{"product_id":"9780062945020","title":"Dialogues of the Dead : A Dalziel and Pascoe Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDialogues of the Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Reginald Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReginald Hill's\u003cem\u003e “Dialogues of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is a bridge that spans the classic English whodunit and the dark heart of contemporary crime fiction, the serial-killer novel....The fertility of Hill's imagination, the range of his power, the sheer quality of his literary style never cease to delight.” (Val McDermid)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNormally, there would be nothing sinister about a death by drowning and a motorcycle fatality—had these tragic occurrences not been predicted before the fact in a pair of macabre \"Dialogues\" submitted to a Yorkshire short story competition. Yet the local police department is slow to act—until the arrival of a third Dialogue...and another corpse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA darkness is settling over a terrorized community, brought on by a genius fiend who hides clues to his horrific acts in complex riddles and brilliant wordplay. Now two seasoned CID investigators, Peter Pascoe and \"Fat Andy\" Dalziel, are racing against a clock whose every tick signals more blood and outrage, caught in the twisted game of a diabolical killer who is turning their jurisdiction into a slaughterhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“No one writes a more civilized British police procedural than Reginald Hill. His intricately constructed plots are studded with challenging puzzle components like coded messages and locked-room crime scenes.”\u003cbr\u003e“Hill, a graceful sylist, reveals only enough at a time to keep the reader hooked.”\u003cbr\u003e“Known for complex plotting, deep characterization and sly humor, Hill here adds to his string of brilliant psychological thrillers.”\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliantly conceived and skillfully executed,\u003cem\u003e Dialogues of the Dead \u003c\/em\u003eis a duel of wits.”\u003cbr\u003e“Witty, sharp, and marvelously clever. . . .Hill never loses control of his material, and the suspense builds until the book’s brilliant, surprising last scenes.”\u003cbr\u003e“Lethal fun. . . . filled with one surprise after another. Hill is never predictable. . . . The incredible ending of this book is unlike any other mystery I have read.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eDialogues of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is a bridge that spans the classic English whodunnit and the dark heart of contemporary crime fiction, the serial killer novel….The fertility of Hill’s imagination, the range of his power, the sheer quality of his literary style never cease to delight.”\u003cbr\u003e“Reginald Hill delivers literate, complex, and immensely satisfying thrillers. \u003cem\u003eDialogues of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is Hill at his best. . . . [with a] totally unexpected outcome in the final pages.”\u003cbr\u003e“By turns convoluted and laugh-out-loud funny, \u003cem\u003eDialogues\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant example of a crime novel icon at the top of his form.”\u003cbr\u003e“Filled with clever wordplay; complex, articulate suspects; and an intricate, suspenseful plot.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062945020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41122524659918,"sku":"9780062945020","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062945020.jpg?v=1650084516","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062945020","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}