Pictures of perfection : a Dalziel and Pascoe novel

Reginald Hill's ironic humor, polished prose, and keen insight have placed him squarely alongside such great mystery writers as P. D. James and Ruth Rendell. In his latest novel his much-appreciated team of detectives, the incomparable Dalziel and Pascoe, find themselves in the pretty village of Enscombe, which is steadfastly trying -- though somewhat in vain -- to repel the advances of both tourists and developers. When a policeman is discovered missing, Pascoe is immediately worried, but Dalziel thinks he's overreacting... until the normally phlegmatic Sergeant Wield also shows signs of changing his first impressions of picture-perfect village life. Over two eventful days a new pattern emerges: one of lust and lying, family feuds and ancient injuries, frustrated desires and unbalanced minds. Finally, inevitably, everything comes to a bloody climax at the Squire's Reckoning, where the villagers gather each Lady Day to feast and pay old debts. Not even the three lawmen's presence can change the course of history... though one of them is to find the course of his own personal history changed forever. "Outstanding procedual series." -- "The New York Times" Calc Series Group : Dalziel & Pascoe Calc ESN Part 1 : 14 Uncomma Title 2 : Pictures of Perfection Calc New Series : Dalziel & Pascoe.... Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB ESN Combined : 14 ES Name : Dalziel and Pascoe ES Cover Quality : ICBF Quick Search : Reginald Hill Pictures of Perfection Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:0006490115, barnesnoble:w/pictures-of-perfection-reginald-hill/1102933634, goodreads:77188, google:mNVx5ifAaXQC, isbn:9780006490111 Test Text Series Index: 14 Single Author : Reginald Hill Raw Title : Pictures of Perfection Sorted Author by LN, FN: Hill, Reginald Enter Series Index : 14 of 24 ES Group : SIPZ_E Title Length : 22 Title Parm A : Pictures of Perfection Calc ESN Part 3 : 24 Any Num n Name : Pascoe Calc ESI Combined : 14 of 24 Record ID : 1047 Enter New Series (Calced): SIPZ_E.Dalziel and Pascoe.Cmd.14 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 : 14 Calc ESN Part 2 : of Test Search : Pictures of Perfection / Reginald Hill Num of Aut : 1 For suspense, ingenuity and sheer comic effrontery this takes the absolute, appetizing biscuit' Sunday Times