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•‘Red herrings and clues abound … the dialogue is laugh-out-loud and offensive, one of the many things readers have come to love in Hill’s books’ Sunday Times
•‘As entertainingly funny as it is exciting’ Spectator
•‘Hugely enjoyable’ Observer
•‘Reginald Hill is writing very much at the top of his form … the cleverest crime novel of the year, and also one of the most enjoyable’ Evening Standard
•‘Another winner from a genuine master of British crime fiction’ Time Out
•‘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
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Wield, Pascoe & Dalziel are once again at the forefront of this book, in addition we have a fourth main character from CID, E. "Hat" Bowler, who was introduced in "Arms and the Women" when given the task of "baby sitting" Ellie Pascoe. (Hill seems to have a fondness for obscure names beginning with the letter 'E', Edwin, Edgar, Eleanor and now Ethelbert)
The local newspaper is running a short story competition. Entries to the competition are being short listed on behalf of the newspaper by two library employees Dick Dee and Rye Pomona. In amongst the entries are two dialogues whose content shows that the author knows the circumstances of two recent deaths and is claiming responsibility. Rye Pomona makes the connection between the dialogues and the deaths and brings them to the attention of "Hat" Bowler who has been trying to gain the attention of Rye Pomona.
From here we have more deaths and subsequent matching dialogues being received by the people involved in the Heritage, Arts & Library Centre and this is the basis of our 'whodunit'.
As per Reginald Hill's other novels in this series, my enjoyment comes from the continued growth of the characters and the effort and thought expected of the reader in trying to sort out who is responsible for the deaths. Although I must admit to having got to the end of most of these books with a "Well I never...".
"Dialogues of the Dead" in my opinion is on par with to "On Beulah Height", "Bones & Silence", "Child's Play" and "Pictures of Perfection" which I have a soft spot for. I found the previous novel in this series "Arms and the Women" a major disappointment, probably due to my antipathy to Ellie Pascoe who is the only Hill character I cannot warm to. For me at least, I am relieved the the series is back on track with emphasis on Hill's 'trinity' of Dalziel, Pascoe & Wield along with E. Bowler.
I loved this book, my thoughts now turn, to the next in this series and how Reginald Hill is going to juxtapose Bowler and Novello (who is away on sick leave in this book and only makes a brief appearance) in future as I've enjoyed their expanded presence in the recent books.
Reginald Hill's use of the English language creates puzzles and red herrings a plenty. The characters are intricately fused together, each presenting a case for their own inclusion in the ring of suspects. The introduction of the hapless, although by no means hopeless, DC Bowler leaves the reader in no doubt that Reginald Hill is a great master of the written word.
A constant sense of suspense and wonder at the ultimate truth is the reader's own reward. Miss this book at your peril!
Apart from that it is the best book i have ever read. Definitely my book of the millenium. Read more
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