The Wood Beyond (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries)
The old trick of splitting a central character into two very different parts and using the tension to create literary sparks has worked for writers as diverse as Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin) and Patrick O'Brian (Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin). Nobody in the mystery field does it better these days than Hill, whose down-and-dirty Inspector Dalziel (pronounced Dah-eel in the A&E; TV series) jigs and jousts wonderfully with his smart, sensitive sidekick Pascoe. Their latest outing is one of the best in the series, with Pascoe digging up some old bones and family secrets from his own past. (OtherDalziel/Pascoebooks includeBlood Sympathy,Exit Lines,Pictures of Perfection,A Pinch of Snuff,Ruling Passion.)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.