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The Death of Dalziel

Dalziel and Pascoe, Book 22

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The Death of Dalziel

By: Reginald Hill
Narrated by: Shaun Dooley
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Caught in the blast of a huge Semtex explosion, the only things preventing Superintendent Andy Dalziel from stepping through Death's door might be his own size and indomitable willpower. As he lies on a hospital bed, it falls on DCI Peter Pascoe to seek justice for Andy. The security services have written it off as an accident: the terrorist suspects have paid for their clumsiness with their lives. Who, then, are the Knights Templar, a shadowy group exacting summary public justice on their enemies? Pascoe is certain of a conspiracy and the attempted murder of Yorkshire Police's most inept officer only convinces him further.©2007 Reginald Hill; (P)2007 W F Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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Clever Plot • Fast-moving Storyline • Excellent Narration • Delightful Humor • Fantastic Writing • Great Energy

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Enjoyed the writing and turn of phrase. The down to earth characterisation was appreciated. The book was funny, tense, exciting all mixed together. Well worth a listen.

Intriguing and captivating

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What I love about Reginald Hill's Dalziel books is that they flout the usual conventions of British police procedurals. Usually, it's the brilliant/world weary DCI and the young/bumbling/earnest partner. In this series, though, it's the partner, Pascoe, who's thoughtful and refined and the mentor, Dalziel, who's coarse, two-fisted and (seemingly) lazy.

But THE DEATH OF DALZIEL takes this series to a new level. Here, Pascoe gets to be center stage as his partner lays dying. But Dalziel stills looms large (both physically and spiritually). Though Dalziel remains comatose, we are invited into his inner world, and we find it's a much more complex place than we imagined.

As always, Shaun Dooley's narration is impeccable; this book is less active than others in the series, yet Dooley manages to keep the pace moving.

If you haven't had the Dalziel experience, this is a fine place to start.

Great Entry in a Great Series

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Hill’s writing is fantastic, and the characters are full of life. Narration is excellent. A b c d e f

Wonderful story, brilliant prose, and great narration

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This is a great story and well written. All previous reviews are accurate in that there are a lot of good dimensions to this book and R Hill brings them together nicely.

However, I am surprised by all the stellar ratings from US listeners.

This book is FILLED with Brit slang and the narrator at times uses such a heavey gutteral accent that I had a tough time figuring out what he was saying - at times had no idea what a lot of the slang even meant.

Anyway, it's a good story and recommended, but if you think the strong brit accent and brit slang will bother you, be advised.

The story is 5-star, but overall between a 3 and 4 rating for me because of the slang and narration, so I rounded up.

Good Story, but a Tough Listen at Times

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interesting contemporary tale - fab dialogue - great characters and amazing narration!

interesting story, characters and great narration

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