Reginald Hill: The Death of Dalziel (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
Can it be true? Has the Fat Man really sung?
Caught in a huge Semtex explosion, it seems the only thing preventing Superintendent Andy Dalziel from stepping through Death's door is his size - and sheer bloody-mindedness.

While Andy lies in a coma, an injured DCI Pascoe works to uncover what he feels sure is a conspiracy, despite the security services believing the blast was an accident in which the terrorists blew themselves up.

Who, then, are the mysterious Knights Templar, bringing the war in Iraq back home with their gruesome acts of vengeance? What have they got to do with a best-selling novelist, a beautiful temptress and a hit-and run on Yorkshire CID's most inept officer? And, most importantly, will Dalziel ever wake up to hear the truth...?

Reginald Hill: The Death of Dalziel. A Dalziel and Pascoe Novel. HarperCollins, ISBN 9780007313228 (June, 2009), 408 p., £7.99.

Reginald Hill: The Death of Dalziel (UK 2007)

From the Publisher:
Can it be true? Has the Fat Man really sung?
Caught in a huge Semtex explosion, it seems the only thing preventing Superintendent Andy Dalziel from stepping through Death's door is his size - and sheer bloody-mindedness.

While Andy lies in a coma, an injured DCI Pascoe works to uncover what he feels sure is a conspiracy, despite the security services believing the blast was an accident in which the terrorists blew themselves up.

Who, then, are the mysterious Knights Templar, bringing the war in Iraq back home with their gruesome acts of vengeance? What have they got to do with a best-selling novelist, a beautiful temptress and a hit-and run on Yorkshire CID's most inept officer? And, most importantly, will Dalziel ever wake up to hear the truth...?

Reginald Hill: The Death of Dalziel. A Dalziel and Pascoe Novel. HarperCollins, ISBN 9780007194865 (October, 2007), 408 p., £6.99.

Reginald Hill: Death Comes for the Fat Man (USA 2007)

From the Publisher:
There was no sign of life. But not for a second did Pascoe admit the possibility of death. Dalziel was indestructible. Dalziel is, and was, and forever shall be, world without end, amen. Chief constables might come and chief constables might go, but Fat Andy went on forever.

Caught in the full blast of a huge explosion, Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel lies on a hospital bed, with only a life support system and his indomitable will between him and the Great Beyond. His colleague, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Pascoe, is determined to bring those responsible to justice. Pascoe suspects a group called The Templars, and the deeper he digs, the more certain he is that The Templars are getting help from within the police force.

The plot is complex, the pace fast, the jokes furious, and the climax astounding. And above it all, like a huge dirigible threatening to break from its moorings, hovers the disembodied spirit of Andy Dalziel.

Reginald Hill: Death Comes for the Fat Man. HarperCollins, ISBN 0060820829 (March, 2007), 404 p., $24.95.

Reginald Hill: The Death of Dalziel (UK 2007)

From the Publisher:
Can it be true? Has the Fat Man really sung?
Caught in the blast of a huge Semtex explosion, the only thing preventing Superintendent Andy Dalziel from stepping through Death's door might be his own size (and indomitable willpower).

As he lies on a hospital bed, it falls on DCI Peter Pascoe to seek justice for Andy. The security services have written it off as an accident ­ the terrorist suspects have paid for their clumsiness with their lives.

Who, then, are the Knights Templar, a shadowy group exacting summary public justice on their enemies? Pascoe is certain of a conspiracy and the attempted murder of Yorkshire Police¹s most inept officer only convinces him further.

But if the plot is complex, the climax will prove astounding...

Reginald Hill: The Death of Dalziel. A Dalziel and Pascoe Novel. HarperCollins, ISBN 0007194846 (March, 2007), 408 p., £17.99.