The Wood Beyond (Charnwood Library) - Hardcover

Hill, Reginald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0708989438 ISBN 13: 9780708989432

Publisher: Charnwood (Large Print), 1997

Synopsis

Investigating the discovery of some very old bones that were found by a pharmaceutical research laboratory, inspectors Dalziel and Pascoe find some bizarre information about Pascoe's grandfather, a World War I Yorkshire soldier. 15,000 first printing. 15,000 ad/promo.

About this title

Review:

'Hill’s wit is the constant, ironic foil to his vision, and to call this a mere crime novel is to say Everest is a nice little hill.' (The Mail on Sunday)

'One of Britain’s most consistently excellent crime novelists.' (The Times)

'One of the masters of the modern police procedural.' (The Sunday Telegraph)

'Richly woven and sublimely written, contrasting crimes and deceptions both ancient and modern.' (The Daily Telegraph)

'This is as good as the English detective novel gets.' (GQ)

Book Description:

The Wood Beyond presents a cast of fascinating characters and a mind-bending puzzle, leading us to the wild side of the pastoral, through fields where nothing safely grazes, into woods where no bird dares sing ...

About this edition

• Publisher: Charnwood (Large Print)
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0708989438
• ISBN 13: 9780708989432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560