The highly anticipated return of Dalziel and Pascoe, the hugely popular police duo and stars of the long-running BBC TV series, in a new psychological thriller. Some say that Andy Dalziel wasn't ready for God, others that God wasn't ready for Dalziel. Either way, despite his recent proximity to a terrorist blast, the Superintendent remains firmly of this world. And, while Death may be the cure for all diseases, Dalziel is happy to settle for a few weeks' care under a tender nurse. Convalescing in Sandytown, a quiet seaside resort devoted to healing, Dalziel befriends Charlotte Heywood, a fellow newcomer and psychologist, who is researching the benefits of alternative therapy. With much in common, the two soon find themselves in league when trouble comes to town. Sandytown's principal landowners have grandiose plans for the resort -- none of which they can agree on. One of them has to go, and when one of them does, in spectacularly gruesome fashion, DCI Peter Pascoe is called in to investigate -- with Dalziel and Charlotte providing unwelcome support. But Pascoe finds dark forces at work in a place where medicine and holistic remedies are no match for the oldest cure of all!
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Praise for 'The Death of Dalziel' (HB): 'As usual, Hill is unputdownable' Daily Express 'Fans will not feel cheated! hugely enjoyable to read. God -- and Allah -- forbid he should think of killing off Pascoe' Evening Standard 'Hill is always clever and funny! he demands intense concentration -- because he's worth it' Literary Review 'Hill is a masterful writer, quirky and intelligent, and his characters are drawn with a depth rare in crime fiction. And astonishingly, 21 books into the Dalziel and Pascoe saga, I have yet to feel he's repeating himself' The Times 'His energy, wit and erudition are astonishing! he can still see off most of his rivals' Daily Telegraph 'Hill at his best is a masterly storyteller, and he is at his best here! he always handles the big action scenes with authority and perfect timing! addictive!brilliant' Spectator 'Hill keeps us in suspense throughout the entire book! it's a gripping read which displays Hill's brilliant characterization and dialogue and his skilful plot structure' Sunday Telegraph
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Reginald Hill is a native of Cumbria and former resident of Yorkshire, the setting for his novels featuring Superintendent Dalziel and DCI Pascoe. Their appearances have won him numerous awards including a CWA Gold Dagger and Lifetime Achievement award. They have also been adapted into a hugely popular BBC TV series which is re-commissioned annually.
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Reginald Hill has been widely published both in England and the United States. He received Britain's most coveted mystery writers award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, as well as the Golden Dagger for his Dalziel/Pascoe series. He lives with his wife in Cumbria, England.
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Hilarious,
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This review is from: A Cure for All Diseases (Hardcover)
It's a rare and wondrous thing to read a mystery novel that has you laughing out loud over and over again. WHile you're anxiously following along the plot twists and turns (Hill uses a couple of devices that I had no trouble following) I would find myself laughing uproariously (sp?) to the musings of Andy Dalziel and his flippant responses to pompous boors. Worth every minute and every cent.
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Daziell, Pascoe, and Jane Austen,
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In crossing the Atlantic, this book picked up a new title. In England, the title was The Price of Butcher's Meat. Admittedly, a bit unappetizing. Another thing seemingly lost in the crossing is Hill's literary source. He admits that this book is his attempt to finish Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sandition. That's a bit disengenuous, since he merely takes the characters, setting, and plot setup and adds them to his ongoing series characters, but it does allow him to creat a wonderfully entertaining novel that stands on its own, but allows those Austen fanatics to enjoy lots of in-jokes. Hill's D&P books are among my favorites and this one is in the top tier, although it does go on a little too long. And it continues my shifting of allegience from the younger liberal Pascoe, to whom I related in my younger years, to the older non-PC Daziell who now seems a much more rounded character.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Multiple narrative voices give the story many angles,
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Engaging crime novel. I liked the different narrative voices: superintendent Andy Dalziel's recorded voice, Charley Heywood's emails and the omniscient narrator who suddenly appears towards the end (+ the final recorded voice, won't reveal who that is here).In the first third of the book, I found the pace was a little slow. In fact the first crime happens only after ca. 200 pages. However, after that, it picks up considerably and you won't be able to put it down. And at times it is very funny! Good read.
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