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From Publishers Weekly
While one of a police duo follows up on a cache of suicidal letters, his partner is cast as God opposite a murder suspect playing Lucifer in a contemporized medieval mystery play. According to PW , this mystery "confirms Hill's place among top British writers who produce solid stories of detection that succeed as first-rate novels exploring human character."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
From Library Journal
With language that ranges from the purposely vulgar to the awkwardly sublime, author Hill ( An April Shroud, LJ 4/1/86, Deadheads, LJ 5/1/84) traces progress in Detective Andy Dalziel's latest case. Two cases actually coexist, but the rude, callous, fat, and overbearing Dalziel virtually ignores a series of suicide letters from a woman while attempting to prove that a suicide he witnessed was murder. Village inhabitants, meanwhile, prepare for presentation of a cycle of medieval mystery plays in which director Eileen Chung, ironically, wishes Dalziel to play God. Dalziel harasses the suspects in the "murder" case, eventually uncovering everything from drug dealing to multiple murder, but he leaves the suicide letters to assistant Pasco. Crisp prose and dry wit add momentum, culminating in bizarre twists and a heartfelt thrust at the end. Recommended for most collections.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Bloody Yorkshire,
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This review is from: Bones and Silence (Mass Market Paperback)
A churned-out provincial English dreary type of mystery, with an artsy and distracting side-plot that could well have been omitted to the benefit of the novel. Pointless literary psychologizing seems deliberately designed to slow the pace down and prevent the book from having a satisfying ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great plot, colorful characters and razor-sharp wit,
This review is from: Bones and Silence (Mass Market Paperback)
First all, I will admit that this book moves a little slowly, especially compared to most mysteries written by American authors. However, what you get here that you don't get with 99% of American mysteries is complex, interesting characters, a great plot, plenty of humor, and a wonderfully literate style. I will definitely read more of this series. The ending of this book is particularly powerful and it stayed with me for a while after I had finished it; an affect few mysteries have ever had on me.
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Bones and Silence (Mass Market Paperback)
Like the lead character, Dalziel, this book is fat, humorous and sometimes slow moving, but when necessary, surprisingly fast. A stylish mystery novel, Hill sustains a high writing level and keeps the story moving with plenty of twists and turns. As the story moves along you can't help but despise the villain more and more. All of the police are likeable and well developed characters. Although it is a bit ponderous at times, the novel is never boring and you will not be able to put it down until the surprising ending. This was worthwhile reading.
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