Bones and Silence (Dalziel & Pascoe, Book 11) - Softcover

Hill, Reginald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007313128 ISBN 13: 9780007313129

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2009

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2009-06-25 Pages: 528 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK Winner of the Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year ... 'Reginald Hill is on stunning form ... the climax is devastating' Marcel Berlins. The Times.When Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel witnesses a bizarre murder across the street from his own back garden. he is quite sure he knows who the culprit is.After all. hes seen him with his own eyes.But what exactly does he see And is he mistaken Peter Pascoe certainly thinks so.To make matters worse. hes being pestered by an anonymous letter-writer who is planning suicide and has chosen to confide in Dalziel.The local Mystery Plays should provide a welcome distraction as Dalziels been cast as God . Unfortunately. the other lead is a local builder who also happens to be the chief suspect in some recent disappearances that might...

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From the Inside Flap:

One woman dead and one threatening to die set Yorkshire's police superintendent Dalziel and Inspector Pascoe on a chilling hunt for a killer and a potential suicide. A drunken Dalziel witnesses the murder that others insist is a tragic accident. Meanwhile the letters of an anonymous woman say she plans to kill herself in a spectacular way...unless Pascoe can find her first. Dalziel has been picked to play God in a local Mystery Play, but can he live up to his role by solving this puzzling psychological thriller...or unveiling the passions and perversions that lie hidden in the human heart?

From the Back Cover:

"Hill's most ambitious Dalziel and Pascoe novel yet--and one whose humor, keenness, and insight place him securely in the company of Ruth Rendell and P.D. James."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Hill is at his best here.... This latest mystery confirms his place among top British writers who produce solid stories of detection that succeed as first-rate novels exploring human character."
--Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007313128
• ISBN 13: 9780007313129
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528