Ruling Passion (Dalziel and Pascoe) (Paperback)

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'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 'The finest male English contemporary crime writer' Val McDermid 'Reginald Hill's novels are really dances to the music of time, his heroes and villains interconnecting, their stories intertwining' Ian Rankin 'One of Britain's most consistently excellent crime novelists' The Times 'These novels last, like a grand malt whisky -- rounded, rich, intoxicating! Here is an author at his formidable best' Frances Fyfield, Mail on Sunday 'So far out in front that he need not bother looking over his shoulder' Sunday Telegraph 'He is probably the best living male crime writer in the English-speaking world' Independent 'Reginald Hill stands head and shoulders above any other writer of homebred crime fiction' Tom Hiney, Observer

Recipe for a winner: combine the best elements of the gritty procedural with a protagonist reminiscent of Dick Francis, then add a gallery of three-dimensional town-and-country characters and repartee worthy of Rex Stout. Reginald Hill - appearing in America at long last - is the chef, and Sgt. Peter Pascoe from Yorkshire is his hero, playing Archie Goodwin to the Nero Wolfe of incorrigibly racist, sexist, and obese Supt. Andy Dalziel. When Peter and longtime companion Ellie arrive for an Oxfordshire reunion with four old chums only to find three dead of shotgun wounds and one missing, Peter is forced to commute between the emotionally wracking murder investigation in Thornton Lacey and his Yorkshire legwork assignment for Dalziel: a series of increasingly violent burglaries. It may seem over-coincidental that the two lines of inquiry eventually dovetail, and the multiple killer's motive may seem a bit pale, but Hill's strong, warm narrative vaults up and over logical hurdles. And swaggering Dalziel - his nonstop insults, his laughable state of health, his occasional "outbreak of heart" - provides just enough amusement to put the blood, grief, and guilt in perspective. With the fades of Christie, Marsh, Creasey, et al., there've been murmurings about what the British mystery is coming to. Well, if this is what the British mystery is coming to, Rule Britannia and Glory Hallelujah. (Kirkus Reviews)

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'One of the modern masters of the police procedural' Sunday Telegraph Peter Pascoe is in shock. A weekend in the country with old friends turns into a nightmare when he finds three of them dead and the missing fourth a prime suspect in the eyes of the local police. They want his cooperation. Superintendent Andy Dalziel wants him back in Yorkshire where a string of unsolved burglaries look like turning nasty. Perhaps it's all to much for Pascoe. As events unfold, the two cases are getting jumbled in his mind!

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3 Reviews 5 star:  (1) 4 star:  (1) 3 star:  (1) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:    (0)           Average Customer Review 4.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   16 of 16 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not one of his best, 16 Nov 2000 By  Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)       I love the humanity of the relationship between Dalziel and Pascoe, full of flaws yet still endearing. This book was somewhat disjointed however, and the threads of the story don't interweave as seamlessly as normal. I didn't find it very believable, but Hill under par is still better than many writers at their best. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   15 of 18 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Ruling Passion ( Dalziel and Pascoe Novel), 16 Jul 2004 By  LM Robinson "Linden" (South Yorkshire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    If you are looking for a book and don't want to put it down! Then this should be the top of your list.It is a brilliant work of art by Reginald Hill.The characters of Dalziel and Pascoe work well, but in this book the focus is on Pascoe.Finding that their friends have been killed and life will not be quite the same from that moment.Pascoe works it out and the ending was just perfect. A book that you will never tirer of.Highly recomended. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Not his best but..., 13 May 2008 By  Bearzone1 (UK) - See all my reviews As my old English teacher once said to me, there's too many characters! Really struggled to keep track of who was who & had to keep flicking back. Less of Dalziel so not as funny as some of his other books. But as someone else said, at less than 100% he still beats most others. Only recently found Hill & he's quite simply one of the best writers I've read. For someone new to him I'd personally recommend Bones & Silence as this was the novel that hooked me. The more I read the more impressed I am. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 3 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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