Midnight Fugue: a Dalziel & Pascoe novel - Softcover

Hill, Reginald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007346506 ISBN 13: 9780007346509

Publisher: Harper, 2010

Synopsis

The highly anticipated return of Dalziel and Pascoe, the hugely popular police duo and stars of the BBC TV series, in a new psychological thriller.

Gina Wolfe is searching for her missing husband, believed dead, and hopes Superintendent Andy Dalziel can help. What neither realize is that there are others on the same trail.

A tabloid hack with some awkward enquiries about an ambitious MP's father. The politician’s secretary who shares his suspicions. The ruthless entrepreneur in question – and the two henchmen out to make sure the past stays in the past.

Four stories, two mismatched detectives trying to figure it all out, and 24 hours in which to do it: Dalziel and Pascoe are about to learn the hard way exactly how much difference a day makes...

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Review:

Praise for ‘Midnight Fugue’:

‘Back on his old form. Witty, wise and welcome’ Literary Review

‘[Reginald Hill] shows no sign of descending from the high quality of his writing ... Beautifully plotted and intriguingly resolved’ Marcel Berlins, The Times

'Fresh and memorable ... It's a witty, wise and warm read, with rich characterisation and emotional depth' Val McDermid, The Times

'A sort of genteel, very funny and extremely well-written version of 24' Telegraph

‘A masterly performance ... will deservedly be one of this summer’s big bestsellers’ Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard

‘Hill’s ingenuity continues to dazzle’ John O’Connell, Guardian

From the Back Cover:

Still recovering from a near-fatal bomb blast, Superintendent Andy Dalziel is eager to get back up to speed--and loses an entire day in the process.

Agreeing to help Gina Wolfe search for her missing husband--a policeman who vanished years earlier under a very dark cloud--"Fat Andy" doesn't realize that events set in motion decades ago will come to a violent head on this otherwise ordinary summer's day. Caught up in an intricate composition played up-tempo by a vicious gangster and his politician son; a tabloid journalist chasing the deadliest story of his career; and a desperate wife/widow/fiancée unaware of the target on her forehead, Dalziel has only twenty-four hours to pursue this twisting piece to its shocking, discordant conclusion--hoping that justice will not be among the ultimate victims.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0007346506
• ISBN 13: 9780007346509
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432