Bones and Silence

I really enjoy the audiobooks of the Dalziel and Pasco series that are read by Brian Glover. Great accent, although it's occasionally hard to decipher, but the voices are great. Dalziel witnesses the murder of a woman. Problem is that his story doesn't match those of others present in the room. As on......more

Classic Dalziel & Pascoe, and a Golden Dagger-winning one into the bargain. It is, unsurprisingly, Hill at the peak of his powers, weaving a beautifully-crafted story around some suspicious deaths, a reconstruction of a medieval pageant and an anonymous letter-writer threatening suicide. As always w......more

I simply adore this series, it takes a true writer to pen an entire collection where each book has a different feel and yet stays absolutely committed to the chief protagonists: Dalziel. Pascoe, Wield and Ellie whilst coming up with different types of scenarios as a stage for them to play on. The sta......more

Dammit, Reg, you just wasted one of the more interesting recurring characters in your series. My head was spinning from the changes of direction in whodunnit&why, but the result of the letters Dalziel was getting, and from whom, absolutely shocked me. Character development just keeps getting deeper......more

I'm sad to say this is the first Dalziel and Pascoe mystery that I didn't love. The main mystery was okay (the twists were good though it was a little annoying that only Dalziel was sufficiently suspicious of Swain) but the subplot was where I felt totally let down. It was just too unbelievable. I m......more