About this title: '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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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780440168898ISBN:0440168899
Description: Grade: C. Catalog: Mystery General Synopsis: Editions vary. 320 pages. From Yorkshire to the sleepy village of Thornton Lacey is only a morning's drive, but for Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe, t... read more
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"One of the earliest Dalziel/Pascoe mysteries, and an excellent example of Reginald Hill's classy and stylish writing. This one is a joy as it really stands as the beginning of the fascinating relationship between the boorish but brilliant Andy Dalziel and the educated and sensitive Peter Pascoe. Throw in Ellie Soper as Peter's love interest and future wife and you have the foundation characters for this long running series. Hill is both strong on character development and wit, although the precision and acuity is lost many books later. Still, it was a thrill to enjoy this one again and realize once again what a clever writer Reginald Hill is."
"Start with 'Ruling Passion' and work your way up through 'Pictures of Perfection', for a view of how characters take hold of an author, and grow into fully formed people."
"Peter Pascoe and his girlfriend Ellie set off for a countryside visit to their friends. But on arrival, they find a grisly scene: three of their friends dead and one of them missing. The missing man is the main, and only, suspect, but Peter and Ellie know he couldn't have killed his wife and friends. As usual, Hill delivers a wonderful story full of humor (amid the murders and other crime). Take for example, one slow-speed chase across a cluttered antiques shop involving Dalziel, already in bad humor from having to diet. More than 30 years after it was written, still fresh and funny!"
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