num_pages: 356
description: Reginald Hill, who The New York Times says "has raised the classical mystery to new heights," returns with The Wood Beyond, a textured and psychologically intricate mystery featuring crude Inspector Dalziel and sensitive Inspector Pascoe.Dalziel, Pascoe, and Wield, their sergeant, are called in to investigate the discovery of some very old bones that were found in a pit near a large pharmaceutical research laboratory, where an animal rights group is protesting.  While they begin to investigate this bizarre unearthing, Pascoe discovers some startling information about his grandfather, a Yorkshire soldier during World War I. As he pursues this eighty-year-old mystery, the current investigation continues, until both cases converge in a stunning and unforgettable climax.
language: English
title: The Wood Beyond
titlecomplete: The Wood Beyond (Dalziel & Pascoe, #15)
genres: World War I, Fiction, Suspense, Historical Mystery, Detective, British Literature, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, War
ratings_count: 1678
series: Dalziel & Pascoe
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Barry Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Delacorte Press