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A Pinch of Snuff: A Dalziel and Pascoe Novel (Paperback)

by Reginald Hill (Author)
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  • Paperback: 287 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (23 July 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586072500
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586072509
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 165,063 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Deplorably readable' Observer Everyone knew about the kind of films they showed at the Calliope Club -- once the Residents' Association and the local Women's Group had given them some free publicity. But when Peter Pascoe's dentist suggests that one film in particular is more than just good clean dirty fun, the inspector begins to make a few discreet inquiries. Before they bear fruit, though, the dentist has been accused of having sex with an underage patient, the cinema has been wrecked and its elderly owner murdered. Superintendent Dalziel expects no more from professional men who watch blue films. But Pascoe has a hunch that this time Dalziel is way off target!
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is where the series really takes off, 4 April 2006
In the fifth book of the series, Dalziel and Pascoe have been working together long enough to have formed a good partnership. So Peter Pascoe is surprised when Dalziel dismisses a lead Pascoe is given on a porn film that may be more than it seems. Pascoe's dentist is convinced that one scene in the current offering at the local private film club was not achieved by special effects, but showed a genuine beating--one severe enough that the actress might well have died as a result.

Pascoe pursues the matter in spite of Dalziel's disinterest, and won't drop it even when the dentist is accused of molesting an underage patient. When the elderly owner of the film club is found beaten to death, Pascoe suspects a link with his investigation of the possible snuff film. As he digs deeper it becomes clear that there's something very nasty going on. But there are a good many threads to untangle before he uncovers the full story.

As usual with this series, this book is a well-crafted police procedure with stylish writing and a good deal of humour, though Hill never trivializes the crimes he describes. The book is self-contained and can be read without having first read any of the previous books. There's some development of the long term story of the main characters, with the introduction of Sergeant Wield, and a look at the early months of Peter and Ellie's marriage. Ideally the series should be read in order, but this entertaining and thoughtful book makes a good startng point if the earlier books aren't available.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Subject matter handled well, 17 Nov 2000
By Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews
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Snuff Movies are difficult to write about tastefully, but Hill achieves it with ease. The plot thickens to include much more complex and wide ranging issues and the characters work well together to leaven the difficult subject material. Brilliantly balanced and tightly written.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It's alright., 4 Feb 2008
By Lordy (Lancashire) - See all my reviews
This is the earliest of Hill's DL & Pascoe books that i have read and I was really quite surprised at how different it is to the later books in the series. The quality and style of Hill's writing, his presentation of the main characters and the dynamics of their relationship still had someway to go to reach the standards he achieves in later novels and to become the characters I know and love. It's alright, but the later books are much much better. If someone is going to start reading the series in order, without going back to the beginning, I think Deadheads would be a good starting place.
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