Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duos trademark humour Daily Mirror
As well as being a highly skilled crime novelist, the late Reginald Hill (1936-2012) was an accomplished short story writer. This collection showcases both Hills virtuosity and his continual experimentation with the genre All are explored in Hills trademark playful but sharply observed style as he conjures up multifaceted characters with economical ease these stories will make a perfect Christmas present for mystery fiction aficionados Guardian
PRAISE FOR REGINALD HILL
Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duos trademark humour The Times
'Reginald Hill's novels are really dances to the music of time, his heroes and villains interconnecting, their stories intertwining' Ian Rankin
'The finest male English contemporary crime writer' Val McDermid
'So far out in front that he need not bother looking over his shoulder' Sunday Telegraph
'Few writers in the genre today have Hill's gifts: formidable intelligence, quick humour, compassion and a prose style that blends elegance and grace' Donna Leon, Sunday Times
'One of Britain's most consistently excellent crime novelists' The Times
Altogether an enjoyable performance, one of Mr Hills best Financial Times
'These novels last, like a grand malt whisky rounded, rich, intoxicating Here is an author at his formidable best' Frances Fyfield, Mail on Sunday
'He is probably the best living male crime writer in the English-speaking world' Andrew Taylor, Independent
'Reginald Hill stands head and shoulders above any other writer of homebred crime fiction' Observer
