chief Inspector Peter Pascoe, an older, fatter, and wiser Dalziel has a second chance to uncover the secrets of a drowned valley. And now the identity of a killer rests on what one child saw . . . and what another, now grown, fears with all her heart to remember . . . .
Three little girls, one by one, had vanished from the farming village of Dendale. And Superintendent Andy Dalziel, a young detective in those days, never found their bodies--or the person who snatched them. Then the valley where Dendale stood was flooded to create a reservoir, and the town itself ceased to be . . . except in Dalziel's memory.
Twelve years later, the threads of past and present are slowly winding into a chilling mosaic. A drought and dropping water table have brought Dendale's ruins into view. And a little girl has gone missing from a nearby village. Helped by Chief Inspector Peter Pascoe, an older, fatter, and wiser Dalziel has a second chance to uncover the secrets of a drowned valley. And now the identity of a killer rests on what one child saw . . . and what another, now grown, fears with all her heart to remember . . . .
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The best book Reginald Hill has ever written,
By Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: On Beulah Height (A Dalziel & Pascoe Novel) (Paperback)
This book got under my skin completely. It was so disturbing that it was almost like a ghost story in the effect it had on me. Once more he glides easily between the past and the present and the use of multiple narrative only adds to the poignancy. The disappearance of these children is so affecting that I felt like an intruder when I was witnessing the parents' anguish and the effect on the local community. The tragedy builds and builds and scars everyone that it touches. This book is lyrical about issues that one would not expect to be treated that way and it brings out the true horror of the situation. The real poetry here was the way the author brings alive the sense of the fragile balance of life and the futility of taking it away.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disturbing, moving, and well worth the time,
This review is from: On Beulah Height (A Dalziel & Pascoe Novel) (Paperback)
One of the more disturbing books in the Dalziel and Pascoe series, in part because of the theme of serial child killing, but also because it shows that there are no easy answers. It's a complex and thought-provoking story, and one that easily supports re-reading. There is the mystery, yes, but there is also the psychological study of a village traumatised both by a series of unsolved child murders and by its forced relocation after its valley was drowned by a new water reservoir. It's also beautifully written by a master of prose. Hill brings his characters to full and vivid life, and they will linger with you for days.Ideally the series should be read in order, and I think regular readers already familiar with the characters will get more out of this book, but it can be read as a standalone. For those familiar with the series, Hill continues to develop the story of his ongoing characters, deftly weaving it into the main plot of the book. Note that there are references to events in the previous book (The Wood Beyond) which are slight spoilers for that book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Benny's Back,
By tuppence (Adelaide , Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On Beulah Height (A Dalziel & Pascoe Novel) (Paperback)
A doomed Yorskshire Valley flooded for progress, missing girls and the legend of Benny's Back, what can all this mean to Dalziel 15 years down the track, well it looks like Benny is back and another little girl has gone missing in similar circumstances, Dalziel must retrace his steps 15 years back when he was involved in the search for the missing girls. Pascoe has his own problems with his own little girl which will somehow tie everything together. This book was quite an exhaustive read with so much going on in the present and the past, how can the drowning of a valley so long ago mean so much to everyone involved in the present day and what has the childrens book "Nina and the Nix"got to do with the dissapearances ? This book has so many turns and red herrings that the only people I didn't suspect of murder were Dalziel and Pascoe. a thoroughly enjoyable read I give it five out of five. Another plus to this book is that it gives you an interest in exploring the composer Mahler to see if the music mentioned in the book is available.
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