‘Hill’s wit is the constant, ironic foil to his vision, and to call this a mere crime novel is to say Everest is a nice little hill’ Frances Hegarty, Mail on Sunday When animal-rights activists uncover a long-dead uniformed body in the grounds of Wanwood House, a research facility, Dalziel is presented with a seemingly insoluble mystery. And he is further perplexed when he’s attracted to one of the campaigners – now implicated in a murderous assault. Meanwhile, the death of his grandmother has led Peter Pascoe to the battlefields of World War 1 and the enigma of who his grandfather was – and why he had to die.
| ISBN: | 9780007313167 |
| Publication date: | 25th June 2009 |
| Author: | Reginald Hill |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 440 pages |
| Series: | Dalziel & Pascoe |
| Genres: |
Classics Classic Crime and Mystery Fiction Historical Fiction Crime and mystery: police procedural First World War fiction Second World War fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Coming of age |