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- From: nadel@attatash.aero.org (Miriam Nadel)
- Subject: Re: Police Procedural (Was Re: Sjowall & Wahloo)
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 15:15:56 GMT
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- In article <Bzz7zL.C2o@dunaad.co.uk> ah@dunaad.co.uk (Alan Hunter) writes:
- >The most enjoyable writer this genre, I think, is Reginald Hill. His
- >series of 10-12 books featuring 'Fat Andy" Dalziell and Peter Pascoe, set
- >in Yorkshire, dealing with the modern world while remaining true to the
- >genre, improving with every book, are to be treasured. I'd have said
- >that no one else read them, but suddenly last August the shelves of every
- >book stand in the UK were covered with them, so somebody is trying.
-
- They're quite popular in the U.S. as well. What I find most enjoyable
- about the series is the way Dalziell has gotten depth, instead of just
- being a slob and a boor. Pascoe has also changed in relationship to his
- work and his personal life. I was sorry that Sergeant Wield was almost
- invisible in the most recent book in the series, since he's one of the
- better fleshed out secondary characters around.
-
- Hill also has written a number of suspense novels under the name "Patrick
- Ruell" which are well-plotted but have less humor.
-
- Miriam Nadel
-