Arms and the Women (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries)

Although Yorkshire's Superintendent Andy Dalziel and Inspector Peter Pascoe are strong supporting characters in Hill's 18th entry in this enduring series, the real stars are an evocative array of women. Deeply shaken by her 9-year-old daughter's close encounter with death in 'On Beulah Height' Peter's wife Ellie has taken to writing a novel for comfort. It's about the Greeks and the Trojans, but the odd thing is that her Odysseus looks and sounds a lot like Andy Dalziel. (After Aenas accuses him of being one of his sworn enemies, Odysseus replies, "Nay, lord ... I've sworn to nowt about you lot. I've never heard owt about you but good, nor do I wish you any harm, and I'll swear to that here and now, if you like."). Still, her happy days spent writing are soon cut short when she narrowly avoids being kidnapped by a slick couple who show up in a white Mercedes. Then her neighbor, Daphne Aldermann, has her stiff upper lip split when she goes after an intruder outside the Pascoe house and is badly beaten. Other compelling female characters include the tough and glamorous Constable Shirley Novello (who volunteers to guard Ellie despite an instinctive dislike between them), an elderly activist called Feenie Macallum, and a con woman, Kelly Cornelius (who is linked to some IRA gun runners and Colombian drug dealers). Between them, these women work out a beautiful, dangerous revenge on the villains who threaten them. Once again, Reginald Hill has found a new way to get our attention and prove that - for him - the restraints of the mystery are nonexistent. - Dick Adler Calc Series Group : Dalziel & Pascoe Calc ESN Part 1 : 18 Uncomma Title 2 : Arms and the Women Calc New Series : Dalziel & Pascoe.... Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB ESN Combined : 18 ES Name : Dalziel and Pascoe ES Cover Quality : ICBF Quick Search : Reginald Hill Arms and the Women Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:0440225949, barnesnoble:w/arms-and-the-women-reginald-hill/1015548594, goodreads:1249956, google:9h5qRX3TfcgC, isbn:9780440225942 Test Text Series Index: 18 Single Author : Reginald Hill Raw Title : Arms and the Women Sorted Author by LN, FN: Hill, Reginald Enter Series Index : 18 of 24 ES Group : SIPZ_E Title Length : 18 Title Parm A : Arms and the Women Calc ESN Part 3 : 24 Any Num n Name : Pascoe Calc ESI Combined : 18 of 24 Record ID : 1051 Enter New Series (Calced): SIPZ_E.Dalziel and Pascoe.Cmd.18 of 24..ICBF Test Compare Series to Entered: lt Uncomma Author : Reginald Hill Calc ESI Part 2 : of ES Genre : Cmd Calc ESI Part 3 : 24 Compare Author : eq Calc ESI Part 1 : 18 Calc ESN Part 2 : of Test Search : Arms and the Women / Reginald Hill Num of Aut : 1

someone Attempts To Abduct Ellie Pascoe, And Her Friend, Daphne Alderman, Is Assaulted By A Man Keeping Watch On The Pascoe House. Dalziel, Pascoe And Wield Feel Certain There Must Be A Link Here With One Of Pascoe's Cases, Either Current Or Past. Only Dc Shirley Novello Wonders Whether Perhaps These Events Might Have More To Do With Ellie Than Her Husband.

while The Men Concentrate On Their Individual Theories, Ellie, Her Daughter Rosie, Daphne, And Novello (their Official Minder) Head For The Coast To The Supposed Safety Of The Alderman's Holiday Home, Cleets Cottage. But Their Flight Proves Somewhat Futile As Ellie's Would-be Abductor Continues To Send Her Letters Of Possibly Threatening Intent, Composed In A Strange Elizabethan English.

publishers Weekly

the Young And Cultured Peter Pascoe And The Rotund, Gruff Andy Dalziel Have Been Paired To Memorable Effect In Several Outstanding Crime Novels (most Recently, Beyond The Wood). Now, Hill's Loyal Readers Are Presented With Four Novellas That, In Turn, Introduce The Pair, Let Each Take A Rare Solo Detecting Flight And, Perhaps Weirdest Of All, Enter A Space-age Future For An Almost Absurd Swansong For The Mismatched Twosome. Dalziel Is Taken Hostage In The First Story, The Last National Service Man, And The Young Pascoe Gets To Meet The Tough Yorkshire Copper For The First Time Under Very Strained Circumstances. Ghost Stories Permeate The Next Two Adventures, Pascoe's Ghost And Dalziel' Ghost. In The First, Pascoe Hunts In Vain For A Missing Woman; In The Next, The Duo Sit Out A Long Night In A Haunted House, And Dalziel, After Several Good-sized Hits On The Whisky Bottle, Lets Slip A Few Secrets From His Past. Finally, In One Small Step, An Older, Gout-riddled Dalziel Is Taken Aboard A Space Ship At The Start Of The 21st Century, After A French Astronaut Trips And Dies Stepping Onto The Moon In Full View Of The Tv Cameras. As Always, Hill Enjoys Tampering With The Traditions Of The Genre And These Four Works Serve Less As Working Narratives Than As Welcome Changes Of Pace That Incorporate Character Studies, Intimate And Unguarded Moments And Flights Of Pure Fancy. (nov.)

As usual, Ellie Pascoe's leftist leanings lead the entire Mid Yorkshire, to say nothing of Special Branch chasing Columbian gunrunners and warlords into a desperate corner. Fortunately, Ellie's obsession with 'The Odyssey' gives a lighter touch to a dark mystery. British policeman Peter Pascoe investigates an attempt to abduct his wife. It could be the work of a criminal revenging himself on Pascoe by striking at his wife, or it could have something to do with her own activities, the woman being mixed up in many causes