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The Wood Beyond [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Reginald Hill (Author), Graham Roberts (Narrator)
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The old trick of splitting a central character into two very different parts and using the tension to create literary sparks has worked for writers as diverse as Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin) and Patrick O'Brian (Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin). Nobody in the mystery field does it better these days than Hill, whose down-and-dirty Inspector Dalziel (pronounced Dah-eel in the A&E TV series) jigs and jousts wonderfully with his smart, sensitive sidekick Pascoe. Their latest outing is one of the best in the series, with Pascoe digging up some old bones and family secrets from his own past. (Other Dalziel/Pascoe books include Blood Sympathy, Exit Lines, Pictures of Perfection, A Pinch of Snuff, Ruling Passion.) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Chief Inspector Andy Dalziel and Peter Pascoe investigate the discovery of some old bones near a large pharmaceutical research laboratory in Yorkshire. As the case progresses, Pascoe unearths surprising facts about his own grandfather, a World War I soldier.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and human, Jan 7 2004
By Beverley Strong (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wood Beyond (Mass Market Paperback)
This is my first written contact with Dalziel and Pascoe of tv fame and it certainly won't be my last. When an animal rights group swarms over a scientific complex, human bones are found in a swampy area, giving the police an extra reason to probe deeply into the goings on of the pharmaceutical company who run the place. Mr.Hill is an extremely erudite writer with a splendid command of the English language..it will also help my vocabulary as I have to keep the Oxford at hand to keep up with him. This story returns frequently to the French battlefields of WW1 via the diaries of Pascoe's grandfather who was shot for desertion after a ruling by a kangaroo court, so this connection injects a very personal touch, linking Pascoe with the present case through past generations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Killing fields, past and present, Oct 18 2003
By Rick Darby - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wood Beyond (Mass Market Paperback)
If you are already familiar with Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe series, recommending this one won't be a hard sell. If not, check it out and discover one of the contemporary masters of the crime novel.

This is an ambitious work; Hill clearly intends to transcend the police procedural genre, and includes a parallel story set in the ghastly killing fields of Passchendaele in the Great War that dovetails with the present-day murder case that is the nominal subject of the book. It must be said that the interwoven story of Pascoe's ancestor (who shares his name and is involved with ancestors of suspects in the killing that Pascoe and Dalziel are investigating), strains credulity; it's a literary construct that doesn't really come off.

But who cares? Hill as a writer is otherwise at the top of his game. It's full of witty dialogue (if only people in life -- myself included -- could set off such a string of verbal firecrackers, how much more entertaining our daily round would be!). Dalziel's Yorkshire dialect is a constant source of delight: I hope expressions like "nowt," "tha's," "lass," et al. aren't dying out. And as usual, the characters, especially the detectives and Pascoe's wife Ellie, are drawn in psychological depth.

The novel can be enjoyed as pure entertainment. But, notwithstanding the parallel story's unlikelihood, it offers a window into the ungodly horrors of trench warfare in 1917 and the savagery of military "justice" in the British army of the time.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dull and Lacks either humor or suspense, Jul 11 2003
By "inthefoam2" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wood Beyond (Mass Market Paperback)
This novel is very disappointing. Pascoe's invovlement with his forebears just doesn't make for even marginally compelling fiction. The environmental aspect is doubly disappointing because it reveals a political correctness, which we knew Hill felt close to his "soul", but had wisely jettisoned (except for Wieldy), and Hill tries to have his cake and eat it too. He presents environmentalism as a positive good, but also presents it in such a way that it comes across as absurd. Dalziel is depicted callowly (Was he in the novel?) NO way in world that FAt Andy would go for the girl Hill has chosen for her. Finally, the novel is shrouded in "fog" (miasma) I realize Hill was aiming for something special, but for this reader he missed wildly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Fat Andy' and Pascoe - best modern mystery duo!
It is so great to pick up a modern mystery from Hill that has current problems mixed well with the British linguistic skills and which returns to the lucid story-telling origins... Read more
Published on Jul 5 2002 by K. L Sadler

4.0 out of 5 stars Ever wondered about the name?
This is one of Hill's better Dalziel and Pascoe novels, marred only by the author's continued insistence on showing off his extensive knowledge of the English language. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2002 by Iain S. Palin

5.0 out of 5 stars There's nowt better than a Dalziel/Pascoe mystery
Reginald Hill brings serious talent to bear on the often-debased mystery genre. His stories never fail to compel the reader's attention and (often) emotion, and in "Fat... Read more
Published on Aug 20 2000 by F. Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Hill combines great plots with even better characters. I particularly like his books because they make me pay attention-skimming over a paragraph can be a fatal error.
Published on May 11 2000 by H. Romney Whitney

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
This book is very well-written and I highly recommend it. The plot will keep you guessing to the end.
Published on April 6 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wood beyond is fabulous!
The Wood Byeond by Reginald Hill is exciting and intriguing. Hill goes into detail in revealing the deep personalities of Dalziel and Pascoe. Read more
Published on Jul 30 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Love and War and Peace and a great murder mystery!
Hill's police officers are a complicated and entertaining bunch, whose business it is to ask questions. Read more
Published on Mar 26 1997

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